Are You Rushed??

[mom3sonstt]

I guess its been so long since we actually ate meals at a table that etiquette has long since gone out the window. During the summer its baseball games and practices and a lot of suppers are from the ball park concession stand, for a couple months in the fall/winter and again in the spring I've had a son involved in the school plays (one for 4 years, now the youngest is in his 3rd year - so this had been a 7 year thing) so they aren't home at "meal time" 3 nights a week or more. Throw in other miscellaneous activities and events that crop up here and there. In fact, this summer we threw out our dining room table (legs wobbly couldn't repair anymore have done it so many times before) and we have yet to replace it....or to miss it. At the parks we usually let the boys go off on their own (they are 16, 18 & 20) and try to get them to join us for the occasional meal together - they usually have a fastpass or a show they are wanting to get back to - and if anyone has seen a teen-age boy eat you know it doesn;t take them long to plow through it!

 

[crimsontide27]

From an ex-server point of view. The server has no idea whether you are in a hurry, or not. I have had guest get mad because they wanted to get in, and out, and I have had guest get mad because their food came out too quickly. My best advice is to let the server know that you are in no hurry, and would like to enjoy your drink before making any food choices. I am impaitent, and the kind of person who says bring it when it is ready. I also have a two year old who is ready to go after an hour. I never felt rushed while dining at DIS, but I have felt like my server was taking forever! Everyone is different when it comes to dining out, but I bet if you just let your server know, he or she will be less likely to rush you.

And...here you go folks. This sums up all you need to know right here about your dining time.

Let your server know what you want and leave it at that. They have no clue if you are in a rush or not. Some people want to get in and out as fast as physically possible and some want to take 2 hours to chew each piece of food 50x before swallowing.

Dont expect the servers to know everthing you want and how you want it. One family could be complaining about how slow things are and at the same time you feel rushed.

Just tell your server what you want. There are things like cook times and everything else that is well out of their control. At the same time they have a job to perform as well and are being judged and watched by their management teams.

The entire goal of every restaurant in Disney is to get you in and out as quick as possible, however if you wish to stay and slow things down then that is your choice.

 

[crimsontide27]

I eat out quite a lot and have gotten to know the bartenders and servers very well where I eat.

Usually if you see someone in a rush right after a big "lunch rush" - they may be dying to take a cigarette or restroom break....

If you see someone in a rush mid-afternoon, it means they may have gotten "cut" early for that day if it was slow and they suddenly want to leave. I don't know why - a lot of times, it would be the same person that complained the day before they didn't make enough money. The next day they want to get out early, which means they aren't making as much money as the person that elected to stay.

The reason they are in a hurry is because they want to leave. After you are "cut" you get no more tables anyways, so of course they would like to leave. They cant leave because they have sidework to do and that includes cleaning the floor, cleaning the table, and stocking the condiments at the table you are sitting at. There have been numerous times where we have been "cut" to only sit at the restaurant an extra 2 hours waiting for some guests to leave so they can do their work and go home.

99% of the time they have no choice as you put it to "elect to stay" or go. Find it funny or not, but I dont think staying at work for extended periods of time making $4 an hour very funny and neither would you.

 

[crimsontide27]

I've never felt rushed and I think for the most part they don't do my biggest pet peeve which is taking someone's plate that is finished while someone else at the table is still eating.

This is required of all waitstaff at Disney and is clearly stated in service guidelines that they must follow. It is called pre-bussing. If a waitstaff person is found to not be prebussing their tables, then a table or 2 is taken away from them until they can learn to prebuss. It is required.