How Low Would Pay Go If Minimum Wage Law Were To Be Abolished Like The GOP Wants?

[AlexSatan]

51. Well, ...nope.

It can affect my dinner, but if I see the server is busting his/her ass because they oversat her, I’m not going to take it out on him/her.

I will mention it to management and, if it is a regular occurrence, go somewhere else from then on. Again, that is a management problem.

If I have to wait too long, I go somewhere else—management’s problem.

Usually there are multiple hostesses. If ones screws up, should the waitstaff and other hostesses be punished? If there is only one and he/she screws up but the waitstaff compensates, should he/she be rewarded? Nope and Nope.

And thanks, but you have no clue what impacts my dining experience and what I value. We go through a lot of drinks (4-5 each) and bread and we tip knowing we are somewhat high maintenance. The biggest factor on our experience is whether the drinks are kept refilled. I realize it is hard to cook a meal, especially steak, perfectly (which I what I am avoiding when going out to eat), so I cut them some slack.

The hostess and bus job never change—seat people as table comes open and clear dishes. The waitstaff, on the other hand, have to deal with personalities, complex orders, and differing needs of patrons.

And no, I am not biased because I was or ever have been waitstaff-- I haven’t.