According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server’s unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, … stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he’s truly thrived.
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The thoughts, secrets and hilarious stories of a restaurant waiter are excellently presented in this work in a most thoughtful, insightful and, when appropriate, thoroughly hilarious manner. A must-read for those who dine out frequently.
Some funny lines. Many experiences described not unique to jobs as a waiter. Repetitive. Stopped half way through.
Makes you more aware of what happens in restaurants
Drags towards the end
Fun reading. Loved it.
The foul language spoiled it for me.
This box presents a realistic overview of what it’s like to wait tables
Very entertaining read, I highly recommend this book!
I enjoyed the stories of actual restaurant patrons. It gave me an understanding of the “other side” of eating out. When the author started to get philosophical or began to “look inward” I skipped ahead.
Kitchen Confidential for the front of the house. I knew owners and managers were mercenary, but the first restaurant is at a whole new level.
Would have preferred more insight into the business.
Well written. Informative and hilarious.
Very funny and interesting stories from the working side of the restaurant industry.
You won’t look at restaurant employees the same way you did.
If you’ve ever waited tables, you will love this…
This is a great behind-the-scenes look at the world of waiting tables. Expectations at fine dining restaurants, where “The Waiter” works, are definitely higher than at the local diner. And given the pricing, that’s fair. What’s not is often the behavior of the clientele, who are often rude, insulting, and worst of all, cheap.
If you’ve ever …
If you ever wanted to know a waiter’s inner thoughts, this is the book for you. It is mildly entertaining and somewhat informative as to what to expect at a restaurant. This book is fun, but only if the topic interests you. I would have given it a 3.5 if possible.
I’m a manager/waiter in a fine dining restaurant, very similar to this author. His writing is good and his story and anecdotes are spot on. I highly recommend this book to anybody who is or has been in the restaurant business. And, yes, to those who dine out often but have never been in the business.
interesting perspective on the waiter’s role at restaurants.
College grad can’t land a decent job, so as last ditch effort becomes a server, then whines about how hard it is and the jerks he had to put up with. No doubt restaurants have a tough job, but so do a lot of businesses. Couldn’t finish it.