Things that annoy you in pubs/ restaurants

anamenottaken

qetu1357 wrote: »

Waiters who top up your wine.

Assuming you have bought a bottle, I think a waiter topping up your wine is called service - as long as it is done unobtrusively. If I have had sufficient and don't want more wine, I touch the glass as they approach to stop them pouring more.

Norma_Desmond

I've been in a Tony Carvery just once in my life and noticed that nearly all the men were wearing football shirts.

Not exactly annoying, but the chap a few tables away without a shirt at all sent me absolutely livid. :mad:

JReacher1

LilElvis wrote: »

Have you ever witnessed Americans eating? Nearly half will ineffectually hack at their food because they are holding their cutlery as if they have pens in their hands. This is then followed by clattering as the cutlery is dropped on the edge of the plate, fumbling as the fork is swapped from the left to the right hand ...... so that they can turn it upside down and use it as a shovel. Their only saving grace is that Americans do recognise that asking for ice in your drink means getting more than 2 already melting cubes plopped into your glass.

I know many Americans.

I've never known one American to be unable to use cutlery!

Sounds like you just dislike Americans.

JReacher1

Ill tell you what does annoy me. When you see people in fast food restaurants who once they have finished eating just leave their tray on their table and don't dispose of it properly.

People who do this are amongst the lowest form of humanity.

gunsandbanjos

anamenottaken wrote: »

Assuming you have bought a bottle, I think a waiter topping up your wine is called service - as long as it is done unobtrusively. If I have had sufficient and don't want more wine, I touch the glass as they approach to stop them pouring more.

True, and it's why being a waiter is such a thankless task generally.

You simply can't please everyone, some hate their wine topped up, others are offended if you don't.

Some want their dirty plate cleared the minute they finish chewing never mind that others on the table are still eating, the other side kick up a stink if you dare remove a plate before all parties are finished.

Someone posted earlier that they hate the staff asking their child what they want, yet others expect you to converse with their incomprehensible toddler and get frustrated when you can't decipher their childlike mumbling.

Ad infinitum...

aileth

anamenottaken wrote: »

Assuming you have bought a bottle, I think a waiter topping up your wine is called service - as long as it is done unobtrusively. If I have had sufficient and don't want more wine, I touch the glass as they approach to stop them pouring more.

We once caused a furor in a fairly decent restaurant (Certainly not a Michelin one!) we were eating in once with my parents. Our wine hadn't been topped up in about an hour (We had eaten there before and they were usually very good with that), so my dad thinking nothing of it (We weren't bothered they hadn't topped it at all and are more than capable of pouring our own!) picked up the bottle and started pouring it himself. The manager saw him do it, ran over completely horrified, told him off and told him to wait for the serving staff! :eek:

LilElvis

JReacher1 wrote: »

I know many Americans.

I've never known one American to be unable to use cutlery!

Sounds like you just dislike Americans.

Saw it all the time - I lived there for three years and ate out a lot (my personal record was not cooking a single meal for 28 days straight). The inability to hold cutlery properly was seen in every type of establishment from Dennys to the French Laundry.

Absolutely nothing against Americans whatsoever - the majority are lovely, friendly people - including those who can't hold their cutlery properly

RandyDoodle

Pub things!

1) My smoking friends, Barely get to see them they're outside most of the time!

2) Loud Larry's!

3) Loud Larry's loud friends!

Hermione_Granger

So tell us, what sort of things annoy you then as I'm sure that some people will find your annoyances equally ridiculous.

JReacher1

Hermione_Granger wrote: »

So tell us, what sort of things annoy you then as I'm sure that some people will find your annoyances equally ridiculous.

Things that directly impact on me. For instance a noisy diner or an inattentive waiter.

A person not holding their cutlery correctly has no impact on me at all and therefore would not annoy me.