Abandon Nest

If you’re going to go out to eat you want to get good service. Great service just makes for a better dining experience. I am here to tell you the 3 best ways to guarantee better service for you and your party. Let’s get started.

• Smile - This is extremely important. When you first walk into a restaurant, look directly at your hostess and smile. This isn’t some half hearted movement of your lips either. If you’re not flashing a genuine grin at your hostess, this will not work. If you do, you’ll brighten her day and probably get a better table. Once you’re seated and your waiter comes, smile at him too. He’ll like the fact that you’re nice and probably a good tipper and provide you with more prompt refills and other perks.
• Order with class - You have the menu in front of you. Look through it and decide what you want. If you’re getting a cut of meat, think about how you want your meat cooked. Look at the available side dishes and pick which one you want. When your waiter is taking your order, get it all out clearly and succinctly. If you don’t, you’ll cause the waiter to be flustered and they will stop coming to your table so often.
• Become a regular - If there is a restaurant that you frequent often, you’ll get the best treatment if you become a regular. Go there at the same time every week. Order similar things and try to get the same hostess/waiter combination. Tip well and you’ll be well-liked. You’ll get preference over other patrons, the fastest service, and other perks.

If you want really great service, treat your servers like the real people that they are. Talk to them and make sure you appreciate the job they’re doing. Don’t treat them as indentured servants who live only to serve you. Do that, and you might have your food spit on. If you were serving people food for a living, would you rather see a happy smiling patron or scowling impatient one? Think about it next time you go out.