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24 People Share Their Funny, Weird, And Wholesome Interactions With Waiters And Bartenders
While every bartender and waiter has their own approach to dealing with customers, they can all make a lasting impression. But whether it's good or bad depends on a lot of factors.
To show you just how memorable a casual trip to the restaurant or bar can be, Bored Panda collected the funniest, weirdest, and most wholesome experiences people have shared with their servers.
From taking care of the homeless to matching on Tinder, continue scrolling and check out what we have in store for you this time!
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Laura Mende (Human) 4 years ago
I observed something sweet to: A visible and mentally challenged woman came in a snack hut to get a kepap once. she handed the cashier/Waiter 1,50€ (WAY too little money to buy ANYTHING) and asked what she can get for that money. The guy said "Everything you want Ma'am" I'm not weeping, you are weeping!
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Most people do not choose homelessness, so disparaging them just makes you look like the worst loser possible. This waiter's compassion is what we all need to display.
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#2
Gosia Buczek 4 years ago (edited)
Actually, chickens can swim too 😛 there's some videos on YouTube 😁
Marco Conti 4 years ago
We are making an assumption that Chickens cannot swim. Sure, I have never seen one swim, but I don't spend all my time looking at chickens. They probably go to the pond and have a blast after all the humans go to bed.
Moments like these don't just happen. To learn more about what goes into making customers happy, we contacted Danil Nevsky, the founder and CEO of the Indie Bartender Company, an organization that strives to inspire and support fearless and enthusiastic bartenders who want to advance as independent professionals.
He said that being a bartender is like being a discount psychologist plus a pharmacist, morphed into an actor on stage at an improv theatre while being shouted at by waiters, the kitchen staff, the guests, and the owner all at the same time.
#3
NsG 4 years ago
Some kind of peanut liqueur with an m&m floating(?) in it like a tequila worm!
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Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
You have to spend at least $10 in order to use a credit or debit card at that bar. Otherwise pay in cash.
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#4
Chaotic-Pansexual (she/they) 4 years ago
I’m drinking apple juice and I almost choked
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Jess Thompson 4 years ago
I always told Starbucks I was Spiderman so they’d yell “gingerbread oat latte for Spiderman” 🤣 my friends hated it
Diane Knight 4 years ago
Reminds me of the kid at the local grocery store with 'Szechuan Pork' on his name tag, he went by Brad at school.
"It is like trying to juggle umbrellas using your feet on a rollercoaster in Disneyland Paris," Nevsky told Bored Panda. "Those that end up doing this for a living are definitely into masochism and, if anything, are probably the most caring and educated people you will ever meet."
Nevsky said there is a saying about bartenders that goes like this: "The bartender is the aristocrat of the working class." He doesn't look at the phrase as something pretentious or having anything to do with financial wealth. Instead, he thinks it's about people. "Bartending is the only profession where the entire world comes to [you] in good times and bad. Another expression I really like is, 'A man walks into a bar and discovers the world!'"
#5
Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)
Yeah, poor waiter. Has to listen to the same old jokes and each time pretend it's the first time they hear it. (I'm not saying that the jokes and puns are not funny, they just get old after a while if repeated too often)
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Ian Campbell 4 years ago
Two men walked into a bar........................................both broke their ribs!
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Amy Dodds 4 years ago
Jfc the comments on this post. Calling the girl a cheat, thief, fraud and prostitute. What is wrong with you all?
Estelle Winwoode 4 years ago
She sounds like a Hostess or escort and what happened sounds like a common and age-old scam to separate lonely, drunk men from their money. She didn't say whose idea it was - she got a guy to pay her to drink with him. She drank water (cold tea looks like scotch or other spirits, water looks like gin or vodka) and took his money, and she laughed about it.
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Daniel Mattock 4 years ago
She didn’t defraud him, idiotic commenters, she did do shots with the guy.
AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
All the ppl mad at the girl are just guys pissed a girl outsmarted a guy
Estelle Winwoode 4 years ago
Nope, I'm a woman with enough experience of the world to recognize that this was a hostess ripping off a customer. It's a familiar trick, but it's usually cold tea, not water.
Load More Replies... Estelle Winwoode 4 years ago
When you WORK at the bar, like this woman does, you can set up code words with the bartender.
Load More Replies... Theodore Theodora 4 years ago
Asshole guy is an asshole predator, but the bartender and you rock.
Estelle Winwoode 4 years ago
The guy was the woman's customer. She worked at the bar (probably as a hostess) and that is why she was drinking with the man. She got him to pay her $100 per shot but she didn't actually drink with him. She's the predator, and the asshole.
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helen anderson 4 years ago
I say good for you! You're not the first nor last to do this!😄 they have been doing this since the Greek age I'm sure!
#7
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Then told the chef to add some “special sauce” to his dish.
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Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
He's keeping his options open with one or two dates with different girls? A bit awkward, but not exactly hilarious?
Crazy Dog Lady 4 years ago
Yes, but maybe take the other girl to a different restaurant?
Load More Replies... Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
At least you'll know how well he treat's others and how well he tips before your date....
Sherbaan Naab 4 years ago
Isn't that the point of dating? Screening process? Awkward, maybe, but from this info alone, nobody did anything wrong.
AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Oof ... bet that felt awkward for him! LOL. Hope you made him sweat a little! 😂
Nevsky said there's a lot of types of customers bartenders have to deal with but when it comes to tips, "cougars and gay men [are the best.] Both are generous ... and have a more 'free' approach to spending money and trying out new things."
"For conversations, actors and basically everyone in the arts. [They] love to gossip and are generally all 'starving artists' who spend their entire monthly budget in one weekend. They also have the best stories and will teach you something you'll end up passing onto your kids and parents in order to look cultured."
#8
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
The waiter not only understood, probably concuurred as well!
Load More Replies... Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Brain Cell #1: Say “Have a nice day!” Brain Cell #2: Nah… say “Have a good one! Mouth: “Haven gice done…”
Auntriarch 4 years ago
Huh, when my brother says all good, I know he's hiding something bad that I will get to find out about
Load More Replies... Riley Quinn 4 years ago
One of my favorite comedians, Brian Regan, did a bit on this years ago. Take luck!
Violet Smith 4 years ago
My coworker (in retail) meant to say to a lady something like "are you finding everything"/"are you doing OK?" but it came out "Are you doing everything OK?" The lady said "that's a lot of pressure, but thanks for asking."
#9
hyperunknown 4 years ago (edited)
"I once was an adventurer like you, but then i took a spear to the chest"
Chanbae 4 years ago
Love it! Me and my boyfriend has been playing Skyrim and jow that's all he have to say now 🤣
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Monday 4 years ago
Cause he was actually a bartender and she was probably a little drunk.
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Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
If that arouses her, I fear what brings her to climax!????
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Catherine Green 4 years ago
Shes a professional comedian. It was probably a joke
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Foxxy (The Original) 4 years ago
According to a Facebook quiz, my brother is going to die in a pool of diet lemonade at the age of 40 lol.
#10
Galious 4 years ago
Not only a smartphone, but also a data plan. Many only have talk and text plans (it was the case for me until very recently, no need for data when I had wifi at home and at work).
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
Probably it's during pandemic it says October 2020 so it's pretty much everywhere at least where i live! I don't like it either but it's part of the protection measures
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chuck.dont.surf 4 years ago
Y'all need to calm down, it's 2021, this is not something to be offended over. No, you don't "have" to have a cell phone or a smart phone, if you ask politely, the restaurant will provide you with a paper menu or accommodate you in whatever way they can. They're not going to refuse you service because you don't know how to work a QR code.
Lav Oravaf 4 years ago
ok that waiter is clearly a douche. the places I usually go to they also have their menu on QR, however if you need they also have real menus.
Paul C. 4 years ago
I would have been out of there in seconds, because you know your chips will be in a miniature shopping trolley and your steak on a roof tile! Pretentious rubbish.
chuck.dont.surf 4 years ago
It's 2021 Paul, there are QR codes on your chip bags. Keeping up with technology isn't "pretentious," it's smart.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
That's got to be the height of laziness. I would have turned around and walked out.
Nevsky added that baristas and other bartenders are the best to make drinks to since they love to experiment with new flavors or know exactly what they want the moment they sit down. "Some will try to show off and catch you out on your knowledge whilst others will give you honest feedback on your original creations while sharing their own knowledge with you. But all of them will keep you sharp."
#11
Lilly Swaim 4 years ago
I've actually done something similar before. A VERY tall man, maybe 7'2" walked by while I was in a store, and I just blurted out "wow, tall" when we made eye contact, he smiled and said, "yep"
#12
Anne 4 years ago
Or he already thought you were cute and remembered your (very specific) drink
Monday 4 years ago
"oh you're the psycho that makes me sprinkle cinnamon and sprinkles on the rim of all your drink!"
Load More Replies... Hanna Darmetko 4 years ago
We just remember regulars, people are always surprised that you remember them.
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Vicky Z 4 years ago
You will remember that embarrassment for the next 20 years i reassure you!
Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)
No, for the rest of her life. And the memory will always come up when she least expects it. (Sadly, I'm speaking from experience here)
Load More Replies... Jess Thompson 4 years ago (edited)
I’ve low-fived people trying to shake my hand 🤦🏾♀️ It looked like I was just slapping their hand
Lenka Smetanová 4 years ago
Anything normal- nah... something what embarassed you 20 years ago? Think about it again and cry
#14
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
But if the waiter hadn't been "fit", this would have been "ewww, creepy waiter hit on me", but I bet he hits on loads of girls
Yvonne Dauwalder Balsiger 4 years ago
I bet the waiter didn't ask for her number out of the blue - it is called 'reading the room'. Do you have reasonable evidence that someone finds you attractive? Did she maybe flirt first, make longer than necessary eye contact, and so on and on? I bet she did.
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Lauren McG 4 years ago
The amount of men on here who seem surprised that this girl found a fit man attractive and was happy she asked for her number.. are we only allowed to share stories of negative experiences? When did that rule come in?
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I've actually had a similar situation. Taught me to accept disappointment with a grain of salt because I now view disappointment as another door opening.
Nevsky, who also shares his craft on his Instagram account, has had plenty of memorable encounters with his customers as well. "Some were scary, some were spicy and some were just awkward," he said. "One that springs to mind was with a guest who I was serving for a whole month during a brief stint of working in Beirut a few years back. The man would come in and usually just drink straight whisky but I managed to earn his trust and slowly introduced him to some classic cocktails such as the Manhattan, Boulevardier, and Rob Roy. When he learned that I would be leaving at the end of the month, he told me he works at the airport and that I should let him know when my flight was so he can come and say his goodbyes," the bartender recalled.
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Night Owl 4 years ago (edited)
Maybe it was reference to Johnny Cash who was a musician, or playing Money from Pink Floyd on acoustic. I don't know
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As with any job, servers don't just become good. To develop their skills, they need on-the-job training. "If you have to choose between spending money on a bartending course and making money working a shift as a bar-back or a cocktail server, choose to work," Lynnette Marrero, a bartender, mixologist, and a co-founder of the world's first all-female speed bartending competition, 'Speed Rack, told Cosmopolitan.
That being said, certain classes, like the Beverage Alcohol Resource (a well-respected accreditation that teaches you all about spirits), are valuable. But they still aren't the same as real-life practice.
Even though servers aren't athletes, injuries like tennis elbow, tendinitis, and carpal tunnel are all fairly common in bartenders, thanks to mixing heavy shakers above your head all night.
As you can imagine, it's exhausting to work 10-hour shifts on your feet, and your back will ache from frequently bending down to grab ingredients under the bar. Not to mention having to entertain the customers.
"Small adjustments—like wearing comfortable shoes, taking breaks to stretch your muscles, and practicing proper cocktail-shaking form—will help your body in the long run," Marrero advised.
Servers also miss out on parties, Saturday night hangs, and having a normal dating life, since most people schedule plans at the same time they're grinding away.
Marrero, for example, is married to a "daywalker" (what bartenders call people with regular day-time jobs), and said that in the beginning of their relationship, it was very difficult to find time for each other. "Sometimes, you'll have to give up your best shifts to go to someone's wedding, and sometimes you'll have to miss out on something important because you can't take off work."
Marrero said there's nothing more glam than comping your friends' drinks, but bartenders should try not to make it a habit.
"You have to account for those drinks (they get charged to a 'comp tab'), and it also shows that you don't view the bar as a place of business."
Of course, the staff can buy a drink for a return customer to build up a relationship, but the buy-back is not a right—it's a compliment to people who visit you regularly.
At a certain point in the night, the bar gets crazy packed and there's a deep line of people waiting to order drinks.
"Some bartenders might take a quick shot at this point to deal with the stress, but I actually find that this is the best time to get in the zone. Customers might get impatient, but you just give them a little nod to acknowledge that you see them and keep banging out drink orders. Time passes the most quickly when it's busy, and you make the most money on tips," Marrero explained.
#16
A wild Juliette appeared 4 years ago
While on holiday, when I was young, I was in a hotel dining room and the server asked every day if we wanted Super Fruit Juice, I was confused as to what super fruit juice was until I realised they asked "soup or fruit juice?" 😂
Boredathome 4 years ago
I feel ya. When I was little, my mom ordered a Rum and Coke with dinner. I said I wanted wanted a Roman coke too because I liked Italian food. It was years later before I knew why she gave me the "look"
Lauren 4 years ago
There used to be an actual restaurant called "Souper Salad" that was a giant salad bar with a selection of soups.
Diane Aguilar 3 years ago
Sigh, I miss Souper Salad so, so very much. That was the only buffet chain I ever truly loved. So many delicious salad and soup selections, and the strawberry shortcakes I could make using their dessert options were... sigh. Why did that have to go?!
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Kiryn Silverwing 4 years ago
The same exact thing happened to my husband once when we were younger. He was so excited to find out what this super salad was, but the waiter just looked at him confused.
Marissa Taylor 4 years ago
yep me and the millions of other people who saw this won't say a word ^^
#17
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago (edited)
Well, have you? 1995 is now 26 years ago even though I'm pretty sure it was last month...
Hilary Mol 4 years ago
I'm turning 47 in a week and a half. 1995 WAS last month.
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Duncan 4 years ago
I had a vaccination the other day and there was an age limit between 16 and 60. At the door they asked if I was under 16, I am definitely not, so No. Then they asked, 'what is your actual age?', I said 47. Didn't think about it till after, but were they implying that i might have been over 60! I feel so old now.
Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
She should have said "Lucky for you dealing with s**t is my specialty... so bring it on!"
#18
Marco Conti 4 years ago
Yes, capitalizing Fernet would have worked better. I am Italian, so knowing Fernet is part of my DNA, but I can see how others may not be in the loop. Fernet Branca, they used to have a commercial of some guy sitting at a table in the middle of an intersection and enjoying his drink. Sadly, it's among one of my first memories.
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My Name Is Mars 4 years ago
So apparently I don't know what fernet or Malort is...it's probably pretty obvious I don't drink 😳
Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Ooof! Jeppson's Malort. Tastes like earwax strained through an old gym sock.
Johan Plane 4 years ago (edited)
Are you shure he didn't try to kill you slowly? Malört is the Swedish name for Wormwood in English... But I agree it is good!
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Wasn't familiar with either, but after Googling them, I'm gonna try to find a bottle of each.
When the time came and Nevsky arrived at the airport, an armed soldier with an assault rifle welcomed him. "It was the first time in my life I genuinely thought I was absolutely [screwed] and sent my mom a simple 'I love you' just before I got out of the car. The soldier escorted me to the airport and into the customs clearance area whilst confiscating my luggage. As I sat there alone for what seemed like an eternity, the guest I had been serving all month came in with a giant smile on his face holding coffee and sweets."
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Alexandra Davis 4 years ago
Super illegal in the U.K., should be illegal in whatever country this was too. Scary
Bad Alchemy 4 years ago
BTW , Thousand Island Dressing = mayonnaise, ketchup, and green pickle relish. In "high end" restaurants, the green pickle relish may be replaced with chopped capers and a random minced olive. Worked in restaurants a number of years, learned to make all that stuff.
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Natalie 4 years ago
Does the 'You're a wizard, Danny' expression look a lot like the 'You're a condescending ass, Danny' expression? Just askin'.
Premislaus de Colo 4 years ago
Well I guess it's more like "there's a stick up yours, Natalie"
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Ba Loeloe 4 years ago
Would he say the same if she was a brunette? Bartenders are psychic, they can tell the age just looking at them.
Wistiti 4 years ago
They can also smell fake ID... or maybe you can simply sniff out stress.
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I bartended at a place where the youngest patron was 55, so the drinks were easy peasy highballs. I don't think I could ever master the skills necessary to make drinks for anyone younger.
Mary Hilton 4 years ago
22 year old blonde me would've replied "No, shot of mezcal and a Coors, thanks."
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Otter 4 years ago
The only shame in being hammered at a bar, is if you're the designated driver.
Jonny Man 4 years ago
Or, you know... if it's happening often enough that people can see you have a problem.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
WTF? She's a service person, not your mother. Mind your business, bitch.
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Wistiti 4 years ago
Term used whenever there's more than one father figure in the vicinity of another.
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yellowphantom 4 years ago
It's actually a subset of the Man competition. You know, highest income, coolest car, youngest second wife, most powerful guns. Whatever form of social currency is relevant to their peer group. Women often have a competition too, of course, but it tends to be more subtle.
Load More Replies... Lenka Smetanová 4 years ago
hehe :D not at bar... my mom cooked dinner and put one of her pot into the oven, but then realised she need to switch the pots for their size, so she put that pot out of the oven, and start to put a beef stock she was making into it, and told me "com and hold that pot for me, so it will not fall down"... And I was looking for some cloth to hold that hot iron pot, while she nagging at me to be faster... she forgot that pot was in the oven and it was hot, i told her "Its hot, I can't hold it with bare hands!"... nad whe replie to me "Oh! Ooohhh! You see? I forget about it. if you dont tell me, I would grab it with my bare hands." and... litteraly half second later, she DID!!!! I ended up on the floor laughing about it while she put her hands under the cold water (as I told her to do)
Estelle Winwoode 4 years ago
I'm sorry for your mother, but the story was vivid!
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Are you bragging about being an Alpha male or letting us know you're kinda dumb?
Turns out, the guy was the chief of border control at the airport! "My luggage was already checked in, and [he gave me] my boarding pass and a bottle of red wine from his grandfather's vineyard. We talked about cocktails, women, and when will I come back to Lebanon. I got out and didn't even have to get my stuff scanned. The soldier escorted me right to the gate as I boarded first. Everyone around probably thought I was important. But I was just trying to recover from a heart attack."
#23
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Oh, why waste good booze? There's a drunk out there who's going without.
Isabel Care 4 years ago
In the 60s in Spain, my parents drank "Sol y sombra" (Sun and shade). It's equal amounts of anis and brandy. Both taste horrible, but together they are ok. Mum stopped at 9 and dad ended up having 18 at their going away party. Tried to recreate this in Greece with ouzo and metaxa, not the same.
Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
I was on a date once a very long time ago and the guy ordered campari after dinner and offered me a sip. I tasted it and screwed up my face and said I thought there was something wrong with it. He tastes it and says it's supposed to taste like that and to this day I think WTF? It's the grossest thing I have ever tasted...although I did also think tonic might be spoiled b/c who the hell would drink that bitter crap on purpose.
#24
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
You didn't, this person is fine with teaching everything to children accept manners, apparently
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Auntriarch 4 years ago
I once told a lady she looked like a dinosaur. She took it well, but my mother went librarian poo on me after. It was just that she had eyes the same colour as a dinosaur in my encyclopedia, which I thought was lovely.
Vicky Z 4 years ago (edited)
Everyone is so judgmental about a 4 year old not having good manners! Do you know how many words the kids say at this age without knowing the meaning? My little brother when he was this age, heard at the street the word malakas (offensive Greek word). After that he was calling everyone Malakas! And yes we tried to stop him but that usually makes it worse!
Tammy Brunken 4 years ago
"Thank you", could have been fewer words. So this uniformed 4 year old can use contractions but not manners? K
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Blaze Fitzwater 4 years ago
This 4 year old is repeating what adults (looking at you Aunt Kelly-Anne) say around her and it's not cute or funny.
TheAnimalLady 4 years ago
I'm guessing that she has little brother that's always "setting her up".
As you can tell from the pictures (and maybe your personal experience), people reveal to bartenders not only their joys but their sorrows as well. According to one study, bartenders said 16 percent of customers routinely did so. But why?
"First of all, if your cocktail-serving confidant works somewhere you visit frequently, you probably don't view them as a stranger," Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., Ph.D., wrote in Psychology Today. "After all, bartenders are trained (and paid) to engage patrons. If you saddle up to their bar often, they remember what you order, and trust me, they also remember how you tip."
But due to the hectic bar atmosphere, bartenders are actually less capable of addressing their patron's personal problems as compared with other informal help-agents, such as beauticians and lawyers, who traditionally engage clients one-to-one. Bartenders, in contrast, are required to engage multiple customers simultaneously
So the next time you meet your favorite server, let them know that you value their work. Your good words will mean just as much to them as your tip.
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cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Used to take my Fiancée, our foster daughter and our daughter out to eat at a restaurant on a Saturday lunchtime when our daughter was just 7. We always had the same waiter who would sneak up on our daughter and make her jump by touching her shoulder and whispering "Ninjaaaaaaa!" One day he did it and his hearing aid fell on the table (didn't realize he was deaf) and he said to her "Wow! Are you a ninja? I can hardly hear you!" We always tipped him well and loved going there. One day he had gone. Our daughter was sad he was gone. We still go there. We tried a new place when our daughter was 13 and all of a sudden someone touched her shoulder and whispered "Ninjaaaaaaa!" He was the manager of the restaurant we went to! He also joked about gluing his hearing aid in these days. We still go to both places and still tip well. He made both places special.
John David Miller 4 years ago
Awwwwwwwww 🥰 such a nice, heartwarming story
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Cindy M 4 years ago
Was with a few friends at this great bar. A SUPER drunk guy wandered in. The awesome bartender told the guy "Hey there..we are closed -you need to come back tomorrow". The drunk guy looks around at a PACKED bar and says "are you sure?" Bartender says "Yup, closed." Drunk guy says "Oh, ok" and leaves. The bartender RAKED in tips that night for that classy move.
DonS 4 years ago
Exchange student from Dublin was working as a barman in a pub in my hometown. I was sitting at the bar with my brother and a hockey game was on (Canadiens vs Maple Leafs) and the barman started chatting with us and ask what are the rules of hockey. We, jokingly, said: We have to put the puck in the net, everything goes until the final buzzer. He laugh and we spent the evening explaining the rules (written and unwritten) of the sport and watch him fall in love with hockey (fast-paced action, hitting, rivalry game etc). His reaction after a fight was priceless: Barman: So, they gonna get suspended right ? Me: Nope. It's a 5 minute major penalty and they get out. Barman: Like at the same time ? Won't they fight again ? Me: Nope. That's the hockey code. The fight ends the bad blood between the two players is over. After the game, he finished his shift and joined us at the bar and explained hurling to us... which sounds awesome !
De Burke 3 years ago
My aunt had an American visitor once, so she took him to a hurling match, as you do. He sat and watched the teams run up and down the pitch for about 15 minutes before suddenly exclaiming "Oh! There's a BALL!".
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Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago (edited)
Somehow I confuse bartenders just by asking for a Shirley Temple, and then having to explain how to make one... seriously o_O wtf... the most bog-standard non-drink imaginable, day one at any bartending school.
BeExcellentToEachother 4 years ago
Right? I asked a bartender for a Tom Collins, I had to look up the recipe for them on my phone 🙄
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ChickyChicky 4 years ago
I like to tell bartenders to make me a virgin screwdriver. "So you just want...orange juice?" "Yes." LOL I think I'm sooooo funny.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Reading these gave me a lot of memories I wish I didn't have, and hopefully will disappear very soon
Alexis Draskinis 4 years ago
If its about the restaurant industry, they never go away! Been out almost 7yrs & still have nightmares of people seating themselves, dirty tables everywhere, and not a helper to be found! Lololol!
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Patricia 4 years ago
I had lunch with my little granddaughter at a special little restaurant with great food. After the entree she refused dessert, saying, "Oh Grandma, you already bought me my lunch. You don't have to buy me anything else" I told her she was a sweet girl, and so did the waiter, and he brought her one of their huge cookies, on the house.
Lauren McG 4 years ago
At a restaurant with my family when my brothers and I were kids.. little brother asks for a cheese and tomato pizza, waiter says margarita? He responds no thanks just cheese and tomato! How the waiter didnt burst out laughing like the rest of us I will never know
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Used to take my Fiancée, our foster daughter and our daughter out to eat at a restaurant on a Saturday lunchtime when our daughter was just 7. We always had the same waiter who would sneak up on our daughter and make her jump by touching her shoulder and whispering "Ninjaaaaaaa!" One day he did it and his hearing aid fell on the table (didn't realize he was deaf) and he said to her "Wow! Are you a ninja? I can hardly hear you!" We always tipped him well and loved going there. One day he had gone. Our daughter was sad he was gone. We still go there. We tried a new place when our daughter was 13 and all of a sudden someone touched her shoulder and whispered "Ninjaaaaaaa!" He was the manager of the restaurant we went to! He also joked about gluing his hearing aid in these days. We still go to both places and still tip well. He made both places special.
John David Miller 4 years ago
Awwwwwwwww 🥰 such a nice, heartwarming story
Load More Replies... Cindy M 4 years ago
Was with a few friends at this great bar. A SUPER drunk guy wandered in. The awesome bartender told the guy "Hey there..we are closed -you need to come back tomorrow". The drunk guy looks around at a PACKED bar and says "are you sure?" Bartender says "Yup, closed." Drunk guy says "Oh, ok" and leaves. The bartender RAKED in tips that night for that classy move.
DonS 4 years ago
Exchange student from Dublin was working as a barman in a pub in my hometown. I was sitting at the bar with my brother and a hockey game was on (Canadiens vs Maple Leafs) and the barman started chatting with us and ask what are the rules of hockey. We, jokingly, said: We have to put the puck in the net, everything goes until the final buzzer. He laugh and we spent the evening explaining the rules (written and unwritten) of the sport and watch him fall in love with hockey (fast-paced action, hitting, rivalry game etc). His reaction after a fight was priceless: Barman: So, they gonna get suspended right ? Me: Nope. It's a 5 minute major penalty and they get out. Barman: Like at the same time ? Won't they fight again ? Me: Nope. That's the hockey code. The fight ends the bad blood between the two players is over. After the game, he finished his shift and joined us at the bar and explained hurling to us... which sounds awesome !
De Burke 3 years ago
My aunt had an American visitor once, so she took him to a hurling match, as you do. He sat and watched the teams run up and down the pitch for about 15 minutes before suddenly exclaiming "Oh! There's a BALL!".
Load More Replies... Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago (edited)
Somehow I confuse bartenders just by asking for a Shirley Temple, and then having to explain how to make one... seriously o_O wtf... the most bog-standard non-drink imaginable, day one at any bartending school.
BeExcellentToEachother 4 years ago
Right? I asked a bartender for a Tom Collins, I had to look up the recipe for them on my phone 🙄
Load More Replies... ChickyChicky 4 years ago
I like to tell bartenders to make me a virgin screwdriver. "So you just want...orange juice?" "Yes." LOL I think I'm sooooo funny.
Devil's Advocate 4 years ago
Reading these gave me a lot of memories I wish I didn't have, and hopefully will disappear very soon
Alexis Draskinis 4 years ago
If its about the restaurant industry, they never go away! Been out almost 7yrs & still have nightmares of people seating themselves, dirty tables everywhere, and not a helper to be found! Lololol!
Load More Replies... Patricia 4 years ago
I had lunch with my little granddaughter at a special little restaurant with great food. After the entree she refused dessert, saying, "Oh Grandma, you already bought me my lunch. You don't have to buy me anything else" I told her she was a sweet girl, and so did the waiter, and he brought her one of their huge cookies, on the house.
Lauren McG 4 years ago
At a restaurant with my family when my brothers and I were kids.. little brother asks for a cheese and tomato pizza, waiter says margarita? He responds no thanks just cheese and tomato! How the waiter didnt burst out laughing like the rest of us I will never know
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