Comments for Advice from the inside - Bars + Restaurants at http://www.rivierareporter.com , comment 1 to 1 out of 1 comments http://www.rivierareporter.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 20:30:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.rivierareporter.com/content/view/815/99/#comment-87 Coudln't agree with this more. If someone's going to be working with the public, then they should enjoy working with the public, which means giving a polite service with a smile. If they don't like acting in that way, then they're in the wrong job. I'm not too sure if it's really necessary for staff to have knowledge of where the nearest tourist office is though, restaurants and bars aren't really meant to be a local information centre. I would add that not many waiting staff seem to keep an eye on diners who might be trying to catch their eye to order something else. What's one to do? Stand up and start cling glasses to gain their attention? Having said that, it did seem to become a popular and fashionable fad at one time to enjoy going to restaurants were the waiters were rude! Maybe the patrons found this "entertaining"? Not me! Nothing worse than having your fork and knife slung on the table in a disorderly manner, and with a growling grimace of "je m'enfou" on the waiter's face who's then in too much of a hurry to get away from the table. Takes all sorts I guess, and each unto their own! - Tom Grant Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:33:51 +0100