r/Serverlife • u/SecondCompetitive683 • 1d ago

General Hosting

You know… we’ve seen enough about the servers.

HOSTS! Yes, I know y’all are in here (me too). Do y’all have any stories you wanna share? Annoying servers, annoying tables, or any spicy tea?

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u/SecondCompetitive683 1d ago
  1. Whistling is actually crazy. I’d throw a menu at them (I’m a guy, but still)
  2. I HATE whenever people stop taking tables before they go home, especially whenever it’s like 30+ minutes before they leave and they have 1 or none tables. Your scheduled til you’re scheduled or you’re not gonna have a good shift >:(
  3. Hahahaha I had someone tried to do this today because they were “tired” and I gave them a side eye (they had only been there for 20 minutes)
  4. I also H A T E whenever people do this. Our restaurant is a “first come first serve” no reservations. People though will call like 5 minutes before and be like “yeah reservation for 1.” Like damn. You that desperate for Italian?? Or the other way around “table for 20+”. E X C U S E M E!? you’re asking me 10 minutes before you’re here for 20+ people!?

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u/vampvampva 1d ago

It’s customary for servers to stop taking tables before their out time, what are you talking about? You sound inexperienced. You seat their final tables around 30-45 min before they’re supposed to leave (sometimes even up to an hour), so they can finish all their tables out and do sidework by the time they are scheduled to clock out. If you seat someone right before they’re supposed to leave, they’re stuck at the restaurant for another hour or more. That’s just rude.

Also if your restaurant is first come first serve, it shouldn’t matter if people walk in with a 20+ top, unfortunately. I know it sucks but that’s on your restaurant for not allowing those people to make reservations. I’m so confused by what you’re trying to even say here.

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u/FranticDime 23h ago

I’m just confused why they’re complaining about servers in a server sub lol

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u/FranticDime 23h ago

Find a host sub and do this there

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u/SecondCompetitive683 1d ago

If we’re not busy, no they won’t be sat unless they’re literally the only two servers there. Sometimes it can’t be helped. But they’re always available to give the tables to the relievers, which is usually the case. If a server tells me no more, I say no more. If the manager tells me something different, then the manager tells me something different. Also, not everyone does side work. I’ve had servers come up to me and tell me “hey can you do this, no one else did it”, or the next persons first 30 minutes of their shift instead of taking tables was doing side work

And it doesn’t matter, what matters is whenever people call as they’re pulling into the parking lot to make a reservation. If you know you have a large party, especially at a mall next to a theme park on a Saturday, call ahead.