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Old 03-13-2024, 07:20 PM
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Any former servers out there who can explain to me why servers try to memorize our order instead of writing it down. At least 50% of the time they get it wrong. Last evening our server took our order, didn’t write it down, and then stopped to take another order on the way to the order entry. We waited an extra 15 minutes because mine came out wrong. What’s the thought process of servers who don’t use a pad? For the restaurant it’s an added cost if the incorrect meal has to be discarded.
I was thinking of this thread today. I was at a restaurant on Lake Harris and the waitress did not write down the order, for 3 people. She did have to come back one time to confirm. As for reason, youth. Remember how great your memory was when you were 20. I think it’s that simple.