Regarding this about runners and servers other than one's own bringing/serving the food:
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I know this isn't the classic way of service that a lot of people are used to but restaurants have adjusted and changed other the years to ensure efficiency.
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Ensure efficiency? Well, to some extent it is better to get the food out of the kitchen and onto the table fast.......
...but it sure ain't "efficient" when the runner brings 4 plates to the wrong 4 people at a table of 10, and sticks those plates under the faces of the wrong customers who then all handle it passing it down the line or trading plates with others at the table......because the runner is clueless about who gets what.
Also, this screws the server out of a decent tip, when the runner goofs up, which happens a lot. A server should
serve.