Post #439125 by leleliz on Tue, Mar 10, 2009 3:33 PM

Along the lines of tipping and talking to the waitstaff I would also suggest to put yourself in their shoes. Imagine working somewhere that "may or may not" be demolished, that "may or may not" be open on this night or that and I can only think that as a waitress/bartender/general employee it would become a stressful situation to deal in esp. since people work to make money (generally).

There are plenty of places that have a mixture of bad and good but if you want to make it better it ultimately starts with being a good customer. I have a real problem with people treating wait staff like crap just because service is slow or food is not up to par. If there is a major issue its best to talk to a manager, not take it out on a server, and when in doubt kill em with kindness. I know the job of a wait person is to well wait on you, but that waiter is a person first and has issues of their own.

I for one would love to see such an influx of people to the Tonga Lounge become a regular thing because the waitstaff would get used to that and really start to excel and enjoy their jobs a bit more than I am sure they do now.

but that is just my humble opinion!