I once saw someone tread
off the beaten path.
off the beaten path.
While Rhonda and I sat in a Boston restaurant waiting for our server, I noticed a spot on my fork. I told the cute, young waiter about my spot, and he fell into a hysterical routine.
"Spot on fork! Spot on fork! We must have happy customers." This goofball grabbed my fork, spoon, and knife as well as Rhonda's set. Next, he cleared the salt, pepper, and any other condiments off the table, and the table cloth.
"We must have happy customers," he chanted while charging across the room. Within moments, the waiter returned, spread a fresh table cloth over the wood, returned condiments, and reset our entire table.
I don't know if I ever laughed so hard or gave such a generous tip. Rhonda has recorded travel adventures across the world at Laugh Quotes, but I don't think she's ever found another waiter like this one.
Now this is a waiter with the right spirit! Thanks for linking up Joyce, and am sharing this too.
ReplyDeleteOh, my gosh, now that is quite a reaction and sounds like he did it in a fun manner :)
ReplyDeleteLucy from Lucy's Reality
Wow! Was this in NYC? Customer service is stellar there.
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Shelly
That is hilarious!!! What a fun little waiter!
ReplyDeleteWell done waiter, he should open a training school.:)
ReplyDeleteLMAO he sounded like summit out of Monty Python pure hyper
ReplyDeleteHave a spot on fork free day :-)
I'm not surprise, we're pretty awesome up here in Boston.
ReplyDeleteWe have so many fun memories together. I hadn't thought about this one in years. Thanks for the re-laughs :)
ReplyDeleteWhat fun. I've never encountered a server like this.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what he would have done if you told him there was a fly in your soup?
ReplyDeleteBwahahahahahaha. A bit of overkill but I would have cracked up too.
ReplyDeleteHave a terrific Silly Sunday. ☺
I like this, Joyce. You poor souls, I bet at first you were highly embarassed. It reminds me of Mark Twain's Punch Brothers, Punch which I first read in an old Houston (Texas) Public Library saved copy of the Houston Post.
ReplyDeleteI think it was in a 1910's era Post if I remember correctly. Note that it was published earlier under another name:
""A Literary Nightmare" is a short story written by Mark Twain in 1876. The story is about Twain's encounter with a virus-like jingle, and how it occupies his mind for several days until he manages to "infect" another person, thus removing the jingle from his mind. The story was also later published under the name "Punch, Brothers, Punch!""
The words:
http://www.readbookonline.net/readOnLine/559/
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Funny. I haven't run into a waiter like this one ever. Although I have a special memory with my niece involving a nice waiter. I had just had a major turn in my life and 0-needed cheer; so I take out my 10-year-old niece to Ruby Tuesday's. We acted really immature in the restuarant and made a mess, but it was a great afternoon of laughter. I left the poor waiter a $10 tip. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks you for sharing your funny story and reminding me of another great time. ;)
That kind of stuff cracks me up too! That waiter sounds awesome and I'm glad you gave him a good tip. I would have done the same thing! :-)
ReplyDeleteWhen I read that, I read it in my head as the waiter screaming "Spot on fork! Spot on fork!"
ReplyDeleteI wonder what he would have done if there was a spot on your drinking glass too.
Nice to find a waiter with a sense of fun and smart enough to earn a big tip! :-)
ReplyDeleteVery funny. Where do they have all these waiters when I go to a restaurant :\
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