“I hope those overgrown elderly adolescent fratboys fry in etiquette hell.”
So I decided toasktheBuzzFeed Communityabout their experiences serving the rich at high-end establishments.
Here’s what they had to say.
Disclaimer: These stories have not been verified.
The users are supposedly speaking from their own experiences.
“I wasn’t a server but I was chef de partie for a banquet/catering company.
We would do anything and everything from weddings, corporate dinners, concerts, trade shows you name it.
One wedding stands out, namely because of the bride’s grandfather.
“He was/had been a prominent real estate investor and paid for the whole thing.
scottaaronm
2.
“I worked at a country club when I was in college.
Heard they took care of the staff, and you’d make good connections on the way.
Boy, was I wrong.
That was the worst job I ever had.
We would have two high-profile pharmaceutical companies host dinners in our private dining room.
This went on for years into the epidemic.
We had to wait in the room and be on call if they needed anything.
Taking the tip money felt so scummy, knowing where it camefrom and at what cost.
The level of entitlement these pharmaceutical reps had, and their audacity, was unreal.”
spidermonkey_82
4.
It was around 1979.
Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, accompanied by two women, didn’t have money to pay the check.
The owner wasn’t going for it, and the women ended up paying the check.”
One day, I was serving a table of people from an advertising agency and the owner.
smfedor
6.
“I worked at a Michelin-starred restaurant that looked incredible inside, marble everything from floor to ceiling.
I was responsible for doing wine pairings for each table.
Since we were a tasting menu restaurant, we would serve about eight wines per person.
Naturally, wed pour a bit less than a standard-size glass to ensure people werent getting too drunk.”
“One time, I was serving a woman and her husband for dinner.
Though I don’t know how old they were, I would guess they were late-50s.
They drank very expensive bottles of wine all through their appetizers and entrees but ordered liquor after dinner.
When I handed the husband his drink, he complimented my eyes in a very appropriate manner.
The wife then looked at me and told me that her drink was too strong.”
My manager calmed her down and offered free dessert and a new, complimentary drink.
They even offered to have another server take over the table, which she declined.
Anonymous
8.
“I worked at a luxury steakhouse in the ’80s.
They were loud, telling jokes and stories as if they were on stage.
They were so demanding that often a waitress was detailed just to handle them.
“A woman handed me her baby so I could change his diaper!
She claimed, ‘Isnt this fucking restaurant full service?!
Lady, the $300 tab DOES NOT include shitty diapers.
I was 19 and had zero experience with babies or diapers.”
“Pat Sajakwas the absolute worst celebrity I have ever served.
He’d make the kitchen (and myself) remake every item he ordered.”
“Absolute lack of respect for staff and surroundings.
His table thought it was funny and made no attempt to clean it up.
They all left and didnt bother tipping.
in a rude, judgmental way.
Additionally, asking if youd come to work for them.”
I walked up to greet her on the patio where she insisted on being sat.
It was a typical sunny day in Scottsdale.
The minute I said ‘Hello,’ she started giving me hell.
‘I made it clear I wanted to sit outside in the shade,’ she hissed.
All the tables with umbrellas were already occupied.
I tried to point that out.
she shouted over me, ‘Now, do something about that sun.'”
“I thought for a second.
It came to me pretty quickly.
‘Be thou banished from the heavens!’
I’m glad I did that.
It felt damn good.”
Robert, 61, Michigan
13.
“I worked at a tasting menu restaurant that also served wine pairings.
We were supposed to respond with, ‘Consider it done!’
and then leave our tables to trek across the resort for that item.”
Anonymous, 38, North Carolina
15.
“I worked at a restaurant that is owned by a billionaire family.
The owners also have a personal menu for the kitchen at each restaurant.
I never saw them look at the regular restaurant menu.”
“I had a guy tell me he wanted to use his face as my toilet paper.
He proceeded to get drunker and drunker and more and more creepy.
I turned around, went to my manager’s office, and asked them to kick him out.
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
