Restaurant worker shares customer habit that staff hate - and it can hinder your order

Despite many of us eagerly perusing the menu before heading out to a new restaurant, so often we're left dithering over what we actually want, especially if we fear we're going to end up with food envy over our mate's sticky toffee pudding. But those who have worked in hospitality may well think twice before asking for a 'few more minutes' before ordering.

One restaurant worker has hilariously demonstrated what can happen when tables aren't ready to decide on their orders straight off the bat, vindicating those of us who plan our starters, mains, and desserts many days in advance.

It's best not to dither too much when dining out (Stock Photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Taking to TikTok, a server - who goes by the username @thewalmart.kid - uploaded a video that shows what happens when 'you forgot about the table who needed a few more mins to order'. In the clip, the server could be seen calmly folding napkins before suddenly remembering the table in question, and rushing toward it at a comically fast speed.

In the caption, he added, 'the worst is when the meal is before the app', offering a little insight into life working in the fast-paced restaurant industry.

A number of followers could relate to the skit all too well, with one commenter groaning: "Those are the people that mess up my routine. Not a bad thing but if there’s a 20 top order, im [sic] trying to get your food out in a timely manner."

Many other servers could relate all too well (@thewalmart.kid/TikTok)

This habit can really mess up a server's routine (@thewalmart.kid/TikTok)

Another commiserated: "That's when you say 'sorry I was helping the kitchen they are very behind'."

A third admitted they'd done this exact thing for a full hour back when they were a 'baby server', while a fourth confessed, 'I once forgot to ring a table's food in for an hour and a half'.

Others in the sector had their own horror stories to share, with one person recalling: "One time I was told right when they say that it was their son's bday. Woke up the next morning and realized [sic] I never brought him a dessert."

Another chuckled: "God so many facts…. Or when you have an odd table out of site of your section and you forget it exists."

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