http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/2009/05/03/bits-and-bites-la-jolla-and-encinitas/ It's got bite! The Good, the Bad and The Ugly About San Diego's Food Scene Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:23:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/2009/05/03/bits-and-bites-la-jolla-and-encinitas/comment-page-1/#comment-1983 Melanie Tue, 05 May 2009 14:02:53 +0000 http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/?p=998#comment-1983 I heartedly agree about expecting an unobtrusive, friendly (but not too friendly) and knowledgeable server in a nice restaurant. Thanks for the explanation! I heartedly agree about expecting an unobtrusive, friendly (but not too friendly) and knowledgeable server in a nice restaurant. Thanks for the explanation!

]]> http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/2009/05/03/bits-and-bites-la-jolla-and-encinitas/comment-page-1/#comment-1979 foodbuzzsd Sun, 03 May 2009 02:47:39 +0000 http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/?p=998#comment-1979 Great question. Here's how I see it when it comes to good service, especially when I dine at a nice place: I expect unobtrusive, friendly and knowledgeable servers. The "Hi my name is..." from someone I've never met sounds the server is ready to join our party and become our new best friend. Not. I do understand wanting to acknowledge the person, and I would do so at the end of a meal--with a good tip and then ask for the name. Remember, we are the guests in a restaurant, we're paying for good food and service to match and certainly if you are a regular, first names might be appropriate. I was recently in Paris where no matter what the restaurant, servers never introduce themselves to a table. Great question. Here’s how I see it when it comes to good service, especially when I dine at a nice place: I expect unobtrusive, friendly and knowledgeable servers. The “Hi my name is…” from someone I’ve never met sounds the server is ready to join our party and become our new best friend. Not. I do understand wanting to acknowledge the person, and I would do so at the end of a meal–with a good tip and then ask for the name. Remember, we are the guests in a restaurant, we’re paying for good food and service to match and certainly if you are a regular, first names might be appropriate. I was recently in Paris where no matter what the restaurant, servers never introduce themselves to a table.

]]> http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/2009/05/03/bits-and-bites-la-jolla-and-encinitas/comment-page-1/#comment-1978 Melanie Sun, 03 May 2009 02:23:33 +0000 http://www.foodbuzzsd.com/blog/?p=998#comment-1978 Love the blog! Curious though - why does a server not revealing her name lead to a finding of "top notch"? I must not be familiar with this bit of restaurant server etiquette (no sarcasm here). Personally, I like knowing people's names because it means acknowledging them as fellow beings and not just "food-getters." Love the blog! Curious though – why does a server not revealing her name lead to a finding of “top notch”? I must not be familiar with this bit of restaurant server etiquette (no sarcasm here). Personally, I like knowing people’s names because it means acknowledging them as fellow beings and not just “food-getters.”

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