ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Is it fair to judge a restaurant during its first few weeks?Hi Salty, New restaurant in my small (20,000 people) hometown, making real bbq, which no one else is doing, and…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedOctober 8, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Someone’s vaping next to me on the restaurant patioHi Salty!ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedOctober 4, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Can I tend bar and still be sober?Dear Salty,ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedOctober 1, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Is it weird to give my kind bartender a thank you note?Salty, I recently discovered a wonderful bar near my house. I am usually shy, quiet, and reserved. One of the…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 27, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: How do I get my server to leave me alone?Hello Salty Waitress, I’m wondering how to deal with this: During my first business trip to the USA, I was generally…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 24, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Can I ask the kitchen to change its music?Dear Salty, I’m a relatively new server at a local restaurant (although I’ve been bartending and serving for over 10…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 19, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: What’s so wrong with a 20-pump latte?Dear Salty, I was puzzled when I read the news about how Starbucks is putting limits on how many special…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 16, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Am I supposed to tip on top of restaurants’ 20% service fee?Dear Salty, For my partner’s birthday I’m considering a major splurge: booking reservations at a certain…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 12, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Is wine by the glass a rip-off?Hey Salty, I have this know-it-all brother-in-law who just has to be the smartest, most contrarian guy in the room.…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 9, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Who really pays when a bartender “buys” a drink?Hi Salty, I got engaged last week, and my friends took me out for drinks at a nice cocktail bar to celebrate. The…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 5, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk the Salty Waitress: Just how special are the house specials?Dear Salty, Recently I went on vacation and ate lunch in a restaurant that made extravagant claims on the menu about…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedSeptember 2, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Do restaurant employees get to eat for free?Dear Salty: This doesn’t really affect my experience at restaurants at all, but it’s just something I’m curious…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 26, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: A party guest is helping himself to my fridgeDear Salty: Last weekend I hosted a casual get-together at my house. Everyone was having a great time, but I…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 19, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Customers won’t put down their phones to talkDear Salty, This isn’t really a question, but I just need to vent to someone. I’ve been a bartender for 20 years,…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 15, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Customers keep stealing our salt and pepper shakersDear Salty, My wife and I own a breakfast and lunch restaurant, and we’re blessed that it does a steady business of…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 12, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: My boss wants me to pay for wine glasses I shatteredDear Salty, Last night as I was carrying some clean wine glasses from the kitchen out to the dining room, I slipped…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 8, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: How do I discourage laptop squatters at my restaurant?Hi Salty: I’m the owner of a sandwich shop that does good lunch business. Lately, I’ve noticed people camping out…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 5, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: Should I let my teenage daughter wait tables?Dear Salty: I’m a parent to a teenage girl, and she’s expressed an interest about waitressing at a restaurant to…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedAugust 1, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: How annoying is it to ask for a table 15 minutes before closing time?Hi Salty! Some nights I get off work late and feel like eating out. The problem is most restaurants around me close…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedJuly 29, 2019
ReviewsThe Salty WaitressReviewsThe Salty WaitressAsk The Salty Waitress: The bartender refused to accept my IDHi Salty, Recently I was at a restaurant/bar out of state and decided to get a drink while we waited for the table.…ByThe Salty WaitressPublishedJuly 25, 2019