http://www.waitersfriend.com.au/blog/2010/02/farewell-the-customer/ a friend in waiting Sat, 19 May 2012 03:24:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.waitersfriend.com.au/blog/2010/02/farewell-the-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Shaun Cooper Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:18:29 +0000 http://www.waitersfriend.com.au/blog/?p=1077#comment-93 teleburst - shaking the hand is a great way to end the evening and a good strong shake is important! Also using the name off the CC also works very well - it's funny to see the guest reaction when you thank them using their name - their face goes from surprise to acceptance to respect in a matter of seconds and they leave the restaurant feeling like a god - especially if you have managed to let their friends hear it too! teleburst - shaking the hand is a great way to end the evening and a good strong shake is important! Also using the name off the CC also works very well - it’s funny to see the guest reaction when you thank them using their name - their face goes from surprise to acceptance to respect in a matter of seconds and they leave the restaurant feeling like a god - especially if you have managed to let their friends hear it too!

]]> http://www.waitersfriend.com.au/blog/2010/02/farewell-the-customer/comment-page-1/#comment-92 teleburst Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:49:51 +0000 http://www.waitersfriend.com.au/blog/?p=1077#comment-92 Unless it seems wildly unappropriate for some reason, I always shake the host's hand (person paying the bill). To me, it completes the professional commercial transaction that we have just consumated. I always use their name off of the credit card as well unless it's just too tricky, and even then, sometimes I make the effort with a questioning tone. If you nail it, you're a hero, especially if everyone else in the known universe gets it wrong. Unless it seems wildly unappropriate for some reason, I always shake the host’s hand (person paying the bill). To me, it completes the professional commercial transaction that we have just consumated. I always use their name off of the credit card as well unless it’s just too tricky, and even then, sometimes I make the effort with a questioning tone. If you nail it, you’re a hero, especially if everyone else in the known universe gets it wrong.

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