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by Matt Conty in General

Message to all waiters and waitresses:? When you see a family sit at one of your tables who has a baby, toddler, infant, young child, thing you don?t think you want for at least another ten years? if you?re first thought isn?t, ?Let?s get some food out to that little person ASAP!?, you are leaving money on the table.? Not just from the people that are at the table with the kid, but most likely from everyone else in your area as well.? Whatever resentment you have towards kids or the parents of kids who bring there kids, go ahead and? bury it for a few moments and serve this family as needed.

Here?s the deal.? If the family sits down, points to a little child and says something like, ?can we get an order in for her first, (a little daughter for the sake of this example) she?s getting hungry.?.. what they are really saying is,? put some food in front of her before she has a total fucking meltdown and ruins everyone?s evening, including YOU and your damn tip jar.?? That?s what we?re saying as dining out parents of children.? With your compliance will most certainly come some reward.? If it?s me.. I mean if my wife and child make it through a meal out happy, nothing crazy here.. I?m talking like 45 minutes to an hour, like 7 beers worth of time.. without crying, then I will make it rain on the service staff that took care of us.? Promise.

Conversely, if you forget the simple task of putting something in front of the child quickly, there is a good chance the parents will be bickering with each other too much to think about your 20% tip, and there is also a good chance the kid will ruin the room?s other diners experiences as well.? It?s not hard.? You don?t even have to get the order right.? Just put something edible in front of the toddler.? You would rather serve an angry vegan a tenderloin then take your chances with the baby in your section.? Trust me.

More advice.? You don?t need to talk about, or prove with actions, how ?great with kids you are?, or how many siblings or cousins you have dealt with.? Funny faces, disappearing quarters etc. -save it.? Just get the food out quickly for this ticking time bomb of a family.? If we wanted silly noises and sounds to entertain our baby, we would have went to the circus or a Gallagher comedy show.? We?re here to eat and act like our lives are intact from what we had before the baby.? Make it happen!

Final bit of advice to really drive that tip-earning service home.? GET THE FUCKING BILL OUT quickly.? Nothing worse then getting through a meal with the child in good spirits only to watch her condition deteriorate as you wait 20 minutes for the check drop.? BRING IT.? It?s the last thing we remember when we?re signing over some cash to you.

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