Exceptional Levels of Service

ardinn

Following on from the service charges thread.

Have you ever been to a bar, or Restaurant and received such fantastic service that you tipped well over what you normally would. You dont even have to have tipped, just a really great service experience that stuck in your mind.

The Backwards Man

I'm renowned for my generous tip.

Chucken

If anyone hands me food that I didn't have to prepare, it's exceptional.

toastedpickles

I repaired my current car, which was a rather serious job, with little or no knowledge of what i was doing, while halfway through my college course, I done nearly all the work in the dark with a torch too, and it's never been better since tis in the link below

That was an exceptional level of service :pac:

But restaurants, no nothing really stands out

Frosty McSnowballs

Being given extra ketchup sachets going through the drive through is exceptional!

God bless you brave Drive Thru bringers of food.

shopaholic01

Chucken wrote: »

If anyone hands me food that I didn't have to prepare, it's exceptional.

This, I can't say that I've ever really noticed the service. I don't remember ever commenting on it, either positively or negatively. Take the order, bring out the food and I'm happy.

The Backwards Man

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

Being given extra ketchup sachets going through the drive through is exceptional!

God bless you brave Drive Thru bringers of food.

I tried to give a MacDonald's employee five dollars in Vegas once, they weren't allowed to accept it. Morto I was.

Maybe it might have been different if I was actuallly ordering something.

Chucken

Had lunch out today in a little pub about 10 miles away. We'd never been in there before so were watching with critical eyes. The food was fantastic so himself left the change out of 20euro as a tip.

The bill was 19.90
Fcek it, no one ever gives me a tip at work.

Sauve

I like it best when they give me my food, then fcuk off away and not stand there grinning at me and asking me every ten seconds if everything is ok.

Frosty McSnowballs

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I tried to give a MacDonald's employee five dollars in Vegas once, they weren't allowed to accept it. Morto I was.

$5 in Vegas? Why were you wasting stripper money on a McDonalds chick?

Jeeze, you are backwards

ryan101

ardinn wrote: »

Following on from the service charges thread.

Have you ever been to a bar, or Restaurant and received such fantastic service that you tipped well over what you normally would. You dont even have to have tipped, just a really great service experience that stuck in your mind.

Not this debate again.

Tail Docker

L'ecrivain are good - service and food -wise. Otherwise, this is Ireland, home of surliness.

shopaholic01

Tail Docker wrote: »

L'ecrivain are good - service and food -wise. Otherwise, this is Ireland, home of surliness.

Surliness is for cissies.

Hooked

Got my tv fixed lately (out of warranty) by a crowd in cork (I'm in limerick) that are samsungs repair guys. It cost nothing as the capacitors were a faulty item. Lucky me, I googled it and took it apart to check. Anyway...

Threw yer man a tenner (all I had on me) as he picked up the tv and dropped it back to me at work... Good karma I thought.

He nearly fainted.

Tipping must have died with the Celtic tiger...

The Backwards Man

Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »

$5 in Vegas? Why were you wasting stripper money on a McDonalds chick?

Jeeze, you are backwards

Can't get polycell in Nevada, I'm not that backwards.

fleet_admiral

got a new house alarm and cctv installed last week after calling the company that morning. the bloke who came was in and out in a couple of hours

Sauve

Chucken wrote: »

Had lunch out today in a little pub about 10 miles away. We'd never been in there before so were watching with critical eyes. The food was fantastic so himself left the change out of 20euro as a tip.

The bill was 19.90
Fcek it, no one ever gives me a tip at work.

Was out for dinner with a fella a few months back. He tipped €20 quid on a bill of about €70. Made me think he was a bit of an oddball tbh, who does that?. Turns out I was right :pac:

Hooked

fleet_admiral wrote: »

got a new house alarm and cctv installed last week after calling the company that morning. the bloke who came was in and out in a couple of hours

What about the CCTV?

fleet_admiral

Hooked wrote: »

What about the CCTV?

what about it?

Chucken

Sauve wrote: »

Was out for dinner with a fella a few months back. He tipped €20 quid on a bill of about €70. Made me think he was a bit of an oddball tbh, who does that?. Turns out I was right :pac:

More money than sense eh?


Or

He was trying to impress you?

Frosty McSnowballs

fleet_admiral wrote: »

what about it?

Whoosh!

Did the CCTV catch yer man being in and out for a couple of hours?

Diane Selwyn

I'm usually pretty impressed when I'm somewhere English is not the main language and the food bringer can interpret the menu for me. Last place I recall really going overboard with the tip was Tickets in Barcelona but that was after about 6 hours of weird post modern tapas and cava - think my brother has actually had the bill framed.

Sauve

Chucken wrote: »

More money than sense eh?


Or

He was trying to impress you?

Meh, who knows. The food and waiting service was exceptional though

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Can't say I ever had overly exceptional service but I tip well in a restaurant anyway. The whole thing is very subjective, as one person's idea of exceptional service could be classed as standard by another. It depends on what you are used to I suppose. Personally, I don't frequent establishments with poor service.

The Backwards Man

Diane Selwyn wrote: »

I'm usually pretty impressed when I'm somewhere English is not the main language and the food bringer can interpret the menu for me. Last place I recall really going overboard with the tip was Tickets in Barcelona but that was after about 6 hours of weird post modern tapas and cava - think my brother has actually had the bill framed.

I like to impress waiting staff by ordering my dinner in the local tongue.

Penny Tration

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I like to impress waiting staff by ordering my dinner in the local tongue.

I managed to do that on my last night in France, and got a handshake, big smile and a free beer.

Sound people.

Adamantium

Went on a school tour to Italy in Leaving Cert 2008, to Italy. One places we went to was the island of Capri, we went to a pizzeria outdoor restarunt by the shore, and we saw the dough being kneeded and put into the kiln brick chimney were it cooked, you could see the flames

The elderly gentlemen (picture the guy off the Dolmio ad) who made the pizza(the owner), saw one of the guys struggling into to these MASSIVE thin stripes of pizza, so he sat down with us, all showed us how to hold our slices properly and chatted us to us in his best English.


The pizza itself was orgasmic, and to this day, is still the best pizza I've ever tasted. When we meet up at Xmas, or whenever, we still mention it if the old school tour ever gets brought up in conversation.

The place had us gushing with praise. It was like some Italian Food advertisement coming true and broke the barrier of hype into truth.

stefan idiot jones

Was in an Irish bar in Nova Scotia a few years ago having some food and the waitresses were so over friendly it was a pain.

'Hello, my name is Candy and I'll be your server tonight'. If Candy came back once she must have came back a dozen times throughout the meal, too much, way too much.

If I am talking and/or eating LEAVE ME ALONE.

I know that they rely heavily on tips but at least watch until the glass is getting empty of your knife and fork are down before peppering me with 'are you on vacation?', 'wow, I love your accent', 'is everything alright?', 'is this your first time here?'. I have a mouthful of chips, now FCUK OFF.

(P.S. I always tip)

ToddyDoody

I think the toilet has served me and society exceptionally well. I'd nearly start a the toilet appreciation thread, whereby we could all share our fondest memories of this true work horse... And I always tip

Whispered

I know this isn't a restaurant but yesterday I was in a deli picking up a quick lunch for my husband and myself. As I ordered a hot chicken roll from one person, another lady was taking down the "hot deli" sign. Rather than telling me there was no chicken available the person I had ordered from went to the butcher counter, got a raw fillet and cooked it fresh for me. It doesn't sound like a lot but I'd bet that 90% of supermarket delis would just say that they're all out and have you order something else.

The Th!ng

One winter's monring before Christmas a few years ago there was a heavy fall of snow and my car became stuck at the bottom of a hill about a mile from my house. Fcukers in jeeps and pickups passed me, none stopped. Even a group of guys in their 20's walked on up the hill passed me. Eventually an Eastern European girl came to my aid and with her help I got the car to the top of the hill. We talked for a few minutes and I gave her €50 for her help. At first she refused it, but I insisted she take it and eventually she did.

Thanks again you whoever you are.

Chucken

The Th!ng wrote: »

One winter's monring before Christmas a few years ago there was a heavy fall of snow and my car became stuck at the bottom of a hill about a mile from my house. Fcukers in jeeps and pickups passed me, none stopped. Even a group of guys in their 20's walked on up the hill passed me. Eventually an Eastern European girl came to my aid and with her help I got the car to the top of the hill. We talked for a few minutes and I gave her €50 for her help. At first she refused it, but I insisted she take it and eventually she did.

Thanks again you whoever you are.

Got to expect that when you live in Antarctica

fleet_admiral

The Th!ng wrote: »

One winter's monring before Christmas a few years ago there was a heavy fall of snow and my car became stuck at the bottom of a hill about a mile from my house. Fcukers in jeeps and pickups passed me, none stopped. Even a group of guys in their 20's walked on up the hill passed me. Eventually an Eastern European girl came to my aid and with her help I got the car to the top of the hill. We talked for a few minutes and I gave her €50 for her help. At first she refused it, but I insisted she take it and eventually she did.

Thanks again you whoever you are.

did you introduce her to your back seat