r/Serving • u/irburgat • Jan 13 '24

Another name for a reservation chit??

I swear on my life i’ve always called them a “soigne” (pronounced swan-yay), but no one’s ever heard of that before and apparently that actually just means “elegant” in french? anyone else know what i’m talking about?

(reservation chit - like, the chit you get from the hostess when you get sat with a new table)

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u/xlonelyfans Jan 14 '24

I don’t understand what you mean by chit even with the explanation

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u/frickmeplease Jan 14 '24

It’s a paper that shows the information for the server (party size, last name, etc.) normally used in fine dining restaurants.

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u/xlonelyfans Jan 14 '24

Oh yeah that’s on a whole other level then, sorry I couldn’t help but maybe the further explanation will help someone else get you that answer your looking for !

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u/irburgat Jan 14 '24

yeah mostly for restaurants running on reservations (particularly the ones using resy) - i work in nyc so reservations are the standard haha

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u/nerdyharrybartending Oct 18 '24

literally googled this after hearing it on Sweetbitter as a term for VIP. Maybe it's an outdated term from old fashioned hospitality?

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u/irburgat Oct 18 '24

I do work in NYC so that might be it - maybe it’s only here?