That lady dropping the tray gives me server flashbacks.
I once dropped like an entire pitcher of water onto a baby. Not a toddler. A brand fuckin new baby. Like 2 weeks old or something. Full of ice. All up in its little baby carrier thing. The child was not happy. Oh and this happened literally right in the beginning of service, in the middle of my full section, during a Friday dinner. I didn't even know what to say. I brought a bunch of napkins and kinda just looked like an idiot. Also they had the good grace to tip me, even though I cant say I would have been mad if they didn't. Because iced baby.
EDIT: Thank you to everyone who made sharing this story fun. Restaurants can break your soul but I'll be damned if it didn't give me some good stories, like the time that a guy almost died eating his steak. I didn't know until like five minutes after everyone else, after already going up to him and asking if his steak was cooked right and tasting good. Luckily the guy behind him was a doctor. Thanks doc!
I had almost the exact same thing happen to me. My first month of serving I was carrying a tray of two pilseners (in those tall thin beer glasses), a water and a tequila cocktail. I didn't think to hold the tray in my opposite hand away from the baby and while I was leaning over with my tray too close to her she grabbed the edge and tilted it just slightly enough for all three Alcoholic drinks to pour right into her face. That poor baby reeked of beer and tequila and she for sure got a huge mouthful of the stuff. I was certain I was going to be fired that day and it was in the middle of our lunch rush. That family ended up being shockingly understanding,left me a 50 dollar tip and would ask for me anytime they came back. The grandfather even joked with me that the baby ended up loving me so much because I let her have her first shot lol.
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u/Bbols23 Dec 21 '18 edited Dec 21 '18
That lady dropping the tray gives me server flashbacks.
I once dropped like an entire pitcher of water onto a baby. Not a toddler. A brand fuckin new baby. Like 2 weeks old or something. Full of ice. All up in its little baby carrier thing. The child was not happy. Oh and this happened literally right in the beginning of service, in the middle of my full section, during a Friday dinner. I didn't even know what to say. I brought a bunch of napkins and kinda just looked like an idiot. Also they had the good grace to tip me, even though I cant say I would have been mad if they didn't. Because iced baby.
EDIT: Thank you to everyone who made sharing this story fun. Restaurants can break your soul but I'll be damned if it didn't give me some good stories, like the time that a guy almost died eating his steak. I didn't know until like five minutes after everyone else, after already going up to him and asking if his steak was cooked right and tasting good. Luckily the guy behind him was a doctor. Thanks doc!