No good deed goes unpunished, as one waiter learned. After a group of customers offered to make a kind gesture for some fellow diners, a waiter was left perplexed by their harsh reaction. The incident ...

Insiders reveal what really happens behind the kitchen's swinging doors. Aug. 8, 2012— -- "Good Morning America" is teaming up with Reader's Digest on a special series, "13 Things Experts Won't ...

What would two dozen servers from across the country tell you if they could get away with it? Well, for starters, when to go out, what not to order, what really happens behind the kitchen’s swinging ...

Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip--Confessions of a Cynical Waiter by Steve Dublanica writing as "The Waiter" ($25, Ecco, 2008). "The Waiter" describes waiting tables as an addiction. For him, the high ...

We all have a general understanding of the unspoken rules of dining out. You are polite to your server, you don’t make an unreasonable mess, and you leave a tip that reflects the quality of service ...

She confessed in a post on Mumsnet that she's torn about reporting the waiter to the eatery's manager “I felt so awkward I couldn't get out of there quick enough,” the woman said A woman is accusing a ...

Quiet fills the empty restaurant. To the waiter, it’s deafening— heightening, as it does, the server and sole diner’s awareness of each other's presence. Why can’t there be a couple at the next table ...