Not sure if this is obnoxious, but when dining in a large group at an excellent restaurant, I will just ask the waiter to bring me what he thinks is best. I may not get the very best thing on the menu *for me*, but the odds of me being satisfied are high. And I’ve yet to have a waiter screw me with “Market” something or other.
Not sure if this is obnoxious, but when dining in a large group at an excellent restaurant, I will just ask the waiter to bring me what he thinks is best. I may not get the very best thing on the menu *for me*, but the odds of me being satisfied are high. And I’ve yet to have a waiter screw me with “Market” something or other.
This lets me keep my focus on socializing/drinking, while getting some additional value from the soon-to-be-well-tipped waiter.
In lower stakes places, I’ll often ask their opinion between my top two choices.
Not sure if this is obnoxious, but when dining in a large group at an excellent restaurant, I will just ask the waiter to bring me what he thinks is best. I may not get the very best thing on the menu *for me*, but the odds of me being satisfied are high. And I’ve yet to have a waiter screw me with “Market” something or other.
This lets me keep my focus on socializing/drinking, while getting some additional value from the soon-to-be-well-tipped waiter.
In lower stakes places, I’ll often ask their opinion between my top two choices.