Posts belonging to Category Pricing

Create Your Own…But Its Gonna Cost You!!

The Ultra Diva RC.  You just can’t stick to a menu, any menu, can you? You need special rules and concessions made just for you.  You must feel like you always get something that no one else is getting.  You think everyone at your table is thoroughly impressed as you go through your litany of [...]

Smart Money Knows When it’s Time to Suggest Mickey D’s

And maybe this is just me. Maybe this makes sense to everyone else but me, but how does this sound? Six young guys come in, all about 16-19 years of age.  Two of them order a burger, fries, and a coke.  The third guy orders fries and a water.  The fourth guy orders a lemonade, and the [...]

Reader Poll: As an Adult, How Often Do You Order From the Kiddy Menu?

I did a post awhile back called “Whiskey No Ice is a Shot Not a Glass Full of Liquor”. In it, I discussed a lot of methods employed by RCs to get more for less money.  One thing I got into in particular was customers who order from the twelve and under menu when they [...]

Free Refills Does Not Mean One Drink for the Whole Table

The title is pretty self explanatory.  This one piggy-backs directly off of last weeks post about long islands with no ice.  Once again I’d like to share my understanding of the tough times we find ourselves in.  But people, people, you cannot cheat the system! We’re not stupid (as stated in the previous post) and [...]

Whiskey No Ice is a Shot- Not a Glass Full of Liquor

If you order a cocktail with no ice because you don’t want your drink watered down, I get it.  That’s smart.  If you order your drink with no ice because you don’t like drinking cold beverages, I get that too.  But if you order your liquor with no ice (ie. straight up) that’s a shot! [...]

Reader Poll: How Many Times Have You Taken Something From a Restaurant?

So, plenty of people think its okay to grab a salt shaker from a restaurant if you need one at home, or a candle holder,  because you like how it looks and it would go perfectly with your living room.  How about a jazzy hot sauce bottle to add to your collection? Most people (including my [...]

No Mom, They’re NOT Included in the Price! :)

There comes a time in every bloggers life when she must call out her own mother whilst making a point, and alas, that time has come.  Mom, I hope you know just how difficult this is. Restaurants have all sorts of neat stuff, don’t they? I mean, cute little ramekins in assorted shapes and sizes [...]

Turning Lemons into Lemonade

Ok, let me ask you this, RCs. When you’re at home, and you decide to grab a glass of water, do you have a handy bowl of sliced lemons waiting for you? If not, do you take the time to slice up a bowl prior to drinking any water? Better yet, do you even have [...]

Free Magical Crack Bread

So my restaurant is one of the many that serves complimentary bread and butter while you wait on your meal. It’s a practice that RCs love, but I’m here to tell you that we the waitstaff are not all that thrilled about bread, and here’s why. #1: Complimentary bread makes people rude. I come to [...]

Video: Whiskey No Ice is a Shot, Not a Glass of Liquor

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vkb58NUWzZw Marta Daniels ( http://www.howrc.com/ ) explains that asking for no ice in your alcoholic beverages does not entitle you to more alcohol, and asking for light pasta in chicken alfredo doesn’t entitle you to more chicken!