r/restaurant 15h ago

RANT heartbroken

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I'm so heartbroken. I found out some of the other part-time staff were getting paid higher than me. Yet my request to have the same rate as them got rejected.

It makes no sense why you'd pay someone who disappears during half of the shift, is often chatting and fooling around, a higher rate than some others. Can someone tell me why that happens?


r/restaurant 5h ago

started helping some of the other employees on busy nights and now they ask for help every night

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i’m pretty annoyed and need to commiserate. i’m a busser in a fine dining restaurant and naturally i make the least amount of money. in my experience with fine dining in my city, bussers typically only polish glasses and clean bathrooms at certain intervals (and also take out recycling).

anyway, on an extremely busy day early this year a food runner walked off the shift. i went down to help the runners and i guess was a big help that night. i was definitely happy to help on successive busy nights and did so at the expense of my job since they would really struggle and their jobs were more important.

anyway, now its become an occurrence every shift. we literally had a quiet saturday and they were asking me if i could come and help them. there is no way to help them not at detriment to my job. they can’t handle any day whether its below average, average, above average etc. i was fine with it before but they’ve also started to get pissy and rude with me when i say no (when ive been told off before for going to help them when i have glasses) and they also make more than me.

i feel like it’s unfair that im performing extra duties every shift now but being paid the same and getting no adjustment on the things i was doing before. i also get the sense some of the stuff they want me to do is not because they’re extremely busy, but because they don’t like those jobs and would rather hand them off to me. i would HATE to be a snitch and tell the manager but idek what to do. honestly im not going to be at the restaurant for that much longer but i also do have a second job so doing more physically difficult tasks and staying for longer each shift is taking its toll (especially for no extra money). any advice?


r/restaurant 1h ago

Server job at Knife and Spoon

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Hey! I applied for a serving position at the Knife and Spoon at the Ritz in Orlando. Does anybody work there?? How do you like it? What’s the hardest part?


r/restaurant 18h ago

What do?! is 18 a hour for a hostess good and what should i expect?

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it’s a pretty fancy except i have literally no experience in the restaurant industry and haven't worked in so long. i’m worried im going to be a nervous reck.

interview tomorrow.. also is there tipping with hosting?


r/restaurant 54m ago

Birthday dinner restaurant recommendations

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Hi, Im planning to travel to Halifax, Nova Scotia for my sister's birthday and was trynna find a nice and affordable restaurant to have supper where incan also have a small dessert celebration for her too.


r/restaurant 12h ago

Does anyone read Food and Beverage Magazine? No longer in print I don't think. Just curious.

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r/restaurant 12h ago

RANT Who collects on the fast food/restaurant “bag fee” of $0.25 and why was it introduced in Edmonton, Canada?

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I understand the fee was introduced as a measure to reduce single-use items, but I’ve read that the fee doesn’t go to any agency, it simply goes to the restaurant. What’s the benefit of having this fee if the money doesn’t go toward anything that benefits the public? I feel this is a money grab at this point…and I’ve seen numerous other cities introduce it now


r/restaurant 13h ago

RANT Why Nobody Wants Cracker Barrel Anymore

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