“We don’t even have the right to say hello, the customer has already sat down.” these habits that annoy waiters in restaurants;

Is the customer really still king? We all know this implicit golden rule, drawn like a weapon by demanding customers. A guide to the waitering profession, whose foundations are based on “pleasant”, but which still has its limits. At a Michelin-starred restaurant or on the terrace of a local brasserie, etiquette must be respected. And if we imagine ourselves to be the perfect customer, some of our quirks still have the ability to annoy waiters, or worse, hinder their work. Three service professionals list the small mistakes with big consequences that we all make in restaurants.

Booking

For Laura, head waiter and sommelier at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Nice, the problems begin even before the customers arrive. As with a growing number of gourmet restaurants, reservations are now made online and require a bank stamp; “It’s a way…