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 ...

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 ...

We all understand that tipping is a customary part of dining out, a way to show our gratitude for a pleasant experience and ...

A woman is accusing a waiter of ruining her dining experience as he asked for her phone number before she left the restaurant. The woman explained in a post on Mumsnet that she went to a “fairly fancy ...

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 ...

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 ...

A North Carolina waiter was fired from his job after posting a picture of a customer's receipt on which homophobic comments had been written Maria Pasquini is a Senior News Editor for PEOPLE, covering ...