10 Polite Habits That Restaurant Staffers Secretly Dislike



Cathryn Jakicic




Sometimes our restaurant manners can miss the mark when we’re trying to do the right thing. Here’s what to avoid.




Seating yourself

When the hostess is busy, it can be tempting just to seat yourself and save her the trouble. This might seem like helping, but it might be making her job (and the servers’ jobs) more difficult. Hosts have a system for distributing tables that keep the restaurant running smoothly. If you see the host is busy when you arrive, wait a minute or two before hailing someone for attention