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Author: Steve Dublanica Aka The Waiter
Publisher: Ecco
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

161 reviews
Sales Rank: 9356

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 320
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.6 x 1.2

ISBN: 0061256684
Dewey Decimal Number: 647.95068
EAN: 9780061256684
ASIN: 0061256684

Publication Date: August 1, 2008
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description

According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. Waiter Rant offers the server's unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he's truly thrived.

Customer Reviews: Read 156 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

One funny book... January 8, 2009
This book caught my eye on the new book shelf at my local library and I heard good things about it from Amazon.com. It took several months of waiting to finally borrow it but the wait was worth it! This is one of the most amusing and educational book about what really happens in a resturant. I work in a grocery store so the situations in both apply, people can be mean or nice. A real eye opener for anyone not aware of what really goes on behind the scenes!

5 out of 5 stars

Good Book, A Must Read December 28, 2008
I'll make this short and sweet. If you've ever worked in the food industry you must read this book. Very well written. I love it.

3 out of 5 stars

Interesting View Into Waiter's World December 23, 2008
I enjoyed Waiter Rant, the stories and anecdotes were amusing and made for a fine afternoon's reading. The book provides an interesting peek into the lives of people whose job it is to be invisible until needed, which provides them with plenty of opportunities to see things (and write about) other people do.

As a drawback, I thought this book, or rather, the writing, lacked a sharpness of wit to really bring the stories to life. I was entertained certainly. But in holding this particular book up against some others in the genre, it holds its own but I don't think it rose above.

5 out of 5 stars

Tip your waitperson 20+ percent! They have earned it!! December 12, 2008
This is a great book that tells you a whole lot about an occupation that most of us frequently encounter and often take for granted. I have never been a waiter (I will use this to cover both men and women if I may), but when I think about what has made many dining experiences (at almost any type of restaurant) pleasant or not, it often comes down to how good the waiter's service has been.

This book gives the insight of a very articulate writer (who I understand does a lot of blogging) about this profession and really gives a good sense of how hard the job may be. This book reminded me a lot of chef's Anthony Bourdain's "Restaurant Condifidential" from the perspective of the waiter. The job is often NOT easy, with ranting managers, crazy cooks, and most of all obnoxious customers.

The book certainly not all complaints (or rants) but rather a very funny, well written, and sympathetic telling of what waiters put up with as they are expected to smile and be courteous. This is a great book by a fine writer who works as a waiter and really gives insight into what it is like to do your best on a job.

Since we all go to restaurants (and also deal with people who have to serve customers who may in fact be jerks), we should all read this book. You will learn a lot about how to appreciate other people's feelings and respect them. You will also learn about how unpleasant working at a restaurant can be (confirmed to me by friends who have spent some working in restaurants) and maybe come to the conclusion a good waiter is hard to find and should be rewarded for their good work.

This is a five star book -- instructive and very, very fun to read!!

2 out of 5 stars

Too much uninteresting biography, not enough 'waiter rant' December 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book would make a great short story. I can't imagine being very interested in his philosophical discussions with himself. The running of the restaurants, the interplay among front and back of the house is fun to read, but apparently he (and presumably his editor if there was one) either didn't have enough similar material, or he assumed we wanted to know about his inner turmoil. The book felt disjointed to me, but I did finish it. I wouldn't recommend it, however. (I have worked in restaurants, and find it surprising that after so many years the author couldn't come up with more compelling stories to fill this volume. Not looking forward to his next book.)

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