Waiters give us first-hand behind-the-scenes details from restaurants

Going out to eat or grab a coffee is a natural part of our daily lives. We usually go somewhere, sit down and wait for the waiter to come and take our order. There is certain etiquette at restaurants for both guest and server that we all usually abide by. However, the men and women in the service industry know a lot that we as guests do not. Several of these servers decided to give us a look into the true nature of serving others and the behind the scenes action that takes place in the restaurants or cafe. We thought that we knew what happened when we walked in a place to grab a meal, whether a fancy restaurant or a coffee shop, but boy was we wrong. We are sure that you will be surprised to learn of what these service industry insiders have to say, coming directly from the horse’s mouth. Behind the scenes of the restaurant industry is far more dramatic and tumultuous than expected, even with more and more documentaries coming out on the subject.

They hate preparing tea

Coffee is one thing, tea is a wholly different other. A waiter in New York City said that when someone asks for tea, the waiter is always annoyed by the detailed job. The process is tedious and they do not like going to get a pot, add water to boil, slice up a lemon, take the honey and collect a spoon and cup.

There are too many pieces to this particular exercise that they do not like it. To be fair, that does sound like a lot of things to remember and we never thought about how much work it takes.

The eggs are actually powdered eggs

Any place with a long breakfast buffet will have what looks like scrambled eggs. There are pancakes, roasted meats, and lots of pastries as well. However, what many people do not realize is that more times than not, the eggs are made out of powdered eggs due to the high volume of mouths that these buffets feed.

A waiter in one of these establishments says that people usually eat between 2 to 3 eggs, so getting that many eggs per meal are just not cost effective for the restaurant, not to mention that it is not space efficient.

Added sugar for the little ones

Ever wonder why kids meals taste better? Well, it seems that major chains like to add more sugar to the meal to make sure the kids like it that much more. The reasoning is obvious, the more sugar the more the kid wants it. One waitress at Chuck E Cheese’s said that they do so to every kid’s meal they have in order to keep their little customers coming back for me.

Luckily, there is a whole lot of playground in the area to get the sugar rush out of the kids’ system before heading back home.

They know about infidelities

In addition to overhearing conversation as part of the job, waiters often know when the person they are serving is not being faithful to his or her wife or husband. One server said that the patron is always nicer to the wait staff when he comes in with a woman who is not his wife!

He knows that they know exactly what is going on and wants to keep everyone happy so they keep quiet about it.