The Ranger wrote:
>
> ChattyCathy > wrote in message
> ...
> > The Ranger wrote:
>
> >> How would you handle a server that refused to
> >> acknowledge that the dish they set down in front
> >> of you was incorrect and not what you ordered.
> >>
> > Sorry, but I find that an odd question.
>
> Look at the source.
>
> > On a very busy night, a few orders might get mixed
> > up <shrug>, or the servers have little or no clue
> > what should be on one's plate... But I've never had
> > a server refuse to acknowledge that they'd screwed
> > up my order and then also refuse to rectify the situation.
> >
> > Maybe I'm just lucky.
>
> I hope you remain so.
>
> I have only encountered one server that was unwilling to bend to what she
> brought out to our table and what we ordered. Since SWMBO has a few
> food-based allergies that could end up with the business end of an EPI pen
> in her leg, she is VERY specific as to what she orders. Prefacing this
> reasoning during the order phase has mostly helped prevent any
> misunderstandings during delivery. The one time a waitress chose to go off
> on her a simple, "Get your manager. Now." was enough. We weren't the first
> table that night but we were her last.
>
> The Ranger

But you need excuses to use your Epi-Pens before they expire...