Margaret wrote:

> Just as you would not pour your own wine from the bottle on the table,
> you would not grab your own bread or roll from the basket, but wait
> for the server to do so.

In keeping with the discussion in the rest of the thread, what happens when
the server DOESN'T perform those duties? I've seen tables get "forgotten"
by the waitstaff on plenty of occasions. How long do you think it would be
reasonable to wait before pouring your own wine or grabbing a roll from the
basket? Or would you favor shouting, "MY WAITER HAS TAKEN A VACATION TO THE
BERMUDA TRIANGLE; WOULD *SOME* WAITER PLEASE COME OVER HERE AND POUR MY
WINE?"


> Here, some of the fine restaurants also have the waiter or a special
> wait person go around with a bread basket, only here the bread and
> rolls do not carry an extra charge.

I've seen that as well, but usually in restaurants which I'd grade as "upper
mediocre." I wonder how they handle bread service at that place which
serves the $84 roast chicken. :-)

Bob