On Mon, 06 Oct 2003 10:44:48 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> Rhonda Anderson wrote:
>
> > A group of us had to go to Canberra for a conference a couple of weeks
> > away. First night there we went to an Irish pub for dinner where they used
> > the system where you order at the counter and are given a number to take
> > back to your table so they know where to bring the food.
>
> Yuck, I hate it. I expect service like that from a fast food place.
> I go to a restaurant, I want to sit down and have someone take my
> order. No, I wouldn't go there again. Talk about impersonal.
>
I wouldn't call a pub a "restaurant". I think the service
was probably about average.

My favorite Pub (Tommy's Joint) has a hofbrau style line,
which means you only tip the waitress when she gets you a
drink from the bar.