Holy hell, I went to Avenues Bistro yesterday for the first time, and it was a crazy experience. I honestly felt so bad for the staff. Whoever the manager was putting together the staff schedule for 12/26 is a dumbass. There was one server for the front (my guy), 1 for the back, which there was a huge party, and 1 bartender (who was super stoned and lazy AF). There was also no hostess. Anyways, my guy was sweating his ass off because he was running like 12 tables and doing everything. The waitress in the back was seen in the backroom crying, because that huge party was filled with a crap ton Johnson County Bitches. Like, this girl (typical blonde with her face pulled back) came up to the bar to bitch about the service like a million times and made a scene. They ended up just taking everything off of her ticket.
I felt bad, so I tipped something like 35-40% and wrote the guy a note, to let him know how well he did for the situation and it wasn't his fault they were understaffed. I use to really like those notes and over tips when ppl could see I was having a bad day. Also, it was so awkward to watch ppl walk in the doors and then wait to be seated, trying to be patient, but wondering when the eff someone would come up to them. I started telling ppl just to seat themselves and they'll get to you as soon as they can.
Holy nightmare!
