I think most of us kind of cringe when we see the "San Diego Restaurants Are Bad" thread recycle through every few weeks. But something good has come out of a thread so BAD. The last several posts have not dealt with food, but... (39 replies, last updated by foodiechick August 11, 2008)

I’ve been eating here for years, but lately seems like service has gotten lax, or maybe they are coasting on celebrity ?? I waited 1 hour for an order of burgers in the wine bar. An hour ?? For three, little, dinky (0 replies, last updated by Joey Foodman May 24, 2008)

[This thread has been split from a thread on the Manhattan board, which you can find here: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/354541 —The Chowhound Team] This is the second post about a usually reliable restaurant with... (5 replies, last updated by Karl S December 31, 2006)

I just want to start off by saying how much I love the food scene in Portland. Great ingredients, talented cooks, good restaurants, etc. However, after a series of dismal customer service experiences this past Sunday I’m... (10 replies, last updated by littleredbike July 7, 2006)

After reading Nick’s fine report (“5 days of food in the Bay Area,” posted on July 17), I was surprised that he found restaurant service to be the weak point even in the best local establishments. Maybe I’m... (3 replies, last updated by Limster July 20, 2003)

i had lunch at my favorite restaurant today and there was an 18% sevice charge added to the bill is a service charge in place of or in addition to a TIP i asked the waitress but she was new and didn’t have a clue (3 replies, last updated by sean June 5, 2000)

in thinking that there is a particular service problem in London Chinese restaurants? Or have I just been unlucky recently? (1 reply, last updated by howler December 28, 2001)

Prince chose. Restaurant: Great place for food, no real ambience, most entrees <$10. While being seated, my son said, we’d like “that” table, and we got it, no problem. We had exquisitely attentive, but not... (15 replies, last updated by boltnut55 May 11, 2007)

off, then write a letter to the management. I did just that, and never heard back from them. I guess they don’t need my business, and I would guess they don’t need yours either. What happened to customer service, and... (2 replies, last updated by Bigray April 22, 2003)

I like to think I am fair and understanding as a diner. But the service I had at Eden Restaurant on Lake Promenade( ?) recently, really angered me. Here’s what happened: We arrived at abut 6:30pm. It was busy but no line up (... (5 replies, last updated by Sui_Mai September 10, 2009)

The only service that I know of that is currently active is Zifty.com. I used to use Take-out Taxi before I moved to East Atlanta (30316) where they didn’t deliver. I just checked their website and seems that they... (0 replies, last updated by kay April 28, 2005)

Went to have dim sum at Peony. Picked that restaurant because I haven’t been there in awhile and thougt I’d give it a try again. First, as soon as we walked in and went to the hostess to get seated. some guy comes in... (0 replies, last updated by DogGone Hungry November 26, 2005)

What the hell is happening to the level of service and servers in local restaurants? In the past 3 weeks, I have had 4 abysmal experiences. Two of these occured at my once favorite Mexican place in Leesburg the Del Rio. The first... (10 replies, last updated by flavrmeistr May 30, 2002)

Hello everyone! I’m doing a little research and trying to find the restaurant with the best service in Tokyo. Any suggestions? It doesn’t have to be high-end. I’m a first time poster, so still quite new to... (18 replies, last updated by prasantrin October 14, 2009)

Is there any Chinese restaurant in the South Bay that has good service? My family went to Sea Empress in Gardena last week and although the food was good the service was definitely not! (8 replies, last updated by john k June 29, 2000)