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War  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The future isn't robots replacing waiters, it's me replacing waiters

I agree with everything you said. The only thing I really need automated is paying the bill at the end. Sometimes I just like to eat, pay, and run (Lunch break, class in a little bit, etc.) I went to a restaurant that was attempting some automation, but not a lot. I thought the balance was pretty nice. You get that iPad thing on the table. It has some games, and some other smaller features (digital menu, food recommendations, etc). The only thing that was automated was drink refill, pinging the waiter, and paying the bill at the end. It came in a lot of handy because we still had a waiter who took our order, but it took all the little annoyances out of the way.





kleinbl00  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·  

PROTIP: give them your card when you sit down and let them know your deadline. Wait staff actually prefer turning over your table quickly and it's a rare event that I meet a server that can't help me out.

War  ·  3408 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I should probably be doing that more often than I do. Few times I ended up being pretty late to a class because I felt the need to indulge on lunch hahaha. Thanks for the tip.