tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215204969650872701.post1512042252873387428..comments2023-11-29T09:03:54.570+00:00Comments on One More Won't Kill You - Beer Blog: Join the queueBirkonianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02797631050700297107noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215204969650872701.post-76556122838674770112011-09-02T20:10:28.008+01:002011-09-02T20:10:28.008+01:00Wetherspoon's staff do seem to be particularly...Wetherspoon's staff do seem to be particularly bad at the basic bar staff skills of acknowledging customers who are waiting ("I'll be with you in a minute") and serving them in the right order.<br /><br />I've been in a Spoons, on an occasion when I was with others so couldn't just walk out, when I've waited fifteen minutes to be served :-(Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215204969650872701.post-74792490662103008622011-09-02T14:59:09.752+01:002011-09-02T14:59:09.752+01:00It's an unsatisfactory solution to the problem...It's an unsatisfactory solution to the problem that Spoons don't put enough staff on, even at peak times, but better than no solution at all, I suppose. A specific till just for food orders, leaving other staff to serve those who only want drinks, would be better. If I just want a pint, I don't want to be stuck behind people yelling across the pub, "Tarquin, do you want chips or mash with your dinner?"Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6215204969650872701.post-64213484984884839222011-09-01T22:26:27.603+01:002011-09-01T22:26:27.603+01:00Hmm, I can see the point in a crowded Spoons, but ...Hmm, I can see the point in a crowded Spoons, but it's really just turning a pub into a cafeteria...Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com