Never order fish on a Monday and always sit furthest from the cutlery: waiting staff on the restaurant secrets only they know

Restaurant secrets only waiters know

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Food and Drink


Never order fish on a Monday and always sit furthest from the cutlery: waiting staff on the restaurant secrets only they know

By Holly Bullock

6 days ago

5 min read

Is it a bad idea to order fish on a Monday? What’s the worst table in any restaurant? Is your waiter privately judging your wine order? How do professional kitchens really make scrambled eggs? Waiting staff reveal the restaurant secrets only they know (but can’t tell their customers).


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