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Restaurants and Buffets
« on: March 16, 2011, 11:02:08 AM »
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As a former manager of a restaurant, and having worked in restaurants since I was 14, I've noticed something that people should be aware of when it comes to paying for your meals at restaurants with buffets.

Ever Been to a chain restaurant with a buffet? I guarantee you they have a cashier at the front door. And Here is the reason why they don't let servers have their own banks for buffets.

Lets say a Server has 2 tables, both of them with 2 people and everyone orders the buffet. Obviously the server doesn't have to ring in a ticket since the kitchen doesn't have to actually make their food, so the server waits until the guests are about to leave to ring in their ticket. Rings up the first couple, they pay with cash, server pockets the money, doesn't ring in another ticket, and just brings the old ticket to the second table.

Lesson, When dining out at a buffet and the server is your cashier, pay with a credit card.
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Re: Restaurants and Buffets
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2011, 12:57:09 PM »
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My 20 years experience waiting tables, tending bar and managing says the same thing. If you manage a restaurant where the servers keep their own bank and any of your staff WANT to work the buffet, then I suspect theft and start looking for the scam.
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Re: Restaurants and Buffets
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2011, 12:59:56 PM »
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Something similar really works anywhere there are lots of similar transactions.  I caught the cashier at the local Dairy Queen stealing when I noticed that he was re-using receipts and not ringing in sales.  Too bad for him I know the owner. 
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Re: Restaurants and Buffets
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2011, 12:41:22 AM »
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we don't have anymore Restaurant Buffet style chains here. but we do have Buffet Only Restaurants, as soon as you walk in the door you pay per guest, sit down and get your own food.  the only thing the servers do is take away your used Plates.
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Re: Restaurants and Buffets
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2011, 08:27:30 AM »
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Servers who work buffets are just glorified, overpayed bussers.
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