Repeated Mis-Steak
(My husband and I have just finished looking over the menu. I decide I want my usual steak order if available.)
Me: “Is there prime rib available?”
Waitress: “Yes there is; eight or ten ounce?”
Me: “Eight ounce, please.”
(The server walks away without asking how I would like my steak cooked. She returns 10 minutes later.)
Waitress: “I’m sorry. How would like your ribeye steak cooked?”
Me: “I ordered prime rib. Medium rare, please.”
Waitress: “Oh yes, prime rib! Of course.”
(Our food comes about 20 minutes later.)
Waitress: “Here is your ribeye steak.”
Me: “I ordered prime rib.”
Waitress: “You did? Oh, okay.”
(The waitress takes the plate back. 10 minutes later, the manager arrives with the same steak.)
Manager: “Hi, what was wrong with your ribeye steak?”
Me: “I ordered prime rib.”
Manager: “Oh, okay. Let me change that for you.”
(Despite the manager intervening, my steak does not come out for another 30 minutes.)
Waitress: “I am so sorry; I have no idea how I messed that up! Here’s the check!”
(Incredibly, the waitress has still put “ribeye” on the check.)
Husband: “They really wanted you to get the ribeye!”
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