DEAR MISS MANNERS: A restaurant outside of town, which was known for pizza and wine, has reworked their menu and changed it to pricey steaks and fine dining-type items. We went to try it out, and it ...

You're finally seated in that restaurant you've been dying to try for months. The lighting is perfect, the atmosphere ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the appropriate thing to do or say when one’s restaurant order is wrong? When I had lunch with a group of eight people, the waiter did not write down any of our orders. That ...

Dear Miss Manners: A restaurant outside of town, which was known for pizza and wine, has reworked their menu and changed it to pricey steaks and fine dining-type items. We went to try it out, and it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When dining out, it seems that the latest way for the server to take the order and present the bill is via an electronic tablet. I’m fine with the ordering part, but not with the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After waiting 30 minutes to be seated in a crowded restaurant, my friend asked the very busy waitress if she could sample wines before she ordered a glass. Related Articles Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I were meeting another couple at a restaurant for dinner, and we arrived 15 minutes before our reservation time. The other couple was not in the waiting area. After my ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, if my food is served by someone other than my waiter and I need to request an additional or missing item (e.g., extra sauce or sour cream), do I make that request ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was dining solo, and a family with two small children was seated in my section. One toddler decided to treat the restaurant to prolonged, high-pitched shrieks. Related Articles ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a birthday party at a local restaurant; it is a cuisine I’m not terribly fond of, although I can usually find something. I went because the guest of honor is a dear ...

This was disruptive to at least one person, who had anticipated paying their separate check via a card, and who didn’t therefore bring cash.

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