They are saying “Celebrities are similar to us” and if you’re a server who has had each horrible tippers and impolite clients, then that’s completely proper.
Now, I’m of the thoughts that for those who’re well-known, you might want to be even MORE conscientious of being type to individuals than everybody else on the planet. And everybody else on the planet must be doing a rattling high-quality job whether it is, to start with.
Waitstaff particularly deserves the utmost kindness and respect as a result of treating anybody doing you a service poorly is absolutely the lowest you possibly can go.
Waitstaff who've had movie star diners sit of their sections are sharing their tales throughout the online. Listed below are a few of the most attention-grabbing tales of what it’s wish to serve movie star clients.
Editor’s Be aware: Clearly these tales are unverified, so they might be stuffed with it, however TBH, I can kinda see all of them being at the least partly true.
1. Keanu & Vincent D’Onofrio
“I waited on fairly a couple of celebrities in Portland. When Keanu Reeves and Vincent D’Onofrio had been filming Thumbsucker, they got here into our restaurant a number of instances. They at all times sat on the patio the place Keanu chain smoked and barely ate. This was earlier than social media, and phrase obtained out he was there. The road was full of followers. Keanu spent loads of time taking photographs with individuals. He at all times tipped about 30–50% on very costly tabs.” —maplebow
2. Maria Shriver and Katherine Schwarzenegger
“Maria Shriver and her daughter, Katherine Schwarzenegger, ate a giant brunch at a restaurant I used to work at in Chicago with possibly 10 different girls. They weren’t impolite, however they had been extremely needy and demanding. Their invoice was near $1,000. Maria paid, however she didn’t depart something for a tip.”
“It ruined that server’s entire morning, since that was mainly the one desk they'd, and they need to have made $200 on it.”
3. Will Ferrell
4. Lana Wachowski
“Lana Wachowski was a semi-regular on the place I labored in Chicago and was one of many friendliest, most down-to-earth individuals I’ve ever met, not to mention a star. She was tipper, tremendous pleasant to your entire employees, and throughout a pleasant particular person to be round.”
5. Reese Witherspoon
“Reese Witherspoon drank a bottle of wine by herself, obtained slightly tipsy, and got here out of the lavatory singing alongside to ‘Laborious to Deal with’ by the Black Crowes.”
“She was drawing consideration and high-fived individuals on her method again to the desk. It was lovely.”
6. Bryan Cranston
“Bryan Cranston did a present with us one summer time. The solid got here to a employees BBQ, and he simply plunked proper down subsequent to us to eat and was such a dad. He was tremendous good, tremendous candy.”
“He ordered customized merch for all of the employees as mementos and gave it out on the finish of the present.”
7. Judith Gentle
“Judith Gentle is pure pleasure. She remembers her servers, and he or she is so type and inspiring.” —mattr1016
8. Dave Chappelle
9. Invoice Joel and Christie Brinkley
10. The Baldwins
“I used to be a bartender within the ’90s, and one of many Baldwins got here in. I don’t know which one, however his daughter is married to Justin Bieber now (so whichever that one is…I most likely may’ve googled it by now, but it surely’s extra enjoyable to level out that I STILL don’t know who he's…my coworker needed to inform me on the time). [Editor’s Note: It was Stephen Baldwin.] The man was terrible.”
“He was speaking loudly on his telephone (and this was the ’90s, so this was NOT frequent) the entire time. It was lunchtime, so he had youngsters with him, which was high-quality. … Nevertheless, he allow them to run everywhere in the bar with none supervision in any respect. He stored saying loudly, ‘No photos,’ which was bizarre as a result of (1) none of us requested for one, and (2) none of us even had a digital camera. Perhaps it was to the opposite particular person on the telephone?”
“Anyway, he barely tipped us and was simply type of a jerk the entire time, although by no means overtly or immediately impolite. Perhaps he was having a nasty day with the children or one thing, however let’s simply say there's a cause I by no means bothered determining who he was.” —sallyg14
11. Barbara Streisand
“Barbra Streisand didn’t make eye contact, however she wasn’t fussy.” —bdogdiggity
12. Goldie Hawn & Kurt Russell
“This summer time, Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn got here into the restaurant I work in. They had been SO NICE, so well mannered, and so down-to-earth.” —emilymasonb
“They even got here into the kitchen to say hello and thanks to everybody working.” —emilymasonb
13. Amanda Bynes & Robin Williams
“The nicest individuals I ever waited on had been Amanda Bynes (in 2005)… …and Robin Williams (in 2002).” —jenmas
14. Kate Walsh
“Kate Walsh is available in each summer time with a big group and is at all times so type and easygoing. She additionally ideas rather well!”
15. John Goodman
“John Goodman wished a quiet spot. He ate mainly the place the employees would cover and eat.”
“I didn’t serve him, however the lady who did was in tears due to how good he was and telling her to comply with her goals.” —mattr1016
16. Jimmy Fallon
“Jimmy Fallon was quiet and unobtrusive.”
17. Kathleen Turner
“Kathleen Turner — doesn’t harm she is a coworker’s aunt — however I served her on Thanksgiving, and he or she stored thanking me for giving up my time to serve her and a bunch of household. That tip made my evening.” —mattr1016
18. Don Rickles
“I simply need you all to know that Don Rickles was one of many kindest, most considerate, funniest individuals I ever waited on. Within the Eighties, I labored at a few fancy resorts in Hawaii. He and his household would keep on the resort round Christmas time along with his good good friend Bob Newhart (additionally a sweetheart, however that’s not a shock) and his household.”
“Mr. Rickles went out of his approach to make me comfy, despite the fact that the lighting was poor, the menu was pretentious, and I used to be busy as hell. He at all times remembered me, made some humorous jokes, engaged in dialog, took the awkward moments in stride, and tipped like a prince. I’ll always remember him, and I at all times let individuals know that The King of Insults by no means punched down. He was good to us ‘little individuals.'”
19. Tiffany
“Tiffany (of the ’80s fame) was impolite, demanding, and a horrible tipper.”
20. Lana Del Rey
“My grandparents personal a bodega in Brooklyn, and I used to generally work the register with my older cousin there. Round 2012, Lana Del Rey got here in with a good friend. I had no concept who she was on the time as a result of I used to be like 11, however my older cousin was an enormous fan. Lana was a bit quiet however was gracious sufficient to take an image with my cousin, and didn’t thoughts staying to speak for a bit with my cousin after we rang her up.”
“My 11 year-old-self requested her if she knew One Route (my favourite group on the time) and what kind of music she sang, and he or she laughed and advised me that I may take heed to her music after I was a bit older. Funnily sufficient, I truly did get actually into her music a pair years down the road! Now I at all times remorse not getting an image then.”
21. Magic Johnson
“Magic Johnson got here into Denny’s at 3 a.m. in the course of the 1999 Lakers vs. Pacers finals. He was good sufficient to signal autographs on his approach to the closed-off part — which he paid $50 to sit down in — however didn’t tip past that.”
22. Olivia Wilde
“Olivia Wilde did a shoot at my restaurant. We had banter, and it made my week. Such a pleasant lady.”
23. Ralph Fiennes
“Ralph Fiennes was somebody I served many instances, and he was by no means chatty however at all times very well mannered and well-mannered. He was extra pleasant with some employees he noticed extra typically.” —nopersont
24. Quentin Tarantino
25. Paul Rubin
26. Tyler Perry
27. Jason Segel and Paul Rudd
