Restaurant Business Etiquette - Tips to Help You Make a Good Impression
Business meetings and interviews take place in restaurants all the time. Your restaurant etiquette needs to adapt to the business environment. Follow these rules:
- Don't over-order.
- Don't leave the table to greet friends.
- Don't complain about the food.
- Don't order the most expensive thing on the menu.
- Express your appreciation when your boss picks up the tab.
- Avoid long conversations on your cellular phone—better yet, don't take it with you unless absolutely necessary.
- Never talk down to a food server.
- When paying the tab, be a generous tipper.
- Focus on the people at your table—don't let your eyes wander around the room.
- Talk softly—people at other tables can hear you.
