How to Feel Like a VIP at a Restaurant

Have you ever wondered why you always have to wait before being shown to the table next to a restaurant's kitchen or front door, while other people are seated immediately at the best table in the house? Don't let that, and other indignities, happen the next time you go out to a fine restaurant to eat. Read on to learn a few ways the you can make a restaurant treat you like a VIP.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Restaurants tend to treat people with reservations better than people who simply come in unannounced; so make a reservation a few days in advance. Then on the appointed day, call the restaurant to confirm your reservation and tell them your preference of a table.
2. If it's a special occasion and you are visiting a restaurant for the first time, stop by earlier in the day to introduce yourself to the maitre d'. Tell him your name as well as the name of your guest or guests. Tell him how much you look forward to your experience. You will be rewarded by more attention and better service.
3. Pay your bill in advance. This will be welcomed by a restaurant, no matter how often you go. To insure the best service, tell them to add a substantial tip to the total. In most cases, your server will know what you have done and will treat you accordingly.
4. Tip the maitre d' as he takes you to your table. That may result in your being seated at a table that is better than the one he originally had in mind. Also, if you intend to return to that restaurant, the maitre d' will remember your generosity and will act as a result.

Tips & Warnings

• Obviously, these tips apply to your next visit to a fine dining restaurant. If you try them the next time you go to Taco Bell, however, they'll look at you like a weirdo.

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