It's unfortunate that places can't be perfect 100% of the time. I feel as if as soon as I finish my appetizer, the waiter/waitress should have my meal ready. I should never have to wait more than 10 seconds after I finish my drink to get a refill.
BUT REALLY...just get over it! If it happens multiple times, then you probably have a problem restaurant. If it's just once, give it a try again sometime, maybe on a less busier day.
I serve at a restaurant in the lakes region, and weekends/holidays the atmosphere is entirely different than weekdays. When a kitchen has dozens of orders up at one time, there's a pretty good chance that timing is not going to be perfect. Sometimes your food may have to come a little early and sometimes you may have to wait. It's nearly impossible to get perfect timing because everyone is different in their eating habits. If you get a bowl of soup or a salad and you talk to your party instead of eating it and 20 mins later your food arrives, it's not the servers or the kitchens fault.
If it's a ridiculous situation where you order your appetizers and dinner and they both come out within 10 mins of each other, than you probably should say something or have the food held in the heat for a while longer.
Also, stiffing the waiter/waitress a tip is really scummy unless they provide you with a terrible dining experience overall (Intended rudeness is definitely a turn off).
My thoughts: just try the place again or try another place or even pick a slower day. Weekends are crazy busy in many places around here.
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