Last night, myself and SWMBO headed up the road to our neighbourhood brewery and pizza spot, the always excellent Rascals. We got there just before the time we had booked and joined at the front of the queue to be seated which is next to the queue for the off-license and to collect deliveries. This other queue had 2 or 3 groups in it. One guy working the desk and he handled the 2 or 3 people queuing rather efficiently, running around collecting their pizza from the counter etc. We waited for probably 5 minutes. But, and this is the bit that annoys me, he never acknowledged us until it was our turn to be served and take to our table A mere greeting, telling us he would be with us shortly, or even a brief nod would have been sufficient but it was almost as if we didn't exist. This really, really annoys me.
I have been known to walk out of a bar if I am ignored while waiting at the counter. It is the sign of a good barman to let you know he has seen you and you are now in his mental "queue" and will be served in due course.
Anyway, the beer hit the spot (Happy Days pale ale) and the pizzas great as usual and a good time was had by all - once I had got over the (non) welcome.
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