Look, there's a lot of pressure on restaurant servers through a shift.
They have to put on a brave face and sometimes straight-up lie to customers.
Here are 11 of the most popular lies restaurant servers have admitted to telling customers, courtesy of Eat This, Not That:
1) I'm doing great!
2) The kitchen got your order wrong
3) Sorry, the milkshake machine is broken
4) I have a great table for you
5) We just need to switch the keg
6) I'm in training
7) It was a pleasure serving you!
8) I'll take your suggestion to the chef
9) Well, my favorite thing on the menu...
10) Sorry, we're short-staffed tonight
11) Oh, this wine will be perfect with that!
Do you have funny stories from working in the service industry? Have you told customers any lies like these?
If you want to read more details about why they may be telling these particular white lies, read here
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