Restaurants where it's most worth being a regular

[Dave the Cook]

Someone should write a whole book containing strategies for becoming a regular, getting hard-to-get reservations, etc.

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Oddly enough, Leventhal's suggestions were remarkably similar to those I had read somewhere else. Where, oh where, did I read them???

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I don't recall any such book suggesting that one should buy a round for the kitchen or overtip the maitre d', or that one should simply buy a restaurant's friendship. (I'm sure such a strategy could work; I'm also sure it's unnecessary.)

[tupac17616]

this piece is over-the-top and most of the suggestions seem too eager.

I was about to just say that the article was terrible, but then you articulated exactly why I think so. Thanks.

[weinoo]

I don't know how to say this, but the places where I'm a regular don't have a maitre d'.

And Fat Guy, you don't mean to say a blogger is writing about something that's already been written?

[Fat Guy]

Kara Newman picked up on this subject and did a blog entry about how to become a regular at a bar:

http://karanewman.wordpress.com/2009/08/27...come-a-regular/

Among other things: go early (or late), order a memorable drink . . .

[sethd]

Kara Newman picked up on this subject and did a blog entry about how to become a regular at a bar:

http://karanewman.wordpress.com/2009/08/27...come-a-regular/

Among other things: go early (or late), order a memorable drink . . .

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Fat Gut, I don't think there is any secret to becoming a regular at restaurants. Go often, be polite,, be respectful... Tipping in cash doesn't hurt either.

[DutchMuse]

A friend once said to me "Order a wine that shows respect and they will remember you." There's some truth to that.

[Fat Guy]

Fat Gut, I don't think there is any secret to becoming a regular at restaurants. Go often, be polite,, be respectful... Tipping in cash doesn't hurt either.

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To a lot of people, those are secrets. And in terms of the specifics of implementation, for some people it's intuitive whereas others can use some coaching. I hope I provided that for the 17 people who bought my book.

[oakapple]

Fat Gut, I don't think there is any secret to becoming a regular at restaurants. Go often, be polite,, be respectful... Tipping in cash doesn't hurt either.

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To a lot of people, those are secrets. And in terms of the specifics of implementation, for some people it's intuitive whereas others can use some coaching. I hope I provided that for the 17 people who bought my book.

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The secret is not so much what it takes to be a regular—anyone could figure out that if you go often, you're a regular—but how you can obtain that status more quickly, and the benefits you may receive by doing so.