Miss Manners: Wife Chides Husband for Offering Constructive Criticism at Newly Opened Restaurant

Miss Manners: Wife chides husband for offering constructive criticism at newly opened restaurant

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I went out to a newly opened restaurant for dinner. Towards the end of the meal, the waiter asked how things were.

Miss Manners: It is perfectly fine to criticize a restaurant’s food when asked by a waiter

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I went out to a newly opened restaurant for dinner. Towards the end of the meal, the waiter asked how things were. I replied that my meal (chicken parm over spaghetti) was very good, but that the deep cast-iron dish it had been baked in, and subsequently served in, was challenging to eat from.

Miss Manners: Was I rude when I gave the waiter feedback on my meal? My wife thinks so

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I went out to a newly opened restaurant for dinner. Towards the end of the meal, the waiter asked how things were.

Miss Manners: Restaurant should welcome feedback

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I went out to a newly opened restaurant for dinner. Toward the end of the meal, the waiter asked how things were.

Dear Miss Manners: Is polite critique OK at a restaurant?

Miss Manners says, "Your wife ... has mistaken the restaurant-customer relationship for a social one."

Column | Miss Manners: Wife chastised me for giving restaurant feedback

Wife didn’t approve of the letter writer giving the waiter constructive feedback about the food.