/ck/ - Food & Cooking

When I was kid, I remember that waitresses and waiters used to be a lot more chatty. It was obviously just to be polite, but it was nice to hear a story or two, exchange some pleasantries, and have an actual conversation.
These days, it feels like they have 3-4 scripted lines they refuse to deviate from, and you're just a fat pig to get money from.
>hello what would you like to drink/eat
>here is your food would you like any other dish if so please let me get a menu
>would you like the bill
>and how much would you like to tip
And whenever I try to engage them on something else, I get a basic "sounds good, do you need anything else?" That doesn't even address what I said. Hell, one time I told the waiter how much I enjoyed the dish and he said "sounds like you enjoyed it" and walked away. Jesus, I felt like a retard.
Fuck, man. Where has all the good service gone?