starters coming in the middle of a meal or at the end of your main course is, i agree, extremely annoying.
But it does get worse...
1
Ordering food with rice for 6 people.
2
Food arrives and you wait while food gets cold, asking for rice again, "yes sure" the water replies.
3
Rice does not arrive and you then start picking at the food and ask again for rice.
4
Again rice does not arrive, now you get desperate as you see all the other vultures at the table gathering speed at demolishing the food, you eat quicker and frantically ask for rice again.
5
Still no rice arrival. The vultures are now picking away at a furious pace and food that was meant to be eaten with rice to slow down its dissapearing act is vanishing faster than Houdini. You frantically ask for rice again in an agitated voice.
6
The food is now all gone, everyone is still hungry and now annoyed. We cancel the rice and demand the bill.
The bill arrives with a charge for rice on it, as we start to complain that we had no rice (principle here not cost...) the rice arrives, the waiter then gladly exclaims, the rice is here now!!! and smiles broadly assuming problem solved. (true story)
Has anyone else noticed the rice nearly always comes late? is it some ploy so that you will eat the more expensive part of the meal first and order more?