Poor management, very poor fake 'italian' food - Server Darden Employee Review

1.0
Jul 31, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Free drinks, on time pay, uuuuuuuuuuum let me think

Cons

The General Manager is like a robot programmed to smile, but incapable to support people development on the job. They are serving a "nice" Italian dinner for the price of a fast food combo while asking the server to run back and forward with soup and salads. What they sell has nothing to do with authentic Italian food but they try to sell an experience of something that should sound Italian... Unfortunately even an American tourist to Italy could tell the difference. Customers there are generally cheap on tips, but generous in criticism.

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