My theory is - better not to. The waitstaff have a routine, and know exactly how to deal with used dishes for max efficiency. Also, I for one would not like to have fresh food waiting to be taken to table mixed in with other people’s used dishes. The exception would be if the restaurant is NOT busy, and the staff have the time to sort things before the next service of food goes out. Would be interesting to hear from someone who’s worked in a restaurant about this issue.
My theory is - better not to. The waitstaff have a routine, and know exactly how to deal with used dishes for max efficiency. Also, I for one would not like to have fresh food waiting to be taken to table mixed in with other people’s used dishes. The exception would be if the restaurant is NOT busy, and the staff have the time to sort things before the next service of food goes out. Would be interesting to hear from someone who’s worked in a restaurant about this issue.