Flirts to clickers, a waitress names her eight types of nightmare diner

Who are the biggest problems for waiting staff? Esme Gordon-Craig names and shames them, including one customer who demanded she pick up her dog’s poo

'Rude customers range from people with a simple inability to say please and thank you, to those who seem to think being awful to others is a kind of sport.'

I have worked as a waitress in restaurants for more than five years, a job I love, and the joys of which most often come from the customers I serve.

Of course, for every 10 great customers, you’re bound to get one that’s not so great — I’ve come across my fair share of those.