Miss Manners: What do I tell the restaurant staff when the ladies’ room is too gross to use?

I have very high standards for restrooms in restaurants. I will leave if they’re too gross. How do I express my disgust to ...

Miss Manners: I leave restaurant bathrooms with my hands unwashed

Even if the room is clean, I avoid using the door handle when exiting. I wait for another lady to leave, and follow her ...

Miss Manners: What happened to restaurant bathrooms?

As a performer of a certain age, I have seen everything from tailored dresses to gowns glittering with beads and spangles — ...

Miss Manners: My co-workers act like slobs when we go to a restaurant

I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come after a week of hard ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Miss Manners: Can I ask any restaurant staffer for ketchup if I don’t see my waiter?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, if my food is served by someone other than my waiter and I need to request an additional or missing item (e.g., extra sauce or sour cream), do I make that request ...

Miss Manners: I panicked at an upscale restaurant and made a gross decision

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Here’s a moment that has bothered me for decades. When I was an unworldly 20-something male visiting ...
East Bay Times

Miss Manners: Her peevish behavior in restaurants upsets me every time

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, whenever we go out to dinner, she always tells me to make the restaurant ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Miss Manners: I pick the restaurant and then she complains about the food

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, whenever we go out to dinner, she always tells me to make the restaurant ...
The Spokesman-Review

Miss Manners: Finicky friend picks the restaurant – or does the cooking

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, whenever we go out to dinner, she always tells me to make the restaurant ...
Spoonful Wanderer on MSN

I used a screen to keep the restaurant table quiet. My in-laws criticized my 'table manners'.

We all know that family dinners are supposed to be about connection and good conversation. But we also know they can be a minefield of unspoken tensions and differing opinions, especially when ...