I hate being constantly bugged by a waitress who wants me to hurry up and order after she hands me a gigantic 10 page menu. I don't like being ignored when I need a refill. I don't like it when they assume that I don't want dessert when I often do and hand me my bill almost the minute they serve me. This is what you get at Carrow's, along with constant rudeness and often quite a lot of noise. They will bug you every two minutes, giving you no time to look at the menu. I once got attitude from a girl there because I ordered an english muffin after I ate my breakfast - she treated me as though I was just a big oinker. I just needed something bready to settle my stomach because I felt a little ill. I have had waitresses there give me lip for not ordering within 5 minutes of arriving, and have gotten a lot of attitude from women there in general, as have those who I have dined with, including my 91 year old grandmother. We go there when we can't think of anyplace else that is still open or when we want to go someplace really nearby. The food is good, very good in fact and the prices fairly reasonable. It is open 24-hours and you get free refills on drinks. However, even with all these pluses I still feel a bit of reluctance to go there because of the extremely poor service.
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