Stories of Kindness from Around the World

Dessert On The House


--by svr95, posted Jun 14, 2012

A friend and I went to a Mexican restaurant for lunch last weekend. Since we are vegetarians we customized our order.  

Unfortunately, the food did not turn out to our liking. When our server, Maria, asked how everything was we, honestly, told her that although we loved her service we were not too happy with the food.  
 
After listening to our feedback she spoke to her manager and they offered us dessert on the house. 
 
She gave us a few minutes to decide which desert we wanted. Suddenly, my friend's eyes sparkled with joy and she asked me, "Do you have a Smile card?” I loved the idea, and when Maria returned we gave her the Smile card and asked her to offer the desert, anonymously, to someone else in the restaurant. 
 
She was deeply touched and shared that she had been having a bad day since lots of customers had given her a hard time. However, after meeting us and learning about the Smile card she was overjoyed - and so were we!

 

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Readers Comments

keymaker wrote: Great story! So many times, kindness opportunities manifest at the perfect time in the perfect setting -- like yours. I don't know if there's ever been a time when I didn't want to eat a dessert, :) but I'm going to keep this idea in mind.
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: That is great you paid it forward and had a smile card handy! :)
Hanuman wrote: That is fantastic...I had ordered a veggie burger a few months back at this highly regarded restaurant in NYC but was left disappointed with the fact it seemed to have been cooked with the meat. I made a similar comment when the waitress noticed my barely touched burger...upon offering to give me a new one with my meal on the house I asked a fresh order be made and it was paid forward to either a homeless person or the next person that treats her well and to keep me anonymous and only give them a smile card from an "Anon Friend." Her smile was better than any meal I could have had that day!
sonrisa wrote: What a wonderfully spontaneous way to pay it forward, I love it! I'll definitely keep this in mind next time I'm at a restaurant :)
Happy7 wrote: Great story. Very inspiring. Thanks for making someone's day. Merry Christmas
ritprecious wrote: That was a good one indeed. I will try to emulate it next time am in an eatry.
cindyK wrote: I love that you turned a negative situation into a positive one. And made someone else's day too! Good for you!
Happysoul wrote: Very few would be so kind as you to share their dessert after a horrible meal. I am glad you shared it :)

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