Laughing Bean Bistro — Restaurant in McMinnville

The minute I walked into this place I wasn't treated very nicely. I work for DoorDash I went here to pick up an order that apparently had been sitting there for a little while. I've never picked up an order from this establishment. On the DoorDash app for the people that deliver the food there's usually information on how the establishment wants you to pick up the food there was not information on this one. I was standing in line a lady walked in that worked there I said I'm here with DoorDash do I just wait in line or do you have a pickup area. She rolled her eyes and said wait in line, not a problem. When it was my turn she looked at the lady behind me and asked if she had been helped. The lady behind me said that she had not but that I was before her. She looked over at me and I said I have not been helped yet. She huffed and rolled her eyes again. She said yeah okay I'll be with you in a minute. She came to the counter to help me and was very rude to me the entire time. She said you might want to let them know their food is cold because it's been sitting here for a while. I said okay I just got the order somebody else must have rejected the order before me. She said I don't know what the case is all I know is it's been sitting here. I said okay and thank you. She said you're going to have to pay for that with your red card. I said okay, I was already reaching for it. I hand it to her she slid it and said do you need a receipt I said no thank you and she said okay. she didn't say thank you she didn't say goodbye just okay. Then she looked at the lady behind me and said... Okay ma'am how can I help you, in a very nice tone may I add. She treated me as if I was in her way from the time I walked in there. She treated me as if I was stopping her from doing her job even though I was one of the customers, I was still a customer even if I work for DoorDash. I had been wondering if that was a good place to eat I had been thinking about going there for lunch but I will definitely not step foot in...

I always bring my "special yellow cup" to Laughing Bean Bistro with me when I meet my onliest cousin in the world, it's never been a problem before today!

But, today, for some reason it was a problem for the angry little waitress who evidently didn't want to accommodate me (ironically, my cousin brought his own cup, and no one said a word to him)!

Normally a pleasant, welcoming coffee shop, before I sat down, the waitress began lecturing me in front of 20 or so people over me bringing in my own cup.

I’m edging up on my senior years and she treated me as though I had no common sense, no ability to think on my own, though she’s a waitress, and I am an accomplished Teacher, College Professor, Administrative Law Expert (Administration, Human Resources, Employment headhunter), and she’s lecturing me on decorum… '

Was it that she didn't want to wash the table to accommodate a customer? Did I look like someone she resents? Did she need a nicotine break? Was she hung-over from the night before? Did she think she was back in Jr. High smarting off to one of her teachers?

She was bound and determined to...

.....NOT ONCE, .....NOT TWICE, .....BUT THREE TIMES return to where I was sitting (politely and courteously) and in a derogatory tone scold me and disparage my character...

She was 100% inappropriate--and, if I were her boss (Kristi Sue Searles), I would have told her to go home, take the day off (if not fired her on the spot).

I was cheerful, anticipatory when I walked in that door, but upon her third return to the table to scold me, my cousin and I left (my cousin paying for two cups of coffee though I was NEVER...

Coming to this breakfast joint quickly became a family tradition. We’ve been back 7 or 8 times as a family of 5. When we came for my son’s 4th birthday they were SO sweet, they ordered from him directly and he was so proud, especially as a child with a speech delay. The waitresses melted my heart the way they brought him special hot cocoa with sprinkles. He talked about sprinkle hot cocoa so much, we emulated it for months at home for him. A few days ago it came time to head to Laughing Bean for traditional breakfast before the family heads out of town. We got a waitress we have never had before, but has always been all smiles. I’d actually really like to talk to the business about this experience with her as our waitress. It left me shocked and my 4 year old bummed. The attitude we encountered was insane, eye rolling, menu slamming, sickly sweet intentional patronizing voice, glaring from the back at my MOTHER, it left me feeling nauseous to be honest. Why on EARTH would you take it out on a 4 year old? Just blatantly ignoring a child is not ok, they are PEOPLE TOO. I would love to come back but I need assurances this won’t happen again, when it’s my child being treated poorly that is something I must ensure will never happen again. *Edited to add: I have no intention of of identifying the waitress, people have off days. I honestly just need assurances this won’t happen again...