One thing I consistently find annoying in North China is the determination of restaurant workers towards making you pay the bill quickly – even if still eating. Granted restaurants close earlier here, and that’s a cultural thing, but even if it’s time to do the daily accounting the waiters should not require a bill to be paid in order for them to calculate the expected income.
Giving your patrons the bill before they ask is just rude and shouldn’t happen. I’ve never seen it in Hong Kong and, i’m told, it won’t happen in S China either.
To Beijing restauranteurs out there: lighten up.