Where is my food ? Why is that table already getting their food ?

Wow.... Don't you just hate it that the table next to you already got their orders even though you came first ????
Yup.... you came first, sat down, ordered food, waited and then other customers came, sat at a table next to you and 10 minutes later, their orders arrived.... Hey !!! Where's your order ?
Have you been neglected ?
Is the Restaurant giving the other table a special treatment ?
Well.... unless the next table is the Royal family or someone with super "power", there's no special treatment whatsoever.

Again.... mistakes could happen, we are merely human, your order might get slipped underneath the stack, and we're very so-so-sorry-truly, but but but but...........................
most of the time..... their food happens to be a simple quick dish compared to yours.

Here's the case
- 1 pm - Customer A arrived and ordered fried chicken and french fries
- 1.02 pm - You arrived and ordered steak
- 1.05 pm - Customer C arrived and ordered french fries

- 1 pm - The Kitchen starts frying fried chicken and french fries for Customer A
- 1.02 pm - Kitchen starts preparing your steak.
- 1.05 pm - Kitchen throws in more fries for Customer C

So when Customer C, who arrived after you ordered, got their french fries first, he's not getting a special treatment, they simply ordered the same dish as Customer A, so people in the kitchen just threw in more fries in the pan and it's done before your steak is done.
Yup... steak take more time to cook and prepared with side dish and garnish, etc.

So the next time a table next to you is getting their food first, kindly ask the waiter about your order ;)

I know it can sometimes be annoying, especially when you're hungry, and you don't care what and when they order, you just want your food... right now.
Believe me, I have a dad who goes "crazy" angry when this happens, then he starts frowning and starts asking every waiter that passes by every 2 seconds.
But sometimes it's just how it is...... You can't hold off a food that can be prepared quickly until someone else's more complicated and time consuming dish is ready.
So... please do understand.... :)