Forgot to leave a tip. Hmm

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by IrishSpuds

I was out by your hood last week. Food ain’t cheap (Flange $$) but they include a 20% tip if more than a few folks. They also add a BOH (back of house ‘fee’ of 3%).

Pic's of Diana?

[Mick]

Originally Posted by IrishSpuds

I had no clue either, but allegedly it’s a separate automatic tip for the kitchen donkeys etc. I guess everyone gets a tip now, maybe even there is one hidden in there for the landlord too. Blows my mind, but, California…

Was it on the menu somewhere? If not, it's a rip off. No way I would pay that willingly, and if they wouldn't take it off the bill, I would inform them that I would NEVER be a customer there again. Now if this was in CA, since I live in NJ, that wouldn't be much of a threat, but I'd probably be a little loud about it.

[Rodnok1]

All they have to do is post it somewhere and they can charge it. You'll have to look for the sign but it'll be somewhere.

Back in the 80s the wife's uncle would put a 20 or a 50 depending on how many in the group under a glass telling the server girl that's her tip if everything goes well. If she wasn't attentive it went down, if food sucked he didn't hesitate to send it back. The one dinner he sent everyone's food back as half were cold and the other half wrong. The tip got cut in half right then as she shouldn't have brought it out that way.

Few years back large group went out... Our server's shift was over so he left and nobody took over. Food was sitting in the back for 20 minutes waiting to come out. We had to track down the boss and ask why nobody was waiting the table. We had reservations for the group a week out. Food sucked, they never filled an empty glass. They ran out of some food and just sent out whatever was left I guess. FIL left a tip, I would normally throw in for tip but not that night. I asked him how bad did service have to be to not leave a tip.. He said never.. Dumbass.

[IrishSpuds]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Pic's of Diana?

She was a very good waitress, but had a shockingly rough Russian accent, I’ve seen more butt in an ashtray and she had the tits of a 56 year old fat Mexican man. She got her 20% but the extra poontang bonus was not added by me.

[Steve_R]

Originally Posted by IrishSpuds

She was a very good waitress, but had a shockingly rough Russian accent, I’ve seen more butt in an ashtray and she had the tits of a 56 year old fat Mexican man. She got her 20% but the extra poontang bonus was not added by me.

Well that conjures up a mental image. Not a good one.

[Rodnok1]

Originally Posted by IrishSpuds

She was a very good waitress, but had a shockingly rough Russian accent, I’ve seen more butt in an ashtray and she had the tits of a 56 year old fat Mexican man. She got her 20% but the extra poontang bonus was not added by me.

Well thanks for that boner killing mental image.

[ColeTrickle]

Originally Posted by IrishSpuds

I was out by your hood last week. Food ain’t cheap (Flange $$) but they include a 20% tip if more than a few folks. They also add a BOH (back of house ‘fee’ of 3%).

Not bad for Beverly Hills., We were in St.Tropaz At Nikki beach, and they wanted $5000 just to sit down.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by ColeTrickle

Not bad for Beverly Hills., We were in St.Tropaz At Nikki beach, and they wanted $5000 just to sit down.

They probably wouldn’t let me in for $50,000.

[ZipZap]

Originally Posted by Mick

OK, sorry for my ignorance, but WTF is the "back of the house"?

Back of house is everything from the line back; chef, cooks, prep, bussers, dishwashers.

I've never seen a separate charge for it. We always tipped back of the house from our tips from the front. If I'm placing an order to go, back does almost same work and front doesn't do shit. I just ask if I can tip the back when I'm paying.

The managers and owners have started doing this because they are scraping money from the staff. Bastards.

[ColeTrickle]

Originally Posted by LATB

They probably wouldn’t let me in for $50,000.

They Roll it in to the Seating , No need for a check or a tip afterward.

[Millenium Vette]

Originally Posted by Rodnok1

Back in the 80s the wife's uncle would put a 20 or a 50 depending on how many in the group under a glass telling the server girl that's her tip if everything goes well. If she wasn't attentive it went down, if food sucked he didn't hesitate to send it back.

I wonder how many loogies were in his food over the years. Not to mention dicks being dragged across his steaks.

[Murray]

Originally Posted by Millenium Vette

I wonder how many loogies were in his food over the years. Not to mention dicks being dragged across his steaks.

People that send food back and make a big stink have no clue the crap they ended up eating.

Never **** with someone handling your food

[Vette40th]

Well, start paying people for what they do, and well, let the market determine whether you niche little kitchen survives.

[Frankie the Fink]

Originally Posted by Don Rickles

Once, only once, I intentionally stiffed a waiter and left him only 20.00 for 250.00+ meal.

It was at the R2L restaurant on top of the skyscraper in Phila. The entire meal, wine and service was the worst I have ever experienced! Then upon paying the check they were "having computer problems" and couldn't run my card. The waiter says we will write down your CC numbers and charge you later.....I said no. He turns and says', "we can just take the numbers from our attempts and can steal your money anytime we want!"

To add to the story, they required a 250.00 NON refundable deposit! We had to order a few meals to go to use up the balance after our meal and wine.

Just horrible, then they called me the next day asking what happened, I hung up on them.

I wouldn't call leaving $20 "stiffing" anybody, I would leave nothing

[78SA]

Originally Posted by Onebadcad

This expected tipping for takeout since china virus is BS.

I WILL NEVER tip for takeout, and if I am made to feel awkward, I am done with that restaurant.

Given that all restaurants have increased their menu prices 35 - 50% in the past three years, they have plenty of net to keep their employees happy--it is not our job!!

The only time I will is when it's like at Cracker Barrel and the waiter/waitress has to come take your order and then bring it to the front. It won't be as much as when i stay there and eat but I give them a little for having to leave their customers that are eating there.