Girl Ginger
New member
I work in the service industry, and I simply cannot believe how frugal some people can be! Here are a few examples:
We have happy hour Mon-Fri. In order to get these specials, you MUST sit in the bar. It's a BAR SPECIAL. Sitting in the dining room means you cannot receive happy hour. We have it this way to promote the dining room to be a more "family-friendly" area. Yet, people still b*tch and complain every second they get. I am sorry, but it's just the rules. Your server has NO CONTROL over these rules and you are no exception to them.
If you want extra dressing for your salad after it already came out and you ate half of it, if you want to substitute your fries for a pricier side (like veggies) we MUST charge you. And it's not a ridiculous amount either. Nobody gets anything for free. This is a rule from the Chef. So, your bartender or server cannot change this. We don't have the ability to go into the kitchen and grab things ourselves. A ticket proving you are being charged must be back there in order for you to receive your extra dressing, or your veggies instead of fries. Again, nobody gets anything for free. I am dumbfounded on how many people expect this.
When it comes to food times, your server and bartender has no control over how long it takes. So please do not take it out on them. You see that the restaurant is busy. You had to wait 30 minutes to get your table. We aren't going to drop everything so you can get your food out in ten minutes. Everyone is working as hard as they can for you. Unless you have worked in the business, you have no idea how hard we bust our asses.
So why do people tip crappy because of things that are out of everyones control?
And by the way, any tip less than 20% is unacceptable. If your server did a great job, stayed on top of the game, was friendly..leave an extra few bucks. People that have never worked in the business have no idea how hard people in the restaurant industry work.
Now, if your server was slow, wasn't friendly, and generally did a bad job, don't over tip. But you have to understand we RELY on tips to make a living.
And please, stop being so cheap!!!
Any thoughts/comments/concerns/raves will be appreciated.
We have happy hour Mon-Fri. In order to get these specials, you MUST sit in the bar. It's a BAR SPECIAL. Sitting in the dining room means you cannot receive happy hour. We have it this way to promote the dining room to be a more "family-friendly" area. Yet, people still b*tch and complain every second they get. I am sorry, but it's just the rules. Your server has NO CONTROL over these rules and you are no exception to them.
If you want extra dressing for your salad after it already came out and you ate half of it, if you want to substitute your fries for a pricier side (like veggies) we MUST charge you. And it's not a ridiculous amount either. Nobody gets anything for free. This is a rule from the Chef. So, your bartender or server cannot change this. We don't have the ability to go into the kitchen and grab things ourselves. A ticket proving you are being charged must be back there in order for you to receive your extra dressing, or your veggies instead of fries. Again, nobody gets anything for free. I am dumbfounded on how many people expect this.
When it comes to food times, your server and bartender has no control over how long it takes. So please do not take it out on them. You see that the restaurant is busy. You had to wait 30 minutes to get your table. We aren't going to drop everything so you can get your food out in ten minutes. Everyone is working as hard as they can for you. Unless you have worked in the business, you have no idea how hard we bust our asses.
So why do people tip crappy because of things that are out of everyones control?
And by the way, any tip less than 20% is unacceptable. If your server did a great job, stayed on top of the game, was friendly..leave an extra few bucks. People that have never worked in the business have no idea how hard people in the restaurant industry work.
Now, if your server was slow, wasn't friendly, and generally did a bad job, don't over tip. But you have to understand we RELY on tips to make a living.
And please, stop being so cheap!!!
Any thoughts/comments/concerns/raves will be appreciated.