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Comment on Dining Out on Easter: Egg-cellent Deals at Restaurants Near You by Phil Novara

Phil Novara — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:32:06 +0000

We used to always take my mother to brunch at a restaurant inside a Holiday Inn (small town, I know). But the food was legit with full carving stations and ice sculptures. Anyways, Easter Brunch was always something for Mothers and Grandmothers in our family. Anyone else?

Comment on Trendspotting: Awful Offal; Fish Goes Green; Forkage Fees Make Author See Red; Restaurant Diners to See Fewer Tomatoes, and More by Jon Rector

Jon Rector — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:19:33 +0000

One of the best meals I ever had was huevos del toro at a little restaurant in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. These once dangling delicacies were grilled to perfection.

Comment on How to Be a Good Diner (or How Not to Wind Up on ‘Waiter Rant’) by Luke

Luke — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:10:53 +0000

I always have a chuckle when travelling through europe when I hear foreigners, who cannot speak the local language, think that if they just speak more slowly and louder then the waiter will suddenly understand your language and accent.

I think if you are going to a restaurant with non-english menus, even if you are given an english menu, have a go at pronouncing the native tongue dishes. If nothing else, it may give the Staff a chuckle.

Lighten up. It’s dining out…it should be enjoyable for everyone…even for the people that work there.

Comment on How to Be a Good Diner (or How Not to Wind Up on ‘Waiter Rant’) by DaveK

DaveK — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:43:50 +0000

Don’t treat your waitperson like a friend who wants to chat, but don’t treat them like a servant who’s in need of a beating, either. Treat the waitstaff with the same level (or better) professionalism that they show to you.

Comment on Should Restaurants Ban Bad Tippers? by Dale

Dale — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:57:21 +0000

If a patron leave a low/no tip for poor service, then they should not be banned. However, if a patron consistently gives poor/no tips for good service, then yes, they should be banned.

Comment on Should Restaurants Ban Bad Tippers? by Ed

Ed — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:57:36 +0000

Sure, let them ban bad tippers. If I receive poor service and leave a bad tip I probably won’t want to return.

Comment on Should Restaurants Ban Bad Tippers? by Fred

Fred — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:26:51 +0000

No. Restaurants should not ban customers for not tipping. I agree that tips are earned. While I know there are some jerks that are too tight to tip appropriately, I believe most people tip based on their experience.
I believe management has a roll to play by evaluating average tips based on tips placed on charge slips. Even though many tips are made in cash, monitoring how customers are tipping on charges would give managers a pretty good idea of how their servers are doing with customer service. A little positive education about proper tipping in the form of a menu note wouldn’t hurt anything.

Comment on Should Restaurants Ban Bad Tippers? by DJZonta

DJZonta — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:16:56 +0000

So we have one person here who is assuming the service was poor everytime (?) and another that thinks eating out is a right and if you are a cheap SOB, well, deal with it. I think there are many people out there so cheap they flatulate through their mouth. Yes, the restaurant dealt with it in the wrong way. They should have slowed her service to a snails pace and over cooked her food until it was leatherlike. 2 no-tippers go to a restaurant and after being served, the first tightwad says, “this food is terrible”, to which the other pennypincher respoded, ‘Yeah, and the portions are so small.”

Comment on Should Restaurants Ban Bad Tippers? by Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:07:17 +0000

As a server/bartender myself, I can see both sides. Yes, a tip is optional and based on the service given, but far too often a server will give impeccable service and only get a $2 tip on an expensive bill. What people need to realize is that good service does not mean good tip even though the reverse is true (typically — after all, who would tip well for crappy service?). Any server who says you’re not doing it right since you don’t get good tips is either a girl with big breasts or works in a fancy restaurant.

Comment on Should Restaurants Ban Bad Tippers? by Steve

Steve — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:15:00 +0000

No. Tips are supposed to be voluntary and reflect the level of service, but none the less, voluntary. And, yes, I have worked as a tipped employee. It irritates me when I hear about places automatically adding tips to checks for the same reason. I hope she sues this place and takes them for whatever she can.