Does the waitress deserve to be stiffed?

[SassyIrishLass]

hey irish stupidity try reading....

ven though they did wait an hour to eat, they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. I've worked in the service industry for five years and I take pride in providing great service to my customers."

SEE THE PART WHERE SHE GAVE PROPER NOTICE YOU JUDGE FUCKING MENTAL FUCK

Get lost moron, I don't take ANYTHING you say serious, you attention seeking joke

 

[EverCurious]

An hour wait is kind of normal up here...

 

[Ernie S.]

Undoubtedly the fault of the kitchen and therefore the ownership - not the waitress.

OTOH, wait staff are stiffed every day with poverty level wages.

My staff is paid just about minimum wage but regularly make >$150 for a 6 hour shift. Tips at Doc's run about 25% of tabs.
We have the people that say, "Keep the change" on a $19.50 tab and the ones who will leave 50 bucks on a $16 bill.
Last Saturday night, we had 2 bartenders on for a birthday party. The birthday boy, a 60 year old tugboat captain, ran up a $300 tab and left each bartender a $100 bill.

 

[Ravi]

Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip

On Aug. 17, Jess Jones of Belmar, a 2013 Manasquan High School graduate, was waiting on a party of eight people at the landmark restaurant and night club on Ocean Avenue. After the $112.03 bill was paid for by credit card, Jones discovered that her customers had left her no tip. Instead, the texting acronym "LOL" — for laughing out loud — was written on the tip line of the receipt next to the words, "1 hour for food."

Last night, I was stunned by this receipt that was left for me by a party of eight people," Jones wrote. "I would have preferred a '$0' tip than a 'LOL' tip, but as a waitress, bad tips and harsh notes are all part of the job. Even though they did wait an hour to eat, they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. I've worked in the service industry for five years and I take pride in providing great service to my customers."

How is a patron supposed to show their dissatisfaction with waiting an hour for food?
Does a waitress deserve $20 for service that was unsatisfactory to the customer? Who should be accountable?




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I would have just paid for the drinks and left. No tip. No more going to that restaurant.

 

[mdk]

I bet she gets fired for putting all this jazz on the Internet. Many places make their staff sign a pledge to not speak ill of their guests or restaurant on the web.

 

[Ernie S.]

When my friends and I go out to dinner $118 would have been booze alone. lol

Come on down!

Doc Holliday's

 

[Ernie S.]

Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip

On Aug. 17, Jess Jones of Belmar, a 2013 Manasquan High School graduate, was waiting on a party of eight people at the landmark restaurant and night club on Ocean Avenue. After the $112.03 bill was paid for by credit card, Jones discovered that her customers had left her no tip. Instead, the texting acronym "LOL" — for laughing out loud — was written on the tip line of the receipt next to the words, "1 hour for food."

Last night, I was stunned by this receipt that was left for me by a party of eight people," Jones wrote. "I would have preferred a '$0' tip than a 'LOL' tip, but as a waitress, bad tips and harsh notes are all part of the job. Even though they did wait an hour to eat, they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. I've worked in the service industry for five years and I take pride in providing great service to my customers."

How is a patron supposed to show their dissatisfaction with waiting an hour for food?
Does a waitress deserve $20 for service that was unsatisfactory to the customer? Who should be accountable?




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I would have just paid for the drinks and left. No tip. No more going to that restaurant.

So you'd stiff the waitress because her boss is incompetent?

 

[MathewSmith]

Instead of complaining about bad customers whose only option for dealing with bad service is no tip, maybe the wait staff should do something about the rediculous $2.50/hour salary.

 

[Skull Pilot]

Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip

On Aug. 17, Jess Jones of Belmar, a 2013 Manasquan High School graduate, was waiting on a party of eight people at the landmark restaurant and night club on Ocean Avenue. After the $112.03 bill was paid for by credit card, Jones discovered that her customers had left her no tip. Instead, the texting acronym "LOL" — for laughing out loud — was written on the tip line of the receipt next to the words, "1 hour for food."

Last night, I was stunned by this receipt that was left for me by a party of eight people," Jones wrote. "I would have preferred a '$0' tip than a 'LOL' tip, but as a waitress, bad tips and harsh notes are all part of the job. Even though they did wait an hour to eat, they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. I've worked in the service industry for five years and I take pride in providing great service to my customers."

How is a patron supposed to show their dissatisfaction with waiting an hour for food?
Does a waitress deserve $20 for service that was unsatisfactory to the customer? Who should be accountable?




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You do realize that the waitress can only serve the food the kitchen puts out

Seems to me the cooks were responsible.

If it were me I would have voiced my displeasure to the manager and would have demanded a reduced meal price and I still would have tipped the waitress if she was gracious and polite after all it wasn't her fault

 

[strollingbones]

apparently you dont take basic reading seriously either

 

[Ravi]

Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip

On Aug. 17, Jess Jones of Belmar, a 2013 Manasquan High School graduate, was waiting on a party of eight people at the landmark restaurant and night club on Ocean Avenue. After the $112.03 bill was paid for by credit card, Jones discovered that her customers had left her no tip. Instead, the texting acronym "LOL" — for laughing out loud — was written on the tip line of the receipt next to the words, "1 hour for food."

Last night, I was stunned by this receipt that was left for me by a party of eight people," Jones wrote. "I would have preferred a '$0' tip than a 'LOL' tip, but as a waitress, bad tips and harsh notes are all part of the job. Even though they did wait an hour to eat, they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. I've worked in the service industry for five years and I take pride in providing great service to my customers."

How is a patron supposed to show their dissatisfaction with waiting an hour for food?
Does a waitress deserve $20 for service that was unsatisfactory to the customer? Who should be accountable?




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I would have just paid for the drinks and left. No tip. No more going to that restaurant.

So you'd stiff the waitress because her boss is incompetent?

Did she bring them free snacks to tide them over? It doesn't sound like it. So yeah, she is culpable as well IMO. Especially as she's now whining about how awful her customers are.

 

[mdk]

When my friends and I go out to dinner $118 would have been booze alone. lol

Come on down!

Doc Holliday's

Next time I am in Mobile I'll drop by for some cocktails. Cheers!

 

[fishhardnj]

agree - 1 hr is a bit much

fishhardnj at yahoo

 

[strollingbones]

damn ravi....this means we cant go party and all....you cheap ass

 

[Dot Com]

Hang on, $112 for 8 people including drinks at the Jersey shore?



Sounds like they were cheap to begin with.

^ that

 

[Ernie S.]

If I waited an hour for my food after ordering I doubt I'd leave a tip either. Sounds like the establishment needs to address wait times

It does, but the waitress depends on tips to survive and can't control kitchen help, nor does she make management decisions.

A tip isn't about the restaurant, it's about the waitress.

Sorry, she's part of the business. If the kitchen was backed up she should have conveyed that to the customers, if it wasn't she should have found out why the order was taking so long. I'd never wait for an hour after ordering and probably would have left

She did tell the customers that the kitchen was backed up.
"they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. "
I may have paid my bar tab and left as well, but I wouldn't blame the waitress for things she can't control.

 

[Ernie S.]

I would expect the waitress to be on top of the order, and to let us know if the kitchen was running behind. The waitress is not a passive observer - her job is to properly set expectations and to provide SERVICE.

From OP:
they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal.

 

[rightwinger]

Belmar diners leave waitress taunting note and no tip

On Aug. 17, Jess Jones of Belmar, a 2013 Manasquan High School graduate, was waiting on a party of eight people at the landmark restaurant and night club on Ocean Avenue. After the $112.03 bill was paid for by credit card, Jones discovered that her customers had left her no tip. Instead, the texting acronym "LOL" — for laughing out loud — was written on the tip line of the receipt next to the words, "1 hour for food."

Last night, I was stunned by this receipt that was left for me by a party of eight people," Jones wrote. "I would have preferred a '$0' tip than a 'LOL' tip, but as a waitress, bad tips and harsh notes are all part of the job. Even though they did wait an hour to eat, they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. I've worked in the service industry for five years and I take pride in providing great service to my customers."

How is a patron supposed to show their dissatisfaction with waiting an hour for food?
Does a waitress deserve $20 for service that was unsatisfactory to the customer? Who should be accountable?




.

You do realize that the waitress can only serve the food the kitchen puts out

Seems to me the cooks were responsible.

If it were me I would have voiced my displeasure to the manager and would have demanded a reduced meal price and I still would have tipped the waitress if she was gracious and polite after all it wasn't her fault

The waitress is part of the establishment. She does well when the establishment does well and she does poorly when the establishment is doing poorly. She needs to go to management and tell them she is losing tip money because the serve times are so long

The customer is already having a bad experience, why should they have to hunt down a manager? Why can't the waitress say.....These people had to wait over an hour, what can we offer them?

 

[SassyIrishLass]

If I waited an hour for my food after ordering I doubt I'd leave a tip either. Sounds like the establishment needs to address wait times

It does, but the waitress depends on tips to survive and can't control kitchen help, nor does she make management decisions.

A tip isn't about the restaurant, it's about the waitress.

Sorry, she's part of the business. If the kitchen was backed up she should have conveyed that to the customers, if it wasn't she should have found out why the order was taking so long. I'd never wait for an hour after ordering and probably would have left

She did tell the customers that the kitchen was backed up.
"they remained satisfied with filled drinks and proper notice that the kitchen was a bit busier than normal. "
I may have paid my bar tab and left as well, but I wouldn't blame the waitress for things she can't control.

A bit busier than normal isn't an hour wait. It's a whatever, but no way should it take an hour to get an order out.

 

[Ravi]

damn ravi....this means we cant go party and all....you cheap ass

If I drank for an hour with nothing to eat I'd be asleep under the table.