Do you ALWAYS tip?

One time I went out to eat and the service was soo terrible, but the food was amazing.

At the end of the meal, we asked if we could only tip the cook. Needless to say the waitress wasn't too thrilled about it. But she still ended up getting a normal tip.

Bitter old man who obviously is pissed at the world because no one cares about him.  Keep wearing adult diapers, forgetting where you put your false teeth, and spending your days alone looking out your window as you watch for kids walking on your lawn so you can yell at them.

With regard to your first three sentences: no shit Sherlock.  Figure that out all on your own did you?

With regard to your fifth sentence: “The words ‘too fuckin busy’ shouldn’t be in a waitress’s vocabulary.”

And I have a feeling you are a shitty waiter that usually gets shitty tips, but thinks he should be compensated the same as the waiters and waitresses that actually do a decent job.

And if you think it’s “wrong” to be tipped just 10% when you have obviously done a horrendous and lazy job then your sense of entitlement is even worse than you previously led us to believe.

obviously never can this be 100% accurate, but personally- it had nothing to do with them walking in, its when I engaged in conversation with them when I had a pretty good idea of what kind of tipper they were.......

their tone?

friendliness?

the way they ordered?

type of drink they ordered?

gesturs/facial expressions?

that kind of shit...........

and the number one sign of a bad tip to come is when the 1st phrase out of their mouth is  "How much does ____ cost ?" 

"and the number one sign of a bad tip to come is when the 1st phrase out of their mouth is  "How much does ____ cost ?" 

Yep, you know you're screwed when you hear this one. It is my personal opinion that people (especially immigrants & foreigners) should have to get a "license" to be able to dine out. Just some basic rules & common sense for those that clearly have no clue.

So you feel you should get a good, healthy tip regardless of the experience the person eating there has.

Utterly ridiculous and shows how selfish and entitled you feel you are

"I dont care how shitty your experience was, I need a good tip" is basically what youre saying. With that attitude you'll be serving forever 

SO she tips everyone else who makes min wage so theyre not in "broke land" too right???

Oh she doesnt???  . . . . .  .. . . .  OH

Ask yourself:

1. WHEN did you put in my order?

2. Did you put in my order CORRECTLY?

3. Did you FORGET to put in my order entirely?

4. Did you FORGET anything I ordered?

5. Did you bring out the WRONG FOOD the first time around, because you didn't VERIFY WHAT you were bringing me?

6. Did you FORGET OR DELAY GETTING MY ORDER TO ME?

7. Did you DROP my food on the floor?

These things CAN HAPPEN!!

Sometimes taking a long time or a longer time has A LOT to do with the server:

My husband and I have had 3 TIMES where servers FORGOT to put food orders into the computer. We also have 4 times servers forget to get bar drinks from the bar.

We also have had delays due to that the servers delayed putting orders into the computer when they COULD have such as deciding to buss a table first or decide instead of a mini-greet(I'll be right with you all), they decided to take like 6 people's drink/appetizer orders instead of putting in our food orders. I can understand if they call you over, but if they don't, you should be putting that order into the computer not delaying our food. The longer you wait to put in orders, the LONGER WE WAIT!!

Also, if your server put in your order wrong, that's THEIR FAULT you are waiting longer for your food, because the kitchen staff only knows what's on the ticket, PERIOD!!

My husband and I have had wrong food put into the computer and even stupid servers bring it out that took the order even. You have to be stupid to not even LOOK at WHAT you are bringing the person. Act like it's your food. I was once brought quesadillas when I ordered bbq chicken nachos. The waiter was too LAZY to COMPARE his written order to the food. Turns out, he admitted pressing a wrong button. So not only did he delay my food from getting to me by bringing me the completely wrong food, but also put in the order wrong to begin with. So he made 2 mistakes. That was the fault of the waiter, not the kitchen staff.

Also, if your server FORGETS something from the kitchen even though they put in the order correctly, that's on YOUR SERVER, NOT the kitchen staff since your server brought you your food. They have full control of what is in their hands they are taking you.

Condiments are the most common thing to be forgotten. That is the server's fault no matter who brings you your food, because my server can offer to bring those out ahead of time.

A waiter once grabbed the wrong entrée from the kitchen does have to with wrong food as well as time. It was just me and my husband. This waiter not only admitted he didn't compare the WRITTEN ORDER with the entrées he was bringing out by saying he grabbed the wrong entrée from the kitchen, but also we saw he had other entrées for another table that he brought out on a tray that he put on a tray jack which he didn't ONCE get his pad of paper out to see WHICH ENTRÉE WENT WITH WHICH TABLE!! I saw with my own 2 EYES he didn't EVER get his pad of paper to make sure he was bringing his customers the correct items. So 2 times he could have caught his mistake, but didn't *****TRY***** HIS BEST AS HE SHOULD HAVE, because that's HIS JOB**!! So this wasn't even REAL MISTAKE, it was a LACK OF ***EFFORT**** and BEING LAZY!!

He admitted that he grabbed the wrong entrée from the kitchen. He brought my husband fried shrimp w/fries when he ordered crawfish au gratin w/baked potato. So it was HIS fault my husband's food took longer to get to him due to HE didn't check over his written order BEFORE bringing out all the entrées he brought out.

If your server delays going to get your food when they DO have a chance to run it, but they are chit-chatting about personal stuff, that is for sure their fault.

I would say 90% of the time your server had SOMETHING to do with how long you waited for your food by the fact that they didn't go put the order in as quickly as they could have in a fair manner that is. I don't expect our server to put in orders if they have food/drinks/request that came BEFORE we ordered, because they were BEFORE us, but when it is our turn, don't DISRESPECT OUR TURN by INTENTIONALLY DELAYING our food.

If the food is cold, sometimes it is the server's fault that they didn't bring your food due to that you were chit-chatting with your friends or customers instead of bringing out the food. 

If your steak is undercooked, your server could have put your order in wrong into the computer pressing the wrong button or typing in the wrong temperature.  Also, TIME, if I am the only person at the table in a party of 2 or 3 with something that takes a long time like a steak or ribs, if I order my steak medium rare and if it's not busy, chances are we shouldn't be waiting no 40 minutes for our food.  A good server checks on your food to see WHERE it is and let's you know WHAT'S going on.  If the cook dropped the food or didn't read the ticket correctly, let me know.  Also, anyone can most likely tell the difference between a rare steak vs. a well done steak just by the color, so if my server brings out my food, they should know in that instance if it's right or not just by looking at the steak.  Now if it's another server, only if the ticket is correct would the kitchen staff be at fault for that instance that I am comparing a well done steak and a rare steak.