Walked a table at dinner last night (1 Viewer)

[Tom Skerritt]

Waited 45 minutes to get a table... no problem. Finally get sat, and we sit 10-15 minutes with no service. We ask a waiter if someone is going to help us. He says that they are on a rotation system, and I guess we were not given to anyone.  No problem. He takes our order... a couple of beers, a couple of sodas, 3 salads, and our entrees. We get the drinks and salads in good time. Great! Wait maybe 30 more minutes and no entrees. Waiter comes by and says that ours is the next one out. Great! 15 minutes later, he asks if we want more drinks. I ask what is the problem? Again he says that ours is the next one out of the kitchen. Waiter makes a few more trips through the restaurant without looking at us or saying anything, so we all got up and left. Picked up some fast food on the way home. 

Merry Christmas!

 

[McGarnicle]

Did you pay?

 

[fruity pebbles]

Did you pay?

Doesnt sound like it

 

[rockaction]

Doesnt sound like it

These were literally the exact words coming out of my mouth. 

Does the OP feel bad or something? Why post this? For affirmation? 

No, you ask for the check for your food and ask to speak to a manager -- then you can quibble about the bill and service. 

Sorry, OP. Not a good move if you didn't pay. I mean, screw them, but that's not how you do it.  

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

These were literally the exact words coming out of my mouth. 

Does the OP feel bad or something? Why post this? For affirmation? 

No, you ask for the check for your food and ask to speak to a manager -- then you can quibble about the bill and service. 

Sorry, OP. Not a good move if you didn't pay. I mean, screw them, but that's not how you do it.  

Especially since his table's food was gonna be the next out of the kitchen.

 

[Dedfin]

These were literally the exact words coming out of my mouth. 

Does the OP feel bad or something? Why post this? For affirmation? 

No, you ask for the check for your food and ask to speak to a manager -- then you can quibble about the bill and service. 

Sorry, OP. Not a good move if you didn't pay. I mean, screw them, but that's not how you do it.  

Because it's the innernet

 

[rockaction]

Especially since his table's food was gonna be the next out of the kitchen.

True. I mean, next out of the kitchen for sure, right?  

 

[rockaction]

Because it's the innernet

Yeah. My bad. I don't really care. Just spitballing.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Why would I pay?

 

[Dedfin]

Why would I pay?

You should at least write an absurd yelp review.

 

[McGarnicle]

Why would I pay?

I meant for the drinks. 

 

[loser]

Why would I pay?

 Because you got stuff?

 

[James Daulton]

Why would I pay?

Because that's how our economic system works.  You receive goods/services and you pay for them.

 

[McGarnicle]

He seems to have disappeared. Hopefully arrested.

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Why would I pay?

Shtick

 

[MaxThreshold]

Especially since his table's food was gonna be the next out of the kitchen.

Was it?  He was told that how many times?  I wouldn't believe the waiter either.  However, I would have paid for the drinks.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

This is the exact same reason I stopped going to Red Lobster. Sorry you didn't get your surf and surf. 

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

Was it?  He was told that how many times?  I wouldn't believe the waiter either.  However, I would have paid for the drinks.

You really think the waiter was lying? 

 

[rockaction]

Wait. Now I can't figure out who is joking. Halp!

 

[Chemical X]

dine and dash sans dine.  I have no issue, #### happens.

 

[MaxThreshold]

You really think the waiter was lying? 

I don't know, but if it didn't come out the first time he said it, why would you have confidence that it would come out the 2nd time he said it?

 

[AAABatteries]

I did this once but had only received drinks (no alcohol) - can't remember if I left any cash or not - but definitely didn't pay for our food order.

 

[The Future Champs]

Lame.   Management might blame the waiter.    

 

[Long Ball Larry]

I don't know, but if it didn't come out the first time he said it, why would you have confidence that it would come out the 2nd time he said it?

I don't know.  It's almost like fatguy was not intending to be literal with his post but the opposite of that, using irony to mock or convey contempt.

 

[bigbottom]

 

[bigbottom]

What fast food did you get?

 

[Tom Skerritt]

I waited tables for years. I know how this works. He could have had a manager come out to us, or he could have owned his mistake. And food service is an implied contract, and the contract was void based on quality and service. So I didn't pay. 

And bs it wasn't like we snuck out or ran out. We calmly got up from the table and walked out the front door. Nobody stopped us and nobody said anything. 

 

[DocHolliday]

You should have paid for the drinks and told the manager why you were leaving. 

 

[bigbottom]

How were the free salads? Any good?

 

[Willie Neslon]

OG?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

OG?

 

[Willie Neslon]

Seemed like a decent guess.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Did you at least tip?

 

[Reg Lllama of Brixton]

Seemed like a decent guess.

I'm headed there in 15 mins.  Not my first option.

 

[kevzilla]

I'm headed there in 15 mins.  Not my first option.

Unlimited salad and breadsticks, then walk the table

:sharkmove: 

 

[Apple Jack]

Walked the table is so fetch.

 

[wormburner]

Serves you right for not going out for Chinese on Christmas Eve.

fa-ra-ra-ra-ra  ra-ra-ra-ra

 

[James Daulton]

I waited tables for years. I know how this works. He could have had a manager come out to us, or he could have owned his mistake. And food service is an implied contract, and the contract was void based on quality and service. So I didn't pay. 

And bs it wasn't like we snuck out or ran out. We calmly got up from the table and walked out the front door. Nobody stopped us and nobody said anything. 

Oh, so if you can steal without anyone confronting or catching you, it's ok.  Got it.

 

[Tom Skerritt]

Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I can almost see leaving if there's a breakdown in service but, if you skipped without paying for what you did consume, you obviously learned squat in your long career running tables. Shame on you.

 

[Don't Noonan]

Your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries

 

[Politician Spock]

Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 

If you get horrible service, don't tip. You should still pay for what you consumed. 

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 

You're actually making this worse.

 

[wormburner]

What would Duke Forrest do?

 

[Otis]

I'm just gonna go ahead and assume these are college kids who did this. 

 

[shader]

Feel bad for those of you who pay for horrible service and quality. Maybe next time they will do a better job. 

And we we walked on maybe $5 worth of stuff. The first round of beers I paid for while waiting for a table more than made up for it. 

If you get bad service, you don't tip. If you leave without paying, that's called stealing. 

 

[Willie Neslon]

Is it possibly to make a citizens arrest over the internet? 

 

[Apple Jack]

Hey, Strawberry the cops are raiding your pad.

 

[Don't Noonan]

I went to the grocery store the other day, got all my produce, went to the butcher to get meat and he gave me sass so I just walked out the door without paying for my produce. 

I went to Best Buy, loaded up on electronics, but then couldn't find anyone to help answer some questions with kitchen appliances for like 20 minutes, so of course I just took the electronics and left. 

That's all totally normal, right?

For a Husky,  yes.  Sorry, I couldn't resist.

 

[RandyDB]

I went to the grocery store the other day, got all my produce, went to the butcher to get meat and he gave me sass so I just walked out the door without paying for my produce. 

I went to Best Buy, loaded up on electronics, but then couldn't find anyone to help answer some questions with kitchen appliances for like 20 minutes, so of course I just took the electronics and left. 

That's all totally normal, right?