“Was the service ok? How is the food?” our server asked as we were leaving, not having touched the bill tray yet.
It was about a $35 meal including tax—ordering about 4 sushi rolls. We responded obliviously, “Yeah, it was good…”
Somehow I sensed there was a different intention than a polite question. The server continued “You left only $3 which is not even 10%.”
“Well, did we make a mistake? Ok, we did make a mistake.” I broke in, realizing that there was some miscalculation on our part but feeling a growing sour taste. I pulled out two dollars from my wallet and handed it to the server. I paused for a second wondering if I should apologize, but instead I walked out of the restaurant.
And for some reason, the three of us felt like we wouldn’t return to the restaurant for awhile.
wow. that’s incredibly rude. tips are totally up to you and are earned, not inherently deserved. i will leave really huge tips if i’ve been served well but little or nothing if a server rubs me the wrong way. even if the 3 bucks was a mistake, their comment on it would be enough to make it deserved.
Yeah, that was totally wack. I wouldn’t eat there again.