Two weeks ago my girlfriends and I head out on Wednesday night to a certain bar on Argyle Street. We sit, and the waitress starts off a bit rude and unpleasant — I put it off to her being on her rag, but then the server gets even ruder as I ask for a item not currently on the menu, and she gets annoyed that I don’t even know the menu ( it would have helped if she gave me a menu ) then she gets our drinks wrong, is rude about meanwhile we are all trying to be nice, our food finally turns up and you can’t even manage to bring the other drinks we ordered 30 minutes ago or cutlery or napkins, a girl had mussels and she had to open them up with her hands boiling hot? I mean really is this even happening? My friends never complain I always do but this time they were thinking of stiffing the bill the service was that bad between these two girls and the attitude I mean is it that hard to crack a smile? We were not drunk, not rude, not loud… trying to be happy and nice and yet you were rude throughout the time we were there and we weren’t the only customers leaving midway through our meals.
With an empty bar you can’t manage a smile not once? You gotta be rude and snappy? Maybe your dad died but really did you think you were getting a tip out of us? you would have made 70 bucks in tips just off what we had ordered so far… too bad for your boss he must be a total idiot to hire such bitter bitches. —Don’t Go There
This article appears in Feb 14-20, 2013.
While I also don’t tip rude servers, you kind of sound like a tool yourself. If you really needed cutlery, you most likely have two working legs and a voice. Get up and go ask if you have to. You can also voice your unhappiness, instead of “stiffing the bill”. Quite often you will get comped something.
70 bucks in tips, based on what you ordered? Good Lawd, y’all had quite the feast!!
It is always the ones who didn’t tip who claim they WOULD HAVE TIPPED a large amount. …… go fuck yourself.
Imagine someone trying to open steamed mussels with their fucking talons ….. I would have lol’d from across the room …. and posted that shit online!
I have only one question. If the server was so rude at the beginning, why the fuck didn’t you get up and go somewhere else? It’s not as if there wasn’t any other place near by you couldn’t go to.
This one time I went to a restaurant and the waitress was so rude to me. Where does she get off on telling me not to touch myself inappropriately in public. I thought this was a free country. Then she actually called me a pig when I tried to tip her with my number. Waitresses need to learn their place.
you put it off to her being on the rag. maybe more accurately she didnt care for your rude, arrogant attitude, 70 bucks for a smile you say. are you that desperate for a smile from a female. get your woman to smile at you, she probably wouldnt do it either for love or money. op you reek of arrogance. and to be thinking of stiffing the bill tells me you are one of those creeps that want the world on a silver platter for a nickle tip. she nailed you when she first saw you methinks as too cheap to waste her time on.
zilla, were you at band camp by chance?
Woggie, if the waitress fails to hang the feedbag securely about both of your ears, you are perfectly justified in leaving a small tip, or none at all.
no thats your way of treating service people not mine, they work for pittance and count on their tips. no ones perfect not even a waitress.
“Maybe your dad died but really did you think you were getting a tip out of us”
I am sure your server didn’t care OP. Newsflash: the rude bitch at the bar the other night was YOU. That kind of callous, whiny disregard is a place only losers go OP–so when you’re done there why don’t you just grab the express route back to hell, because if that isn’t where you’re from it IS where you belong.
Who’s asking for perfection. Competence is all that is required, that means being polite, getting drinks in a timely manner, ensuring the utensils are on the table, and not dropping food on the customer.
As for their wage, they accepted them when they accepted the job. If they want a tip them they should do a good job.
Ummm… A servers JOB is to be polite, friendly and to make sure your dining experience is second to none. Believe it or not, there are shitty servers out there and that kind of behavior should not be accepted. Everyone has an idea of what they expect for service, and they deserve it cause they are paying for it. No menu, no cutlery, no drinks, no napkins and a snide server…NO TIP FOR YOU!!!!!
If you “rely” on tips, like Wigpig says, then you better come to work with your best game face on, cause nobody cares if you’re having a bad day, if your dog died, if your kid’s sick, if you have cancer, etc. Nobody cares about any of that personal shit! You work in customer service, get over your personal shit and trudge through the day with a smile, cause that’s what you get paid to do. You want 20%, you better give me 120%!!!! With taxes and tip, that is 35% above and beyond the cost of my meal, and you better believe that a smile and some polite, friendly banter will be included, cause feeling like I’m a nuisance just aint gonna cut the mustard.
Well said Bro Tim. Any person who has a job which deals with the public is required to be polite, it most certainly should be their first priority. This is not communist China, no one forced them to take this job. Everyone has bad days, maybe they were having one, but if they let their attitude show while at work they should be prepared to see it reflected in their tips.
P.S. I don’t see how someone could dislike your comment Bro Tim, it was just the honest truth as far as I could tell.
“are you that desperate for a smile from a female. get your woman to smile at you, she probably wouldnt do it either for love or money.”
There ya go again, you sexist slag. Tell me WHERE in this bitch does it say OB was a man?
In fact, the first line should have been a giveaway:
“Two weeks ago my GIRLFRIENDS and I head out on Wednesday night…”
FUCK. YOU. Time for a new M.O. Wankskank. You’re delusional. Your ex reaaaallllllyyyy fucked you up but good, didn’t he? You twist each and every bitch posted into some sort of male-bashing session. It must really suck going through life with such a hate-on for the opposite sex. (I can’t imagine WHY your man ever left you. lol) Get bent.
“she nailed you when she first saw you methinks as too cheap to waste her time on.”
Waste her time? So you’re saying that a waiter/waitress should only put any effort into their job if and ONLY if they think that they might get a big fat tip at the end? Really? And to be able to suss out whether someone is cheap or not just by watching them walk through the door! Wow! What a gift to possess such a super-power!
GOOD servers will consistently do what’s asked of them, (serve customers), and do it to the best of their ability each and every time in order to GET a big fat tip, not the other way around. Why? Because it’s their job. That’s what they were hired to do and that’s what they get paid for. Tips play a big part in how much money they make and any server worth their salt will know this and not take it for granted. Is it mandatory to tip? No. It’s customary. Does it suck if a good server doesn’t get a deserving tip? Absolutely but unfortunately, that is the nature of service industry.
How lucky the server is that gets to wait on your ass, wankskank. According to you, the guy could call you to the lowest, screw up your order and spit in your face and he’d STILL get a tip, because, “he makes a pittance and counts on his tips”. lol You’ve obviously never worked in the service industry before.
I tip according to service provided. If the server is really good at their job and does everything right, I tip 20%. It goes down from there according to the service I receive. If the server goes above and beyond, I tip more than 20%. If I had gotten the server that OB did, I wouldn’t have tipped her either. I wouldn’t have skipped out on the bill either because I would have left before she even got the chance to take my order. This is exactly what SHE (OB) and HER friends should have done.
shitd but you ARE a nuisance both in real life and on the boards. you cant blame the girl for that. that’s your issue. seriously.
avast a buck or two wont break you will it. maybe her dad did die make some allowances. some people want a whole lot for a lousy buck or two. those types are usually looking for a reason to hang onto that tip for dear life. cheapos. period. you fit the mold.
Tipping 20% does not a “Cheapo” make.
LOL!!!! “a nuisance both in real life and on the boards”
That’s pretty rich coming from an old whore, who is self admittedly unemployed and is either a welf or is sponging off her ex-husband. What colour is the sky in your world, you man hating Skankpig?
“some people want a whole lot for a lousy buck or two.”
LMAO…Yeah. I want to be served my meal correct, promptly and without attitude. I don’t think expecting a server to actually DO THEIR job is asking too much. At the very MINIMUM I don’t think I should have to ask for utensils. The amount is not the issue here. It’s the principal. As I said, it’s not mandatory to tip. Tipping is a way of showing appreciation for a job well done. You don’t do your job well, you don’t get a tip. Plain and simple.
So, what do you suggest Wankskank? Any time a server is having a bad day that there should be a sign hung up somewhere asking everyone to “Please be patient with our wait staff today. Their father just died and they may give you some unwarranted attitude. Thank you for understanding”? You’re more do-lolly than I thought.
As someone stated earlier, if you can’t keep your personal problems/issues out of the work place, (ESPECIALLY when dealing with the public), then you either take some time off or start looking for another place to work. And that’s true of ANY job.
if this be the same joint that has been in the news lately, methinks that you and a lot of others should stay away. bouncers are a fucking joke here in this town, just a bunch of yahoos looking to up their charisma a bit by busting someone’s head.
i will say one thing though, in their defence. aren’t you all glad that they are not out there walking the streets at night, looking for a victem to beat and steal from. hell, maybe they are, and we just haven’t realized it yet.
but seriously, some of these jerks takes things too fucking far, give me the good old days, when at least you could actually reason with some of them. and i heard that most are off duty coppers, trying ti fit an extra couple hundred in their pockets by moonlighting. ah, halifax’s finest at their finest, in the finest city.
i suggest avast that you cut them a little slack. is that so much to ask for mr perfect.
shitd since you ask im living off a pension and my investments, which trumps living in my mommys basement. anything else you want to know,
First world problems, 700 dollar dinner and still complains. FUCK U Pal.
No cutlery? No menu? This whole situation should have been addressed before things got too far. The waitress should have been called out way before the tips were to be given out. If her father did die recently and that wasn’t just OP’s explanation for her attitude, she shouldn’t have been there.
I will say however that there are two sides to every story and it would be interesting to hear the waitress’s side.
SheSang, haven’t heard from you for a while. This is the first time I have seen you post with an edge to your comments. You must have been able to relate to the waitress in some fashion.
And I suggest you start taking your meds again, lady. Your cheese has slid off your cracker.
…off the cracker, and out the door.
Do ya smell it Scooter? *sniff sniff* Spring is in the air, buddy. Won’t be long now.
vroom vroom!
I was just checking the condition of the riding gear this weekend while I moved. I so want those old heavy boots back on soon.
I call bee ess on this one. As everyone knows, cooked mussels open wide during the process. Easy enough to scoop one out, the empty hinged shell now becomes, alternately, tongs with which to eat the rest of the mussels etc. or a spoon, using one half a shell to enjoy the broth. My favourite way to eat mussels. Mmm…mussels.
No menus? Makes ordering at least $500 (based on $70 tip) worth of food a little tricky to say the least.
Customer service requires polite, timely, accurate service. The point of dining out is to enjoy a nice meal, with no mess & no fuss. The job of the waitress is to facilitate this experience. Waitresses have to work for their tips…hustle, if you will. The better the service, the more willing the patron is to leave a generous tip. Happy customer, higher tips. That’s the way it is. Waitresses make mistakes, yes; But a shitty, snide attitude shouldn’t be one of them.
Frig sakes, guys, wankskank is just another one of gary’s fake accounts. It’s clear as day given the words he’ll use when writing as her.
Don’t pay any mind it. It’s not worth it.
Also: I agree with SHITTY-D 100%. You shouldn’t have to even ASK for utensils. I understand if a server slips here or there — but it just sounds like there were an awful lot of ‘slips’ along with the shitty attitude.
Your best bet, OB, was to mention something to the manager. You still can. Just call him/her up and explain the crappy service. You’ll probably get something comp’d during your next time in (they will want you back in!).
And don’t EVER skip out on a bill. That’s stealing and could end up on a police record if you’re caught and charged/convicted. Plus it’s a dick move and would make you just as much of a dick as the servers were.
Kitty, I know you’re absolutely right about Dog Log, our favourite cockpuppet – I never doubted it for a minute that her arse was Gummy’s elbow. It’s so fucking obvious – you only have to open your nostrils to get a whiff of sweaty old man balls and Aqua Vulva.
Still, it’s fun to poke the proverbial fork into ‘her’ woolly forehead.
Now, I know I don’t have to read the comments to know that the Bitch Committee have already deemed this an All Your Fault(tm) situation but…you go girl. That bitch was nasty. Don’t go back. Thats what I say.
If it was a large party, say anywhere from 5 to 7 chicks, 70 for a tip wouldn’t be hard to get to. This whole thing reeks of the shitty service Haligonians are accustomed to and for whatever reason, accept. Make a stand. Call them on it. Talk to the manager either then or later. Don’t go back for a year or so to see if it has improved. Hell, its been 3 years or more since I last set foot in Henry House and it was a fave of mine at one point.
Zilla, please explain inappropriate touching? Wacking-off in an eating establishment is probably a no-no. What waitress wants a tip with your “tip-of-the-knob” on it.
ttfn, that was uncalled for to me. i am not woggie, and never claimed to be. and i don’t say anything against you, ever. why do you people still think every new person here is me. i love attention sometimes, but not in this foolish fucking way.
ttfn, sometime we’ll have to meet up downtown, so i can bring my laptop, and talk to woggie on it, just to let you know there are ACTUALLY 2 seperate people here. and you also know that i have never said a bad thing about the hub-unit, or ivan even. let it go people, i am just me now. for better or worse. i don’t have time for any ore stupid shit, i have my own problems.
and kitty, you are more of an instigator of shit, than i could ever be. let it go. fuck, you must have been born blond. no offense to real blonds.
better idea yet ttfn, send me an email. i’m sure you know the addy, if not, it’s gary_more@hotmail.com, and we’ll straighten it all out in very short time. seriously.
gary why are you taking their bait.dont be foolish all they want to do is rile you up again. they hate the new peaceful gary. you know the old saying misery loves company. dont fall for it honey. they know that we arent the same person but they have to tell themselves that we are to piss you off and to justify their crude mean behavior. let it go sweetie, who cares what they say. not me honey. just enjoy them. they are entertaining woggie while her arm heals. ps – watch those blond comments honey, we are not all like kitty you know. lol, gary stay sweet honey. talk soon.
Good morning, Loggie – talking to yourself again? How’s that working for you?
Stay sweet, Loggie – isn’t that what those crazy FLDS women with the prairie hairdos say?
Keep the belly laffs coming, sweetflaps. You and MM are splitting our collective sides.
No doubt. I hate it when the girls at tim hortons state how much change you get back in the form of a question as well. Guess what? I will want it back when you say this: 26 cents? Hell yeah, give me a reason to tip you.
Hey Troodon:) Wow!! This thread is a bit like an Altman movie gone wrong;P lol….sorry it’s taken me a bit to get back to you–just busy, but yeah, I can relate to having to wade through a lot of crap (internal and external) while trying to deal with significant loss, and it really sucks.
Callous behaviour that is directed at real grief is something that is both cruel and unnecessary, and at the very least I think it outs a person’s real lack of maturity. When it is thrown at a person however, as it seems to have been in this Bitch, I believe it reveals a very ugly, self-centered, mean personality. There are lots of things that roll off my back, but I have a very hard time with this type of thing–it really hits below the belt and it dilutes the nature of the real complaint (poor service, which I also don’t tip for–and I am usually a really good tipper)….
All that being said, I would not have tipped my server had they behaved as OP described (I have no prob at all with that, even if the server did have reason to be that far off their game); but I would also not allow my discomfort to be an excuse for me to twist the knife on that person’s grief–that’s just shitty behaviour, and should be called out as such. Better for OP to learn a little bit about social decorum here–especially if that is what she expects from others, regardless of real and painful situational factors.
Troo–btw, great avatar:) You are the Walrus–cu-cu-cachoo;)…….does that make me and the rest of us eggmen? ;D
Yes SheSang, I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. Although I will say that I am not sitting on a cornflake waiting for the van to come. That’s just silly.
The restaurant industry is extremely messed up. Just be a dishwasher off and on when welding stops in this city as I have. The servers (especially the girls) expect to be able to treat us underlings like shit because they think they deserve and have the right to. i must have done something wrong to be in the “position” I’m in. Encountered a few of them at other restaurants where the chef liked me years in between. They change their tune pretty quick.
Good servers should be good people. Acting is another career.
Troo, just as long as you haven’t been a naughty boy that’s let his face grow long, it’s all cool by me;)