Friday was my birthday and one of my aunt's gave me a gift card to a very popular Italian chain restaurant (OG). I love their alfredo sauce and my wife loves one of their soups. So we went for a late dinner and there was no wait. I already knew what I was going to get and which wine I'd drink. I don't drink wine very often but I was pretty excited for a nice glass of Riesling. We get seated and order drinks. Waitress comes back and they are out of the Riesling which I asked for. Whatever, only a dollar more for the other one and it was good. We place our orders and as usual, I order salad that I plan on giving to my wife since I don't eat it.
The waitress comes back with soup and salad and notices I gave my plate to my wife. She gives me a plate and when I try to politely refuse, she insists that I try the salad. I try to explain I don't like salad at all but she tells me to try it or she'll take my wine away (jokingly). I grabbed a plain crouton and ate it but apparently that wasn't good enough. I had to eat a piece of lettuce with dressing on it. I should have just requested the manager on the spot but I didn't. Instead I just gave her a death stare and told her I wouldn't do it. I'm 27 years old and if my mom couldn't get me to do it in 27 years, no way she could. My wife wasn't helping things by encouraging me to try salad (I made sure to speak to her about that later).
The whole thing put me off. I barely touched my dinner after that. I've been in a bad mood the rest of the night. I've only left a super crappy tip once before but this was my second time and I definitely left her more than she deserved. I went online and filled out the survey from dinner and ripped her a new one. Requested someone email me back about it.
I've never been so pissed off before because of a dinner at a restaurant.
The waitress comes back with soup and salad and notices I gave my plate to my wife. She gives me a plate and when I try to politely refuse, she insists that I try the salad. I try to explain I don't like salad at all but she tells me to try it or she'll take my wine away (jokingly). I grabbed a plain crouton and ate it but apparently that wasn't good enough. I had to eat a piece of lettuce with dressing on it. I should have just requested the manager on the spot but I didn't. Instead I just gave her a death stare and told her I wouldn't do it. I'm 27 years old and if my mom couldn't get me to do it in 27 years, no way she could. My wife wasn't helping things by encouraging me to try salad (I made sure to speak to her about that later).
The whole thing put me off. I barely touched my dinner after that. I've been in a bad mood the rest of the night. I've only left a super crappy tip once before but this was my second time and I definitely left her more than she deserved. I went online and filled out the survey from dinner and ripped her a new one. Requested someone email me back about it.
I've never been so pissed off before because of a dinner at a restaurant.
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