When I go about restaurantin', often I will figure out what 10% is, what half of that is, then round up. Therefore, often the server will end up getting 16 - 17% and if they do a good job, I often do 20% and up. Otherwise, NO TIP AT ALL. I'm very adamant about this. I believe if you do a good job or it's obvious "it's one of those days," I'm willing to give you benefit of the doubt and give you a tip. Awesome server? Regular server? 20, baby.
You should have left NOTHING. From what you've stated, several suckiness happenings occurred, at least that you mentioned...
- Despite the fact that you were virtually the only one there, she was a ninja.
- Never got refills as a result nor confirmation that order was complete.
- Blatant about stereotyping.
I would also later have called and complained to management. Here's why...do you really want to be served by that person again? Unless you're certain she's not there again, you're going to have to wonder about that each and every time you decide to go, assuming you do decide to go again.
My wife and I frequented TeeJayes a number of times and we had a regular server, Marcus (this was years ago, so don't worry about it). Along with me and wifey, there was also her sister and her boyfriend of the day. Anyway, like I said, this was a place we frequented...then Marcus quit. Now, Marcus was just a fun guy to mess around with and we gave him awesome tips. The sister also got his number and...well, that's another story, but anyway!
After he quit, we'd often get this one guy who was kind of a douche, so I messed with him...constantly. For example, and yes, this is for anyone who's never been to TeeJayes or just doesn't have one. They have this thing called a Barnyard Buster. It's a cheap meal that's BIG. If I remember correctly, they have gravy on top of biscuits and home fries with eggs (normally over easy) underneath all of it. Makes me drool just thinking about it.
Anyway, he was always very short with us, didn't really give us refills, etc...and yet, it seemed like he was ALWAYS our server after Marcus left. So I started asking for my eggs to be made different EVERY TIME. I went in this order each time we frequented until the very last (and you'll see why in a second)...
- Over easy.
- Over medium.
- Poached.
- Hard.
- Scrambled.
- Benedict.
You should've seen the look on his face when I said benedict. He came back about 5 minutes later, trying to act all smug...
Douche: "Sir, we can make them bendict, but you'll have to provide your own hollandaise sauce."
Me: "Oh. Well, over easy then."
Here's another fun thing to do with a lousy server: Waitress (or waiter in this case) Tag. It works like this...you come in in a group (I think this is when he stopped getting us refills). As soon as he serves your drinks, one or more of you casually sip at your drinks while one person completely gulps his/hers down. The waitress comes back, picks up your empty glass, and walks away. While waiting for the return, someone else finishes. The waitress comes back with your full glass, picks up the empty, and leaves. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Literally, we kept him going for about 5 returns until he finally got pissed and didn't come back until our order was up. It's not in my nature to mess with servers normally, but when you're an established douche and I'm not going to get away from you unless I eat somewhere else, it's just as fun to mess with you.
Lesson of the day: customers can suck. If you suck first, expect the customer to suck more. If you're not sucking and the customer is, post here!
You should have left NOTHING. From what you've stated, several suckiness happenings occurred, at least that you mentioned...
- Despite the fact that you were virtually the only one there, she was a ninja.
- Never got refills as a result nor confirmation that order was complete.
- Blatant about stereotyping.
I would also later have called and complained to management. Here's why...do you really want to be served by that person again? Unless you're certain she's not there again, you're going to have to wonder about that each and every time you decide to go, assuming you do decide to go again.
My wife and I frequented TeeJayes a number of times and we had a regular server, Marcus (this was years ago, so don't worry about it). Along with me and wifey, there was also her sister and her boyfriend of the day. Anyway, like I said, this was a place we frequented...then Marcus quit. Now, Marcus was just a fun guy to mess around with and we gave him awesome tips. The sister also got his number and...well, that's another story, but anyway!
After he quit, we'd often get this one guy who was kind of a douche, so I messed with him...constantly. For example, and yes, this is for anyone who's never been to TeeJayes or just doesn't have one. They have this thing called a Barnyard Buster. It's a cheap meal that's BIG. If I remember correctly, they have gravy on top of biscuits and home fries with eggs (normally over easy) underneath all of it. Makes me drool just thinking about it.
Anyway, he was always very short with us, didn't really give us refills, etc...and yet, it seemed like he was ALWAYS our server after Marcus left. So I started asking for my eggs to be made different EVERY TIME. I went in this order each time we frequented until the very last (and you'll see why in a second)...
- Over easy.
- Over medium.
- Poached.
- Hard.
- Scrambled.
- Benedict.
You should've seen the look on his face when I said benedict. He came back about 5 minutes later, trying to act all smug...
Douche: "Sir, we can make them bendict, but you'll have to provide your own hollandaise sauce."
Me: "Oh. Well, over easy then."
Here's another fun thing to do with a lousy server: Waitress (or waiter in this case) Tag. It works like this...you come in in a group (I think this is when he stopped getting us refills). As soon as he serves your drinks, one or more of you casually sip at your drinks while one person completely gulps his/hers down. The waitress comes back, picks up your empty glass, and walks away. While waiting for the return, someone else finishes. The waitress comes back with your full glass, picks up the empty, and leaves. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Literally, we kept him going for about 5 returns until he finally got pissed and didn't come back until our order was up. It's not in my nature to mess with servers normally, but when you're an established douche and I'm not going to get away from you unless I eat somewhere else, it's just as fun to mess with you.
Lesson of the day: customers can suck. If you suck first, expect the customer to suck more. If you're not sucking and the customer is, post here!
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