Ann Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 When you get poor service or food quality when eating out, do you just accept it and pay the bill or do you voice your complaints to the management? Also...when service is REALLY poor, do you still leave a tip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I can't remember having service that was so bad I wouldn't leave a tip. The food has to be really bad for me to speak up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melindasue37 Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I'm with Ry on this one. It would have to be pretty bad to say anything. If I get bad service, I leave a tip. Just not as much as I would have if the service would have been better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 As I will eat just about anything (as long as I am not cooking), the food would have to be beyond bad for me to say anything. Alan however is so picky about his food he has no issue speaking up. As for the tip I have never not left a tip, but will tip much less for poor service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I would only speak up if someone was overtly rude. as for the tip, I always leave one - if service is bad, a small one. if you leave nothing, people may think you forgot. I feel like leaving a bad tip makes more of a statement. that said, I was a waitress for years in high school, college & law school, and I over tip everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jorja Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 As a former waitress, I have some advice! Only complain if you want something done about it! If you don't want something else and will not come back, don't complain. I would only leave a tip if the waitress was apologetic to my complaint or if I know it was not their fault. love, jorja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I usually do not say anything unless the food is really bad and would never leave a tip for poor service or rudeness.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaffie Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 I have complained once, I asked for a well done steak and I got it cold in the middle, almost raw, I asked them to put it back on the grill. They did and I gave an extra big tip. Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Lucie and I both register any complaints right away with the wait person. It is almost always handled to our satisfaction, and we eat out a lot. Of course, most know us, so that helps. I rarely don't leave a tip unless the service was really nonexistent. But I do tip according to exceptional service, normal service, or poor service. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maryanne Posted February 10, 2006 Share Posted February 10, 2006 Yes, definetly, I am paying good money to eat out and I expect it to be to my liking. If I have a complain I tell the waitress who turn will take it back and fix it. If I have a big concern, the chef comes to my table. He or she usually are very polite and appoligetic and fixes the problem. Sometimes they do not charge me for the meal. Believe me I do not do it for that!! I just hope they don't spit on my food when it comes back.... I always leave a generous tip as my daughter waitress her way through college like, Aimee. But will also do like Aimee, will leave a small tip to make a statement. I only expect to be treated with respect like I treat others. Maryanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowflake Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Tips are earned. Exceptional service can garner a pretty generous tip from me, but bad service... I pay a lot with a credit card. For bad service, I just round to the nearest dollar. Last year, we went to a restaurant and had horrible service and horrible food. We saw our order come up under the heat lamp and our server disappeared...never refilled our drinks and brought our meal to us cold - long after it had "come up" and was rude. I guess customers were an imposition to her... Not only did she not get a great tip, I put a note on my receipt that better service equals better tips. On the flip side, on a birthday trip for Mark to the Outback, we had a wonderful waiter, he knew the glasses needed to be filled before they even touched the table and was filling them. I tipped him $25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyjohn Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I always let them know if I am not satisfied. I do it politely and just say that I am disappointed in either the food or the service witchever is not good. Tips are given at my discresion for good service not bad. My youngest son did something one time that really said it all. A very bad restruant. Bad food and bad service. There was a questionaire on the table he filled it out and at the bottom wrote "here is your tip and I will give you another one, get a new cook and a wiatress who does her job." With that he attatched a penny to the questionaire and left it on the table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Sneaky perhaps, For small places and fast food I do as if all is ok But in rated goo restaurants, I always write to the director about what was good or what was wrong. The tips are for the service, the waitress is not responsable about the quality of the food. Good service good tips Poor service adequate tips but I tell the waitress the reason (nicely) Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shineladysue Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I would most likely not complain and I would leave a tip . I just wouldn't go back and I would tell everyone I knew. Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadstimeon Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 I never have not left a tip. Size of tip depends on service accordingly. I Say something if needed politely. In general I treat people the way I would want to be treated. As long as it is within reason I'm fine with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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