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Chefâs hat, apron, and taking orders means heâs probably the owner. It used to be that owners didnât get tipped because they arenât working for wages.
The only time I ever stiffed a server (not counting a handful of times when I knew the staff well and they deliberately wanted to give me a freebie, as a birthday gift or a thank you for something else Iâd done for them) she had taken twenty minutes to come over to my table. And all the other tables were empty! Of course I didnât tell her Iâd be stiffing her. But the service continued to be so awful that I might as well have.
Like everything else in life: Positive in public, remediation in private. If your server/cook/bartender depend on tips, tip them like itâs part of the price, because it IS. If they screw it up, TELL them about it, but tip them the way youâd want to be tipped if the restaurant was falling to pieces around you and you were doing your very best.
I HAVE stiffed a waiter once or twice. But their behavior pretty much demanded that I do it. One of them insulted me and my date, denigrated our food choices, spent time with his friends while our dishes were sitting on the warming tray⊠and brought the food without bringing our drinks, didnât give us silverware and took several minutes to return with the fork and knife. I left $1 as a tip and handed a note to the MaitreâD as we left.
I know waitresses, here they get paid less than minimum wage as they are tip dependent, and they say some people really do not tip, which I find astounding.
20 minutes to take the order is a valid complaint. But the only time that happened to me, we just left and ate around the corner. So I didnât have to worry about not tipping.
Uh, Mr Pastis, have you seen the latest âSandra & Wooâ? I hope so, considering youâre the subject(!) http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2022/04/13/1326-pearls-before-raccoons/
I tip even if the service was sub-par, but might not if it was truly awful. I say might, because Iâve never actually encountered that level of âserviceâ though one does hear stories. The worst âserviceâ I ever had, I just got up and walked out of the restaurant. What were they gonna do, they never even took my order.
Back in the late 60s we visited some friends in Boston. We all went to a large market-like restaurant called Durgin Park with long plain wooden tables in the historic waterfront area. The menu only had a few items. A very crabby waitress with a cigaret dangling from her mouth came over to take our orders. One of the items was roast beef with potatoes and I asked if it were possible to get it as a sandwich to which she replied in a loud voice âDo you see it on the menu?â I said no and she said âThen we donât have itâ. So I ordered the roast beef. When it came it was almost too large for the plate and was by far the best I ever had ever before or since. It was so fantastically good that I left my normal tip for her.
BE THIS GUY almost 3 years ago
Always be nice to your servers. You donât know where their mouths have been.
Cactus-Pete almost 3 years ago
Chefâs hat, apron, and taking orders means heâs probably the owner. It used to be that owners didnât get tipped because they arenât working for wages.
John Jorgensen almost 3 years ago
The only time I ever stiffed a server (not counting a handful of times when I knew the staff well and they deliberately wanted to give me a freebie, as a birthday gift or a thank you for something else Iâd done for them) she had taken twenty minutes to come over to my table. And all the other tables were empty! Of course I didnât tell her Iâd be stiffing her. But the service continued to be so awful that I might as well have.
Concretionist almost 3 years ago
Like everything else in life: Positive in public, remediation in private. If your server/cook/bartender depend on tips, tip them like itâs part of the price, because it IS. If they screw it up, TELL them about it, but tip them the way youâd want to be tipped if the restaurant was falling to pieces around you and you were doing your very best.
I HAVE stiffed a waiter once or twice. But their behavior pretty much demanded that I do it. One of them insulted me and my date, denigrated our food choices, spent time with his friends while our dishes were sitting on the warming tray⊠and brought the food without bringing our drinks, didnât give us silverware and took several minutes to return with the fork and knife. I left $1 as a tip and handed a note to the MaitreâD as we left.
BasilBruce almost 3 years ago
Right you are, Ratâyou should have waited until after the meal to tell him that he wasnât getting a tip.
ronaldspence almost 3 years ago
Donât imagine it doesnât happen!
Cornelius Noodleman almost 3 years ago
BOSS spelled backwards is double S, OB.
catmom1360 almost 3 years ago
I always worry about that.
iggyman almost 3 years ago
I know waitresses, here they get paid less than minimum wage as they are tip dependent, and they say some people really do not tip, which I find astounding.
unfair.de almost 3 years ago
Pig and Rat donât need to worry. Since the cook has no mouth thereâs nothing spit can come from. He has a nose though â whatâs âregoobâ?
blackman2732 almost 3 years ago
The tipping system should be done away with. Some traditions have lost their purpose.
smartty cat Premium Member almost 3 years ago
While Pastis spelled backwards is sit sap. HmmmâŠ..
Ignatz Premium Member almost 3 years ago
20 minutes to take the order is a valid complaint. But the only time that happened to me, we just left and ate around the corner. So I didnât have to worry about not tipping.
Ellis97 almost 3 years ago
Maybe Rat should keep his stupid mouth shut.
franki_g almost 3 years ago
Recent strip was on the perils of coffee shops.Now justificaiton to not go back to restaurants, either.
Until servers are paid decently, protected from abuse and have their profession respected itâs not an industry I really want to support, anyway.
Right now they donât have much recourse but the satisfaction of revenge.
F-Flash almost 3 years ago
No Shoes, No service, No service, No tip!
HOTLOTUS1 almost 3 years ago
aw câmon. whatâs a little diarrhea.
smokengolf almost 3 years ago
Not funny
WelshRat Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Uh, Mr Pastis, have you seen the latest âSandra & Wooâ? I hope so, considering youâre the subject(!) http://www.sandraandwoo.com/2022/04/13/1326-pearls-before-raccoons/
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Ew. Ew. Ew
CaveCat87 almost 3 years ago
You never learn, do you, Rat?
JohnHarry Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Does it strike anyone else that the âSERVERâ HAS NO MOUTH? Nice work Stephan.
The Orange Mailman almost 3 years ago
Time to find a new restaurant.
kaycstamper almost 3 years ago
Donât be nasty to the hand that feeds you! ;)
198.23.5.11 almost 3 years ago
Easy way around this.Order the fried spit.Heat kills germs.
leons1701 almost 3 years ago
I tip even if the service was sub-par, but might not if it was truly awful. I say might, because Iâve never actually encountered that level of âserviceâ though one does hear stories. The worst âserviceâ I ever had, I just got up and walked out of the restaurant. What were they gonna do, they never even took my order.
Goat from PBS almost 3 years ago
And âstressedâ is âdessertsâ spelled backwards. So get some desserts and donât be stressed.
Eric S almost 3 years ago
I find it gratifying that Stephen covertly reads the comments, so Iâd like to see more of Lil Guard Duck please!
christelisbetty almost 3 years ago
Well if you order rotisserie meat, how else can they cook it ?
rickseg almost 3 years ago
Back in the late 60s we visited some friends in Boston. We all went to a large market-like restaurant called Durgin Park with long plain wooden tables in the historic waterfront area. The menu only had a few items. A very crabby waitress with a cigaret dangling from her mouth came over to take our orders. One of the items was roast beef with potatoes and I asked if it were possible to get it as a sandwich to which she replied in a loud voice âDo you see it on the menu?â I said no and she said âThen we donât have itâ. So I ordered the roast beef. When it came it was almost too large for the plate and was by far the best I ever had ever before or since. It was so fantastically good that I left my normal tip for her.
Doug K almost 3 years ago
âSkip foodâ backwards is âDoof piksâ
Otis Rufus Driftwood almost 3 years ago
A follow-up to yesterdayâs strip to be sure.
Sisyphos almost 3 years ago
Why is it called the wait staff?
Treat them well and (usually) they will treat you wellâŠ.
Swirls Before Pine almost 3 years ago
Delays should be expected if the chef is also the waiter.