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Ever seen a "leisure time" charge at a restaurant?
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:04 pm
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:04 pm
Went to dinner with some coworkers - six of us in total - at a north Dallas restaurant. Decently nice steakhouse. Service was okay but not particularly speedy and I had to prod the guy to take our order and to bring us the check. Food took a little long to prepare. We sat down at 5:45 and I managed to get us the check at around 7:30 and was out the door by 7:45.
When we were paying the guy with the card showed me the bill and we had LEISURE TIME for $15 tacked on. I'm assuming this is a discretionary charge that waiters can add if they feel like a group is lingering, but we were in the restaurant for 2 hours total and it was prolonged by their own slow service. Anyone ever seen anything like this? Seems petty on a bill that was $400 otherwise.
When we were paying the guy with the card showed me the bill and we had LEISURE TIME for $15 tacked on. I'm assuming this is a discretionary charge that waiters can add if they feel like a group is lingering, but we were in the restaurant for 2 hours total and it was prolonged by their own slow service. Anyone ever seen anything like this? Seems petty on a bill that was $400 otherwise.
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Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:05 pm to Thundercles
If I fricking saw that shite I’d deduct $15 from their damn tip.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:06 pm to Thundercles
When did the main course hit the table?
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:06 pm to Thundercles
That $15 would be taken straight off of their tip
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:07 pm to Thundercles
Never seen it. Not surprised in Dallas. The rip you off culture is strong there
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:17 pm to Thundercles
lol, frick that.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:30 pm to Thundercles
I get it for taking forever because you are cutting into their tips plus the restaurants revenue but it seems ridiculous for 2 hours, especially if they were what was slow. And would only see charging on busy nights where there's a long wait or reservation only situation. And even then not how I'd run my restaurant but alas
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:38 pm to Thundercles
I've seen restaurants with stated time limits in Japan where space is at a premium, but the service is always fast at those places.
I can understand the charge at a busier place in the USA, but if it was a result of the staff's own slow service then the tip would be reduced by a corresponding amount.
I can understand the charge at a busier place in the USA, but if it was a result of the staff's own slow service then the tip would be reduced by a corresponding amount.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:42 pm to Thundercles
I would be inclined to write a note as a tip as to how to get repeat business.
The idea of tipping is stupid, as if you'd still return to a restaurant like that after tipping nothing anyway.
The idea of tipping is stupid, as if you'd still return to a restaurant like that after tipping nothing anyway.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:46 pm to Thundercles
Receipt pix guy
Posted on 5/21/24 at 10:50 pm to Thundercles
Dallas? Waiter prob drives a leased Maserati compact suv and tells club sluts he’s got oil money.
Posted on 5/21/24 at 11:04 pm to Thundercles
Did you at least tell them to remove it or did you just take it like a cuck
2 hours at a decent steakhouse sounds pretty normal it's not some place you rush in and out of
2 hours at a decent steakhouse sounds pretty normal it's not some place you rush in and out of
This post was edited on 5/21/24 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 5/21/24 at 11:17 pm to Thundercles
quote:Which steakhouse? Asking for myself.
at a north Dallas restaurant. Decently nice steakhouse
Posted on 5/21/24 at 11:19 pm to Thundercles
Leave a 15 cent tip
Posted on 5/21/24 at 11:19 pm to Thundercles
2 hrs at a restaurant table is my nightmare.
ETA: unless I’m drunk, or getting there.
ETA: unless I’m drunk, or getting there.
This post was edited on 5/21/24 at 11:20 pm
Posted on 5/21/24 at 11:20 pm to Thundercles
Thats a weird charge and I hate that. It does sometimes feel like restaurants are trying to get you out so they can get a new tab.
When I visit Mediterranean countries the opposite is true. It's like they expect you to occupy a table for four hours drinking wine and socializing. It's fun, but tiring trying to get a damn check. Must be the U.S. in me wanting to rush things and not just relaxing.
When I visit Mediterranean countries the opposite is true. It's like they expect you to occupy a table for four hours drinking wine and socializing. It's fun, but tiring trying to get a damn check. Must be the U.S. in me wanting to rush things and not just relaxing.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:02 am to Thundercles
If they charged you for extra steaks and drinks would you pay that too? Why do you think it is OK to get charged for stuff you didn't order?
Posted on 5/22/24 at 5:24 am to Thundercles
So you got tokens for a gaming machine you didn't use in the back room and you are mad about it? That's what I consider leisure time.
Posted on 5/22/24 at 6:07 am to Thundercles
Did you ask what it was or just paid it?
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