re: would you stiff a server that gave you bad service, yet good food?

You did right. Either the restaurant was understaffed or the waiter sucked or noth.
The only way to fix that is to hit em qhere it hurts.

And the servers will bitch about you being an a-hole for not tipping all night long

Stiff? No, but I might not tip as good as I normally would.

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The worst time was at the IHOP on College Drive, when I gave a 10% tip and the waitress started crying loud as could be (weeping like a baby) as she was running the card.

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Damn. How big a breakfast did you have that her losing out on another 10% or so made her cry?

Absolutely I would and have stiffed a server who gave me terrible service but yet good food. The food and the service are two different parts of the dining experience. If said place doesn't automatically add a gratuity to the bill then I tip according to the service I was given.

FYI: Please lift the ban on Rouge his comments are sorely needed in this thread.

Was recently at a restaurant in NOLA that I’ve been to a few times. This particular night, the male server was horrible and had a bad attitude (he was pissy with everyone).

At the end of the meal, after asking for the check multiple times, I asked the waiter for the manager. In front of the waiter, I drew a big Zero on the tip line and handed the manager a 15% tip and told him to make sure the staff shared the tip and not to give a dime to the waiter.

Both of them apologized and I told the waiter he didn’t belong in the service industry.

I usually write 20%=xxx on the ticket to get the point across it was the service and not me being a shity tipper

I have had a waitress follow me out of a NOLA restaurant. Service was awful and she had an attitude. I told her if she would have put as much effort in her service as she did following me out she would have gotten a decent tip.

Most of the time at my regular places I get the same waitress's or waiters and they know they will receive a good tip.

If the service is bad, i leave less than 20%.

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Most of the time at my regular places I get the same waitress's or waiters and they know they will receive a good tip.

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there have been heated arguments amongst the wait staff at places where I was a regular because someone “stole their customer”.

One time, I overheard one of my regular servers say something to the new girl about it. The new girl said something along the lines of- “tough shite, that’s my dad.”