Food & Drink

Dinner Time

Food & Drink

Posted by: Anonymous

31st May 2007 03:05pm

Many of us enjoy going out for dinner, or to a friends house for a bbq, but what happens when it comes time to eat and drink?  For example, in the case of a bbq, should you only eat what you brought or the equivalent (i.e  don't eat the steak if you only brought sausages) or because its a group situation should you feel free to help yourself to whatever is on offer?

 

Also if you are eating out with a group, should you split the bill evenly amongst the group, regardless of whether you've ordered the most or least expensive thing on the menu, or should everyone pay for what they ordered?


lpullman
  • 14th Jul 2010 12:31pm

Don't recall BBQs ever being an issue - the usual problem is the host wondering what to do with the left overs. Generally, everybody brings something plus a little bit and it gets horsetraded around. People who are hung up on this tend to bring their own and only eat that so it's really not an issue.

As for eating out, split the bill evenly and stop making life difficult for everyone else. If you want a seperate bill, ask for it up front. We always split the bill and then round up so there is a little extra for the staff. Sometimes someone will decide to be generous and chuck in some extra for the wine or whatever.

Having run front of house at restaurants I can tell you that there is nothing more annoying than a table of twelve who all want to pay individually. Plus people like that never leave a tip. Cheap and ill mannered.


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