The Jazz Kitchen Bill Cluster Fornication

[innerSpaceman]

That's interesting about requesting an automatic gratuity. I think that's a great idea for large parties, seriously. We can always add more.

Did people really ask for a separate check AFTER the meal was completed? WTF? Ok, yeah, recipe for FAIL.


As I wrote before, we actually remembered to give Esmeralda our AP BEFORE the bill was prepared, and seriously, she outright refused, despite repeated requests, to figure in our discount until AFTER our bill was printed. Another WTF?

I call shenanigans about change being left in the folder on bills paid by cash and credit combo. Despite the amount I wrote on the check to charge my card, the restaurant took all the cash - which included tips by those paying in cash - and then charged my lone card the difference up to the amount on the bill. So I had to put my entire party's tip on my card, since the cash tips had been used to pay the bill.

In theory, this should have worked out evenly. But I was unhappy with the tip under this procedure, and padded it afterwards with an additional $15 in cash. So the folder I left on the table at my end as the last thing I checked right before leaving had my credit card slip and a cash stippend sufficient to pay our tab with a 25% gratuity.



It was very pleasant to have the illusion of sitting as one group by all being at one, long table ... but now I seriously wish my party had just stayed at our original table.

Frankly, I'm glad I left before this all came out in the wash. Dinner was a delightful experience, and this has sullied it ... thankfully after the fact for most of us.