This one takes the cake
Went to Great White restaurant in Venice, California today. In town staying at a hotel and grabbed my money clip on the way out as it was just behind the hotel. In California, minimum wage for waiters in this area is around $18 an hour plus tips. Ordered poached eggs for breakfast, which was literally two poached eggs on toast. Hats off to the chef as the eggs were perfectly poached but is a single piece of open faced bread cut in half and two eggs worth $16? Yes, if they are paying a good wage with benefits, I donβt mind. (I donβt know ) Waiter took my order and never saw him again. Bus boy brought the food and I had to get up to get my check after I was done. Went to pay and only had cash with me (not even Apple Pay because I am living in Europe, and my credit card company will not allow me to load it there for some reason) $22 check came and I gave cash. I was told they do not allow cash. I offered to leave $100 bill while I went to my hotel room to get my credit card and they told me just to wait to see if the manager had change. She came out and feeling guilty. I asked where it said they have a credit card only policy. She first told me that it was on the receipt and when I told her that would be a bit ridiculous because it is too late, she told me it was also on the menu. I have included a picture of the menu where it is nowhere to be found. Then she told me that if I was here to argue and β fact checkβher then she would just simply go get cash upstairs and bring me change. After waiting quite some time, she showed up handing me cash and I handed her $25 to pay. She told me she didnβt have change but would take $20 β if I was going to stiff themβ WTF – waiter only took order. Then treated like a piece of shiaat for calling her out on a lie. She is the manager and clearly knows what is written on the menu. My first no tip of all time and I am starting to understand this communitiesβs frustration.
