Short Secondhand

[wagegoth]

I stopped in for dinner at a little family-owned Mexican restaurant we go to a lot. The food's good, it's completely casual, portions are big and prices are low. It's really a bargain, because even my husband will get two meals out of one served there.

I heard the waiter telling a story to another customer, so I had to ask him what had happened. I told him about the site. He loves the name.

A family of four comes in, apparently they haven't been there before. They order, enjoy their meal, waiter brings over the check. At which point the father says that he doesn't feel they should have to pay for their meals because the waiter didn't warn them how large the portions are.

At this point, my brain seized up. I still can't quite process this yet.

[JuniorMintz]

Wait... say whaaa-?



OW. It HURTS. *That* is the most ass backwards thing I've read on this board, I shit you not.

"I shouldn't have to pay my tab! The service was decent, the prices are reasonable, and we were given such generous portions! Where is your manager?"

What a doof!

[SteverinoNY]

I shit you not.

My uncle says that particular phrase all the time! Now back on topic!

That person was absolutely ridiculous. Complaining about the portion size being too large? What the hell. I go out to eat and I'm happy as hell when I get a large portion. Trust me, I definitely enjoy a great meal and haven't come to a place where I cannot clear my plate. If I ate there, I might be complaining about being stuffed silly b/c theres so much food, but I certainly wouldn't ask for a comped meal because there was too MUCH food.

[Broomjockey]

I almost choked reading this, I was in the middle of taking a drink, and when what the guy said hit me, I just froze. Seriously, deer in headlights time.

If I had been there, and heard that, I woulda given that guy something to complain about. The ringing in his ears after I laughed my butt off!

[batmoody]

"Ooops, your right! Your portions were too big! I'm afraid that makes your bill double!"
If you want your meal for free, at least come up with a better line!

[Brighid45]

That makes my head hurt bad. It's just plain crazy talk. They couldn't think up any other reason to scam a free meal than to bitch about how huge the portions were???

Judas H. Roosevelt Priest.

[toolbert]

That's not a reason to get a free meal from them! There's a cool Mexican place I like to go to and they have both half dinners and full dinners. Now, the half dinners are perfect for any person and the full...well...if you need lunch tomorrow you get that size . You order what you order...pay for it and leave or I'll get my rubber hammer on you

[PuckishOne]

"You've given me too much, and as such I demand compensation!!"



Once again, my brain hurts.

[Becks]

"Ooops, your right! Your portions were too big! I'm afraid that makes your bill double!"

Idiots. Better than going somewhere and getting miniscule portions with a bill that comes out to $250 not including drinks and tips.

[Jester]

I wish I had had that customer in my section. It would have gone something like this:

SC: "Why didn't you tell me how big the portions here are?"
ME: "You didn't ask."

Or I might have whipped my oft-used magician line on him....

SC: "Magician, huh? Can you make our bill disappear?"
ME: "If you're not careful, I could double it."

George, please sum this up for everyone......

[Dreamstalker]

BWUH?! Ebbeh...brain hurts trying to process that...

He thought the food should be comped because there was too much of it Does this guy not know of the wonderful device called a refrigerator?

Damn, when I was in college I was ecstatic if I had leftovers after going out for dinner on the weekends as it meant one less day I had to suffer through the cafeteria food.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

I wonder if this dry-pool diving team member is familiar with the concept of a "doggy bag."

Somehow I suspect he was, and was just trying to scam a free meal. But what a dumb way to try and do it.

[Imogene]

That's not a reason to get a free meal from them! There's a cool Mexican place I like to go to and they have both half dinners and full dinners. Now, the half dinners are perfect for any person and the full...well...if you need lunch tomorrow you get that size . You order what you order...pay for it and leave or I'll get my rubber hammer on you

Sweet! I was just about to ask if that sprite was from Secret of Mana!
Too bad the reply gave me the site address so now I can't really prove I knew it before responding...

[Seanette]

A family of four comes in, apparently they haven't been there before. They order, enjoy their meal, waiter brings over the check. At which point the father says that he doesn't feel they should have to pay for their meals because the waiter didn't warn them how large the portions are.

At this point, my brain seized up. I still can't quite process this yet.

I think Phone Jockey's callers are eating out.

[purplecat41877]

When I get food at a restaurant, I eat what I can. If I can't eat all of the food, I ask for a doggie bag and end up taking home the food I didn't eat at the restaurant.