I decided to sneak out with my daughter for a certain dessert. We arrived there and got a table quickly, and ordered a single dessert to share. The waiter never brought us water. After 10 minutes I had to flag down another waiter to ask for water. It took another 15 minutes to get the dessert.
I realize that waiters work for tips and the order was small, so we ate quickly since it was almost dinner time. I left a $2.50 tip on a $7.60 bill (which I hope is enough?).
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Definitely adequate. As a server, I’m always happy with more than a dollar or a dollar fifty on a small bill. Even if the quantity isn’t much, I appreciate the percent and the thought that goes into it (i.e. realizing you low total and taking up table time during prime hours)
No, it’s not when a server could have filled that table with people who were actually going to eat a FULL meal and tip on a bill that was more than ten bucks. Next time you just want dessert, go to Dairy Queen and let the server make more than 2.50 per hour.
did you ask for water? or just assume they’d bring it? a lot of places only serve it on request in the interest of conservation, and in Cali, where I am, it is now LAW that it is served only on request. Therefore, if you tell me you want “nothing” to drink, ‘nothing” is what you’ll get.