Coming soon - Get a detailed view of why an account is flagged as spam!
view details

This post has been de-listed

It is no longer included in search results and normal feeds (front page, hot posts, subreddit posts, etc). It remains visible only via the author's post history.

371
Comp'd Meal Due to Bad Food
Post Flair (click to view more posts with a particular flair)
Post Body

Hello! Just looking for a server's perspective on this;;

I ordered a curry from a local restaurant for lunch today. It was sour, like, SUPER sour. At first, I thought they used lemon or some other tangy ingredient as a special type of curry recipe, but about halfway through, I realized it was way too sour to be on purpose. I asked the waitress if the curry was supposed taste sour. She said no and went back into the kitchen to ask the chef where they sampled the curry and she told me it had likely gone bad from the heat (heat wave this weekend). She was extremely apologetic and horrified, and comp'd my meal, and gave me a voucher for a free meal next time. She also told me to call if I felt bad or had any signs of food poisoning.

In my haste (and because there was a line forming), I left and realized I didn't leave a tip and wasn't sure if I was supposed to. I did some googling and it looks like most people agree it's etiquette to pay for the service, regardless of the comp'd meal. Now I feel terrible as it wasn't her fault. Should I go back tomorrow to give her the tip, or just tip extra at my next meal as I'll be back for sure?

Author
Account Strength
90%
Account Age
8 years
Verified Email
Yes
Verified Flair
No
Total Karma
693
Link Karma
286
Comment Karma
407
Profile updated: 2 days ago
Posts updated: 3 months ago

Subreddit

Post Details

We try to extract some basic information from the post title. This is not always successful or accurate, please use your best judgement and compare these values to the post title and body for confirmation.
Posted
2 years ago