r/restaurants

The other day I ate at a restaurant. I noticed the cost of my drink printed on the bill was slightly higher than the price on the menu. I tried pointing it out to the waitress and she basically said she's not sure what happened.

In general, is the menu price legally binding? What if it was a retail store instead of a restaurant?

I'm surprised this wasn't allowed on personalfinancecanada, but what's a tactful way to handle such a situation? The menu price was $8 but the bill said $10 and we're regulars at the restaurant. I guess point it out and take it off the tip?

Now imagine 500+ venues filmed this way, and it becomes a discovery app — you're anywhere in the world, scrolling real video of places and experiences you'd never find on Google Maps or TripAdvisor.

Would you use this? Would restaurants and hotels pay for it? Or does this already exist / not needed?

Imagine a restaurant where the person paying privately specifies a budget before ordering, either when making the reservation or through an app or QR code at the table.

The waiter would then recommend dishes and combinations that provide the best dining experience while staying within that budget. Instead of encouraging customers to spend as much as possible, the waiter is incentivized to help them get the most value within their spending limit.

Part of the tip could be calculated automatically based on how well the waiter stayed within the customer's budget. The closer the final bill is to the target without exceeding it, the larger the budget-matching bonus (up to a limit). The rest of the tip would still be based on the quality of the service.

To avoid awkwardness, the budget would never be mentioned at the table. The recommendations would simply feel well suited to the group.

The menus could even be personalized based on the budget. Rather than removing expensive items, they could subtly highlight dishes and combinations that fit the target price range, making the recommendations feel natural and avoiding any embarrassment for the person paying.

The result would be a restaurant experience where customers feel the staff are working to maximize satisfaction within their budget, rather than simply trying to maximize the bill.

What do you think of this idea?

the thing is, foreigners dont speak polish, some dont speak enlgish well too

i just thought i can just pick 5 meals and qr code. so they see what they are getting

Is there any restaurants in Louisville that still does cash tip outs every night instead of putting tips on a paycheck?

It's tough out there! How is this economy affecting your Yelping? Are you writing less reviews? Are your reviews for less expensive places. Something else? Please share your thoughts!

I've met plenty of vegetarians who refuse to eat at places that serve non-veg. But has anyone ever met a non-vegetarian who said, "Nah, they cook veg here too, I'm not eating here"? 😂

I’m a dishwasher at a family owned restaurant and part of me thinks some of the servers don’t like it that I start spraying the dishes while their still there unloading dirty plates. What are your guys thoughts? Do you guys think the dishwasher should wait till the servers are done unloading and or out of the dish pit area before I start cleaning? Just so you guys know that when I’m spraying it is not in the direction of the servers

I work at a sushi restaurant as a host. We only take takeout orders over the phone (no online ordering).
The issue is that the chefs don’t like making takeout orders because customers either leave very small tips or no tip at all. Since the chefs make hourly pay **plus** tips, they prioritize dine-in customers over takeout orders.
A lot of the time, if the phone rings and someone wants to place a takeout order, the chefs will either refuse to make it, tell me to deal with it, or outright ignore the order regardless of what the owner would want. The only exception is if it’s a regular customer they know tips well.
Because of this, I sometimes have to answer the phone and tell customers we’re “not taking takeout orders right now,” even though that’s not an official policy.

I’m stuck in the middle because I’m just the host and have no control over what the chefs decide to do.
Is this common in restaurants, especially sushi restaurants?

i already brought to owner and he also just has to listen to what the chefs want.

what would you feel as the customer?

our customers still come though and don’t stop coming regardless of this policy.

In my opinion, Chili's is way overpriced - $17 for an appetizer is nuts. $19 for a pasta dish with CHICKEN? At Chili's?! Am I crazy or do all chain restaurants feel genuinely overpriced now?