Roast Dinners

I enjoy a good roast dinner and I recently went out for Sunday Lunch  with a large group of friends.Its was a lovely resturant  and pub on the waterfront in Bristol. The weather was gorgeous and we were all able to sit outside overlooking the water.  It was a nice meal but it was ruined at the end when we came to pay for it and there was a discretionary 15 percent tip  added to the bill  ( plus they overcharged us by  £35 )

The tip was almost  £40 I mean come on who leaves a tip of £40  Maybe  millionaire or really stupid person, but im neither so i asked for the Discretionary tip to be taken off  the bill as we did not want to pay that amount as a tip  

"So you  dont want to leave a tip then"  the waitress asked quite sharpish.    "No i dont" i replied and certainly not a tip of £40 thats the cost of another two dinners  We had to speak to 4 different people to get the correct amount on our bill and the tip taken off . £40 tip, they are having a serious laugh     

And it was those poncy bloody Sunday dinners where you get 1.5 roast potatoes and 1 slice of beef and a few vegetables artfully arrange to make the plate look full but you cant fool me so im not paying for 2 more dinners)    

I stood my ground and got the rip off tip taken off.  I would not mind paying a good tip  but i hate being ripped off and the tip dose not go to the waitress anyway, so why should i give the resturant more money for doing SFA why dont they just charge more for the food and be done with it 

Despite that it was a nice meal and a gorgeous day but i wont go back there again  maybe for drinks but not for food.  But next time I want a roast dinner im going to Nobby's Carvery in Bristol  where you can get the best roast dinners in Bristol and dont have to leave a tip.    

Posted at 07:28AM May 23, 2008 by paris in My Blog 2007 / 2008  |