<p>Agree with thumper. You should have tipped better, but that does not give the restaurant the excuse to charge what they think they should have got. </p>
<p>Oh I’m not embarrassed at all. I tip based on service. </p>
<p>The amount is not pending, it’s posted. Does this make a difference? </p>
<p>Oh the horror… the bartender was being social. </p>
<p>:)) :)) </p>
<p>I see no problem reducing tip if you feel service was poor. </p>
<p>Wow.
Here a specialty artisanal cocktail will run about $8- at most $11.
Although I did read about Murray Stenson mixing a drink that was much more expensive than that, but I think it was for a fundraiser.
Since I rarely have more than one drink, I just pay cash instead of running a tab.
It’s such a drag having to go back to the bar at the end of the evening to pick up my card.</p>
<p>^ thank you, @colorado_mom! I feel like this is such a touchy subject but it is my money and if I choose to buy an expensive drink and leave a tip which I feel was appropriate, then I’m allowed to do that. I don’t believe in tipping 20% NO MATTER WHAT. </p>
<p>& that wasn’t even the issue for me - it was whether someone took the liberty to alter my tip and if it has occurred to anyone on here. I think I’ll wait and call them in 2 days. </p>
<p>ek - I agree, I should have paid cash. Lesson learned. And like I said before, it was equivalent to 3 - 4 drinks in a special shaped glass. I don’t want to give away the place but it’s one of their trademark special drink, I believe. </p>
<p>Drinks usually are about $8-10 dollars at bars in this area. The cheapest beers are $6. That’s why I thought it wasn’t a bad deal, seeing as it was my only drink, even though it was huge :)) </p>
<p>My cousin spent $15 on 2 beers including tip. (she had a different bartender later in the night…) This is normal for us so it wasn’t too crazy to spend ~$20 for special drink that could last most of the night. </p>
<p>*$8-12 oops</p>
<p>DH has had that happen to him-- twice-- at the same Mexican restaurant. I called the credit card co and let them deal wit the restaurant and the overcharged tips. It was a restaurant near where he used to work and I didn’t want them to come after his kneecaps with a club or something.</p>
<p>I was reading a review on a restaurant. Someone wrote a negative review about the place. He said he ordered a whiskey straight up. It was $15 (I think), but when the bill came it was over $20. He asked the waiter why the extra charge. The waiter said it was a premium whiskey and there was an extra charge for straight up (assuming there was more alcohol). For the next round he ordered it on the rock and not premium, but he noticed it was $3 more. The waiter told him that they charged extra for the ice. The writer asked when the drink would ever be $15.</p>
<p>We once had a $6 tip changed to $16. Turns out the server had done this before and was then fired. </p>
<p>I would never leave a $2 tip for a $20 drink… You said it was equal to 4 drinks, that’s 50 cents a drink. I imagine that if this was done intentionally, the bartender (wrongly) added in a bit more to make it at least $1 a drink. </p>
<p>BTW…bartenders are pretty social people. Often part of their job is to chat up the customers. </p>
<p>Our breakfast was really late this morning, and getting the check took time…I still tipped 20%. Unless the person is rude…I still give a good tip. If they’re extra good, they get more. </p>
<p>wow jym! Did he have the same server both times?</p>
<p>@mom2collegekids you make a good point. I think I expect excellent service all the time and when I feel I don’t get it, I deduct my tip accordingly. I take things too personal when they aren’t. He shouldn’t have added (allegedly) more money because that’s illegal (right?) but now I see I could have tipped better. Still, I take it as a huge sign of disrespect and respect is a huge thing with me. He wasn’t overtly rude but I took his ignoring us as such.</p>
<p>Side question - do you tip less when you order a beer or 2 and the bartender simply has to open it versus the bartender making the drink him/herself? I never order beer because I don’t like the taste but I’m very curious as what was standard practice. 20% no matter what, even with a bottle of Corona? </p>
<p>I don’t think the point of the matter is that the tip was low. I don’t always tip 15% and it’s my business as to why I choose not to do so. I’ve tipped more, and less. But the tip should not have been changed. I would call the restaraunt and discuss the situation with the manager . Hopefully it can be resolved easily. If it requires more work and time than you want to spend on this, then drop it and don’t go there again unless you pay in cash. </p>
<p>Standard tipping is like this (generally): $1-2/beer where you just have to pour a drink and it’s a standard $3-7 beer or whatever. 20% if it’s a specialty drink that requires mixing and whatnot. You tip higher if you happen to get a free drink. Some tip higher if it’s happy hour and you’re getting a good deal. </p>
<p>Bartenders are social people by nature. They are NOT servers. Yes, it is their job to bring you your drinks but it is also their job to entertain people and try to keep them by the bar to order more. </p>
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<p>lol…you shouldn’t take human imperfections personally. None of us can deliver excellent service all the time. Not you, not me, not anyone. When any of us are less-than-perfect are we “disrespecting” anyone? No. </p>
<p>I understand the question about opening a beer vs any real work. That same argument comes up in regards to delivering a plate of $10 food vs a plate of $30 food. it’s not harder to carry the $30 plate, right? Yet, we tip on the total. </p>
<p>Not all of it makes sense. </p>
<p>Dont know if it was the same server. Just the same restaurant. A few weeks apart. For lunch.</p>
<p>^ Yes, I know that they’re not servers. Their job is to pour/make me a drink and move on (if the bar is busy)*. That’s why I thought the standard tip was less than that of a server. I would have tipped 20% if it took them longer to make my drink (like this specialty drink) and probably closer to 15% for anything else. Of course, sometimes it’s not always an even % when you order a beer/cheap drink and give them a dollar or 2. </p>
<p>lol mom2ck. I get what you’re saying! I was just saying that I sometimes I tip based on my feelings which I probably shouldn’t do. That’s all. I get we’re not perfect</p>