Do servers/waiters help themselves to what's supposed to be in your doggie bag?

[Dari]

I swear the portions are smaller than what was on the table earlier. Now I feel cheated and I force myself to eat everything at the restaurant. Has anyone who's worked in the restaurant industry ever helped themselves to the customer's food?

 

[olds]

Not I

 

[Mixolydian]

This will be good!

 

[Ksyder]

uh yeah I really want to eat some stranger's half eaten food

 

[PieIsAwesome]

They are not paid a livable wage and they are entitled to your food. Try being a server, its not easy, you should appreciate what they do. If you don't like it, stay home.

 

[Schmide]

I haven't worked in a restaurant in 25 years, but eating food scraps is prob the last thing on your mind. You can eat very well in the service industry, other than top dishes (lobster, high end steak, etc) it's kindo free.

 

[Dari]

And I hate it when you come and the food tastes different. Sometimes you get the good chef sometimes you get the bad. Don't these people follow the damn recipe? Fuck.

 

[Dari]

uh yeah I really want to eat some stranger's half eaten food

So then what the fuck is up? My food is less than what I expected. This is why tips are less than expected.

 

[Ksyder]

So then what the fuck is up? My food is less than what I expected. This is why tips are less than expected.

I have never seen anyone do that and I am a restaurant manager.

As far as your food being inconsistent, unfortunately following a recipe won't make a poor cook any better.

 

[Dari]

I have never seen anyone do that and I am a restaurant manager.

As far as your food being inconsistent, unfortunately following a recipe won't make a poor cook any better.

I can't really complain at the restaurant because I can't watch them cook my food and complaining WILL lead to retaliation. But I'm asking because the waiter specifically recommended this dish and when I ask him to doggie bag it it is less than expected. He may have liked it too much. However, it was really good and I decided to return. The next time my wife and I went there it was far less than I expected, quality-wise. Now I feel like I have to find out the work schedule to see who was working on what days in order to get a good meal. It feels like an episode of Seinfeld.

 

[Nintendesert]

So then what the fuck is up? My food is less than what I expected. This is why tips are less than expected.

You're trying too hard now.

 

[Dari]

You're trying too hard now.

What? I've felt cheated twice for different reasons.

 

[God Mode]

I've seen a waitress nibble on a few fries while she brought it to my table. She was hot so I didn't say anything. If it was a dude or a ugly girl I would've spat on their face.

 

[alkemyst]

not sure, but I have 'doggied' a few waitresses.

 

[eersnherd]

Do you really not fill your own doggy bag? I'm not sure i understand. You make the waiter/waitress do it for you? I tip well and even I have the wherewithal to move the scraps from my plate to the bag.

 

[davmat787]

What? I've felt cheated twice for different reasons.

Probably because the waiters have felt 'cheated' twice due to a subpar tip. I suggest starting a new thread asking for in depth suggestions regarding tipping and how much other people tip. :sneaky:

 

[Paladin3]

I've seen some scary things in restaurant kitchens, but I don't think anyone working there is starving to the point that they would take a few bites out of your leftovers. It just doesn't make sense.

Maybe they just aren't scraping the plate totally clean, like you might if you were boxing it up yourself.

 

[Cerb]

What? I can't ever recall the food leaving the table in between going from the plates to the to go box. What kind of restaurants do you go to where they do that? Even if you want them to load it up, if afraid to make a mess, they just do it right there...

 

[arrfep]

not sure, but I have 'doggied' a few waitresses.

For society's sake, I hope you used a doggie bag.

 

[akahoovy]

Why is it called a doggie bag?

 

[God Mode]

Why is it called a doggie bag?

You're supposed to bring the leftovers home for your pet dog but fatasses set a trend of eating it themselves later.

 

[KaOTiK]

The servers aren't touching your food, they don't want to potentially get sick. I worked at restaurant for around 4 years and the one thing the servers didn't have to worry about was being fed well. Everyone was allowed to have whatever they wanted off the menu except expensive items or stuff that we were low on. They get to eat what they want how they want so they aren't skimming some food of a customer's plate and risking getting sick on top of it.

 

[slag]

You're supposed to bring the leftovers home for your pet dog but fatasses set a trend of eating it themselves later.

Somewhat true. Doggie bag originated when you would bring home fatty scraps, bones, etc, and give them to the dog. Now, we have take home boxes, not doggie bags, and they are necessary because we are given way too much food. The food is the same quality but the portions are so big no one could possibly eat it all at the restaurant.

 

[SKORPI0]

No, why would they risk getting sick from your leftovers?

 

[EagleKeeper]

I can't really complain at the restaurant because I can't watch them cook my food and complaining WILL lead to retaliation. But I'm asking because the waiter specifically recommended this dish and when I ask him to doggie bag it it is less than expected. He may have liked it too much. However, it was really good and I decided to return. The next time my wife and I went there it was far less than I expected, quality-wise. Now I feel like I have to find out the work schedule to see who was working on what days in order to get a good meal. It feels like an episode of Seinfeld.

a food dish that is presented on a plate will look a lot different than one that has been dumped into a styrofoam container. Compressed and less appealing.

common sense should dictate such a conclusion.