Eating Dinner Out with Friends

Typically we split the check based on what you ordered for yourself, then you toss in a couple for tip. Easy to do with 2 or 3 people. I hate going out with a large group of people because it's like pulling teeth to get people to pay their share, whether you just split is 10 ways or whatever. You always come up $100 short and 4 people end up paying way too much just so we can leave while the cheapskates walked out 5 minutes ago. Much easier to break it up into tables instead of one massive bill.

Protip: with a group of 8 or more, somebody is going to try to cheap out of shit, every time. Watch for the single dorky guy all the way at the end of the table.

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Originally Posted by burgundy

this fails because some of the strangers always lie/fudge/miscalculate and leave the check holder short.

more effective: "everyone give me $X unless you honestly want to declare "attention! i'm cheap!"

honestly, if someone is so concerned about overpaying a bit, he should skip the gathering and hit the dollar menu alone instead.

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LOL. That's why I always look at the receipt and make sure I put in what I owe.

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Originally Posted by Biff

I plan to order a 200 dollars worth of Japanese beef and sake and then stiff you by running out after the meal. Just saying....

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You can try. I am outta there before you even get your beefu.

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Originally Posted by kingoffighters

You can try. I am outta there before you even get your beefu.

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I'm 1/2 Jewish, you better recognize byotch.


See what I'll do is tell them you are taking me to dinner but you are very cheap and dirty (asian, natch) and that your company is doing very poorly. Then when you try to sneak out they will apprehend you and I'll probably get a kiss from the hostess.

It really depends on the crowd. I don't think its an issue for ppl to ask for seperate checks to pay for their portion because modern technology makes it easy to do so. HOWEVER if you plan on paying in 8 different methods and making your server break 5 $20 bills and force them to spend all their time cashing out YOUR bill while ignoring their other customers, you best tip accordingly.

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Originally Posted by Josh

I've been eating sushi for 22 years now. I know what I like, I rarely want to try something else and I don't get rolls very often unless they sound really interesting or I'm doing the vegetable thing.

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I was more referring to you ordering what you want in general, not just sushi. Noob.

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Originally Posted by Biff

I'm 1/2 Jewish, you better recognize byotch.


See what I'll do is tell them you are taking me to dinner but you are very cheap and dirty (asian, natch) and that your company is doing very poorly. Then when you try to sneak out they will apprehend you and I'll probably get a kiss from the hostess.

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You miscalculated, since I am Asian, I can pretend to be a waiter. I will pee in your soup and wipe my ass with your beef before they serve it to you.

Damnit, you asians have all the angles covered.

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Originally Posted by Rumpy

Typically we split the check based on what you ordered for yourself, then you toss in a couple for tip.

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I think this is the best overall solution. If you had a $12.95 entree, put in about sixteen bucks. For $8.95, put in eleven. In a larger group, you might end up going well over a 20% tip, but if you were in a larger group, you were probably obnoxious anyway, so it'll help make that up to the server.

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Originally Posted by Rated E

Yeah, if only you had been there!

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You know it, baby!