Recently...May 2011....our party of 13 shared an afternnon dinner at Pier 4......The food was o.k..... a bit high priced for what you got.....service was o.k...nothing exceptional.....One of two waiters, the senior one who presented us with the bill.....was totally out of line + obnoxious in doing so. Insisted on a 20% tip counting sales tax as part of the bill..........Wouldn't leave my side while I was figuring out who owed what.....He took our credit cards + cash, came back + said we were short $20....I reminded him that the tip at 20% of the bill, not including tax....which he wanted to include......I paid him his 20% not incl.tax amount.........Later I realized that he pressured me to tip 20%...and that restaurant policy left it up to the customers as to what tip to leave.......WATCH OUT FOR THIS GUY IF YOU GO THERE.........he damaged an otherwise o.k. time....a special occasion for someone we were there for......
He's an older waiter, who upon presenting us with the check, was pushy as all hell!..........He ought to be talked to about this + set straight, and cut out the strong-arming tactics! His actions leaves a bad taste behind.
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