Current Events > Dinner bill comes to $600. 5 other people are with you.

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I will pay if I invite others but if I'm invited, I'm paying for what I ate only , no regrets.

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give them all dirty looks cause i only ordered $25 worth

but real talk last few times i've went to a restaurant with >3 people the server has asked who's on which ticket when taking the orders, so in this situation we would have already specified we're all separate
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Split evenly if I ordered $100 worth or less, pay for what I ordered if my meal cost more than $100.

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Depends on who the people are

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Normally I'm in favour of splitting evenly, but for a bill that large I'd just pay for what I ate.

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Stupid not to just pay individually.

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I was out to dinner with some people once and a lady tried telling the waiter it was all one bill... the same lady who ordered a 240 dollar bottle of wine that was literally half the bill.

I think it was 6 of us. Everyone else spent about 40 and besides a couple people having a small taste she polished that bottle off herself.

Later on I heard she was bitching about everyone there for putting her on the spot in front of the waitress. Lol

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I don't drink and I am guessing those high price came from booze.

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Have the server split it because this is something every restaurant will do

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Why would you not pay for only what you ordered?


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eston posted...

Have the server split it because this is something every restaurant will do

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Anytime I eat out with friends unless we are celebrating someone, we all pay for only what we ordered

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I dont drink so I can't imagine a bill where my sole total gets anywhere near $100. I dont think we even have a restaurant that fancy in my city.

It would largely depend on how much my share was. If I just ordered a middle of the road steak (maybe topping off at 40, 45ish with a soda) I'm not going to want to put in an even share just people one or more others went overboard. If I got an appetizer and/or desert then I'd probably be ok with it though.

Realistically I wouldn't be in a position to go somewhere that expensive since I can't afford it.

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kewldude475 posted...

This. And why would they, especially if they are your friends, want you to pay for more or less than what you actually ate/drank anyways? I find expecting the group to split it evenly to be rude, unless its like, close family or friends youre treating out or something.

It really depends on the margins and who you're with though. Between good friends I'd let 25 slide for the ease of paying, because i known theyd get me back over the rest of the night or the next time we go out etc.

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JustMyOpinion posted...

I've been to restaurants that will not do that.

The only restaurants I've been to that won't do that aren't the kinds of places you can even spend $100 per person.

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I'd probably split it 100 bucks each unless my meal was less than half that.

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JustMyOpinion posted...

I've been to restaurants that will not do that.

what restaurants don't allow you to split the bill by seat? we talking michelin star rated fancy places or what? because i've never, ever had that request get denied.

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If they won't split the bill then it is just the server being lazy. There is literally no reason they can't do it.

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I'm kinda surprised how many people say they're itemizing the bill and only paying their share.

Whenever I go out and the bill comes, each person or couple just throw their debit card on the bill and ask the server to split it evenly between each card.

Every so often one couple will insist on paying more, because of what they ordered (more expensive dish, more alcohol, etc.), and at worst, we'll just agree to have them pay the tip.

Honestly, If you're going somewhere where it's coming out to $100 a head, you're probably not fighting about evenly paying $100 instead of the $60 your share of the meal was.

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bigblu89 posted...

I'm kinda surprised how many people say they're itemizing the bill and only paying their share.

Whenever I go out and the bill comes, each person or couple just throw their debit card on the bill and ask the server to split it evenly between each card.

Every so often one couple will insist on paying more, because of what they ordered (more expensive dish, more alcohol, etc.), and at worst, we'll just agree to have them pay the tip.

Honestly, If you're going somewhere where it's coming out to $100 a head, you're probably not fighting about evenly paying $100 instead of the $60 your share of the meal was.

Opposite for me, I have never once been in a situation where people just divided up a bill evenly like that and frankly it makes zero sense to me why anyone would do it that way

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

what restaurants don't allow you to split the bill by seat? we talking michelin star rated fancy places or what? because i've never, ever had that request get denied.

Splitting a bill should be an issue, but asking a server to itemize the bill, especially after the meal was served, it kinda rude.

You're basically asking the server to recall who ordered every item that they basically served you 20+ minutes ago.

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bigblu89 posted...

I'm kinda surprised how many people say they're itemizing the bill and only paying their share.

They don't go anywhere more expensive than McDonald's.

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bigblu89 posted...

Splitting a bill should be an issue, but asking a server to itemize the bill, especially after the meal was served, it kinda rude.

You're basically asking the server to recall who ordered every item that they basically served you 20+ minutes ago.

They write that shit down as you give it to them.

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eston posted...

Opposite for me, I have never once been in a situation where people just divided up a bill evenly like that and frankly it makes zero sense to me why anyone would do it that way

I guess for my particular circle of friends, the thought process is "we're going out and most likely spending $100ish a couple, so if it's $80 or $120, it's not a big deal ".

We're also not the kind of group where one couple orders two double lobster tail meals and 6 rounds of drinks, and another couple splits a salad and just drinks water. We're usually all ordering around the same stuff, value-wise.

And if that did happen, none of us are rude enough to expect the salad couple to evenly split the bill. And we'd also insist to pay more if we were the lobster couple.

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bigblu89 posted...

Splitting a bill should be an issue, but asking a server to itemize the bill, especially after the meal was served, it kinda rude.

You're basically asking the server to recall who ordered every item that they basically served you 20+ minutes ago.

It's pretty standard practice to keep track of which seat at the table ordered what, that's how they make sure everyone gets what they ordered

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Tyranthraxus posted...

They write that shit down as you give it to them.

Right.

But when you're also ordering multiple rounds of drinks, possibly changing your drink order every round. Or ordering a bottle that two couples split, and then asking the server to itemize your bill after that fact, it just a shitty thing to do.

If you know you're going to ask for an itemized bill, the courteous thing to do is tell the server beforehand, so they can maintain separate bills the entire time, as it's usually entered into a POS system as you order.

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eston posted...

It's pretty standard practice to keep track of which seat at the table ordered what, that's how they make sure everyone gets what they ordered

You've never been to a restaurant that as a separate server and food runner? Where the person beings your food not knowing who ordered what, and going "OK, I have the shrimp tacos with no pico" and you have to tell them who order each dish?

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Depends on how evenly people's orders are. If someone ordered $150 worth of food and someone else ordered $40 or something, I would vote for everyone paying for themselves. I personally don't mind splitting but I can't assume everyone else feels the same way

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bigblu89 posted...

I'm kinda surprised how many people say they're itemizing the bill and only paying their share.

I've been out to eat with people way to many times when they order like 3 beers, appetizers, or the most expensive entre on the menu, when I'm sitting there eating a salad or something and they want to just split the bill evenly between everyone.

bigblu89 posted...

You've never been to a restaurant that as a separate server and food runner? Where the person beings your food not knowing who ordered what, and going "OK, I have the shrimp tacos with no pico" and you have to tell them who order each dish?

I guess you're right, I have seen that. But the server still generally writes down which seat ordered what, and it's usually the server who asks how the bill is divided

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one person pays for everything and everyone else Venmos (or whatever money paying app) their part of the bill. A picture of the receipt will be texted to everyone

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That amount of people and that check price? Yeah, unless someone GROSSLY under ordered, we're just splitting it.

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bigblu89 posted...

I guess for my particular circle of friends, the thought process is "we're going out and most likely spending $100ish a couple, so if it's $80 or $120, it's not a big deal ".

We're also not the kind of group where one couple orders two double lobster tail meals and 6 rounds of drinks, and another couple splits a salad and just drinks water. We're usually all ordering around the same stuff, value-wise.

And if that did happen, none of us are rude enough to expect the salad couple to evenly split the bill. And we'd also insist to pay more if we were the lobster couple.

pretty much how it is with my friends


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Returning_CEmen posted...

one person pays for everything and everyone else Venmos (or whatever money paying app) their part of the bill. A picture of the receipt will be texted to everyone

I do see this happening a lot more often with younger people (I sound like a fossil saying that).

googs19 posted...

I've been out to eat with people way to many times when they order like 3 beers, appetizers, or the most expensive entre on the menu, when I'm sitting there eating a salad or something and they want to just split the bill evenly between everyone.

That's someone just being rude, and I'd honestly decline their next dinner invite if someone were to do that amongst my circle of friends.


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kewldude475 posted...

Offer split bills? Cant say Ive ever heard of one that doesnt. Doesnt seem like a good business practice to me.

It should be more accepted honestly.

Fuck that shit I'm understaffed as fuck I don't have time to take 8 fucking teens payments in a row instead of 1 concise payment.

Pass money around at the table or transfer funds around with Cashup/whatever.


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Ask them to be a bro and front me.

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I'm a baller, so I'd pay it. I'm well known for buying a round of top shelf shots for my buddies, so $600? I make that in a day, some weeks

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EmbraceOfDeath posted...

Stupid not to just pay individually.

This. I dont understand why people make this so complicated. Pay for what you ate. Problem solved.

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Mr Hangman posted...

Where did you pull these numbers from, TC? Who orders a $100 meal? Even if you go someplace especially snooty, you'd likely top out at $50 per person. And if you are going to someplace so ridiculously expensive that people are getting $100 plates, at that point it becomes kind of tacky to split the bill.

It can easily build to $100pp once drinks are involved.

But you're right, if you're looking at a bill that's hovering around $100pp, you're probably not the kind of person that's going to squabble over paying $100 when your share was only $80.

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assuming all tabs are in the 80-120 range, there's one bill and everyone just throws their credit card as we split evenly

If there's a disparity (one non drinker, e.g.) then, yeah, we either get the bill split. If it's a busy place we'll just call for one bill and venmo our share.
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Depends on the situation, if I invited everyone out which I normally do with my friends, then I'm paying the entire bill and if you want to contribute to the tip that's fine. But if it's a mutual thing then I'm paying for what I ordered. It's pretty cut and dry

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To be fair, if I'm at a restaurant that's costing $100pp either I'm on a fancy date and her or I are paying the full thing, or I'm out with colleagues and the company is picking up the tab.

That said, when I'm out with friends we split the bill based on what we ordered. That's just normal in Canada/US. Maybe it's different in other countries, IDK.


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philsov posted...

assuming all tabs are in the 80-120 range, there's one bill and everyone just throws their credit card as we split evenly

If there's a disparity (one non drinker, e.g.) then, yeah, we either get the bill split. If it's a busy place we'll just call for one bill and venmo our share.

Same.

I've always assumed that was the "normal" thing to do.

Either split it evenly, or divvy it up if you know someone ordered way more/less than they others.

But if everyone is within $10-$20 of each other, just split it evenly.

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Im not covering extra because yall wanted the surf and turf. Na fam.

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