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Penny LaneGood service stil deserves a 15%-to-20% tip. Too steep? Then pick a cheaper place. "Don't stiff the waitstaff," she says...
...University are doing their part by whittling the allotment for holiday revelry down to less than half its former size—though some are more forthcoming than others about the extent of the cuts.At the Medical School, there will be no chocolate fountain gurgling in decadence. No waitstaff making the rounds with sliver platters of shrimp hors d’oeuvres and cheese cubes of international origin. No booze either.Instead, Medical School Dean Jeffrey S. Flier has invited the staff to gather three days before Christmas at 8:30 A.M. to share a two-hour breakfast of coffee, bagel...
Timeless NYC Bars. The historic Oak Room and Bar at The Plaza Hotel (Fifth Avenue and Central Park South; 212-759-3000) in New York City has just reopened. But with indifferent waitstaff and loud new-age lounge music, it's hardly been improved - this is no longer the classic old Oak Bar in which Cary Grant was mistaken for a spy and kidnapped in North by Northwest. If you're looking for the quintessential old New York boîte, try Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle (35 East 76th Street, at Madison Avenue; 212-744-1600). The murals...
...sashimi is understandable, but out of everything is unacceptable.4. Don’t expect flavor, either. After our terrible experience at Shabu Square, I went to the review website Yelp.com to read other people’s responses, and found lots of complaints about slow service and inattentive waitstaff. Perhaps the management felt guilty for stiffing us on the table, but our service was fine, and the food that they did have in stock soon arrived. The dumplings: mushy dough and underseasoned filling with a tasty soy sauce. The summer rolls: crunchy and flavorless, with a tasty peanut sauce...
Some restaurants require waiters to tip the kitchen staff. But they're not waitstaff. They should not be participating in the cut. You know this is illegal because if you ask the owner if he does it, he'll say no. That puts waiters between a rock and a hard place. They can say no, but the manager can say, "Fine. Don't come to work tomorrow." Waiters are often students, or between jobs, and they're vulnerable to that kind of pressure. Very often they'll cave in because they need to eat and pay the rent...