A plate sharing fee doesn't make me more likely to buy an entree. It makes me more likely to just not eat at your restaurant or only get drinks.
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Is it rude to share a meal when eating out?
- Thread starter BackLogJoe
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What, no, its not rude. Eat what you wish, and don't think "its required" or whatever.
Not the case for OP.
Well, yes, if you are going to high end restaurant with bunch of people, reserving a table (especially with larger groups) and then barely have anything there... that's not super nice.
Not the case for OP.
The issue would be less the tip, if you're onboard with the reasoning, and moreso with taking up a table but spending less than expected (two mains for couple would be a reasonable expectation) at the restaurant.
I can understand that, from a restaurant owner's perspective.
I can understand that, from a restaurant owner's perspective.
She's overthinking it, it's fine. If it makes you feel better, leave a 25% tip or something and the waiter will get a good tip and you'll still have saved money
Its not rude but still tip alot of peeps have to live off of that. I live just north of there and if i couldnt survive they definitely cant
From the title, I did not expect this to be a tipping thread tbh.
Thought it was gonna be about sharing food with an SO when having dinner with other people, which I think is an interesting question and I don't really know how I feel about it.
As for the OP, nope. Share away.
Thought it was gonna be about sharing food with an SO when having dinner with other people, which I think is an interesting question and I don't really know how I feel about it.
As for the OP, nope. Share away.
I consider sharing food eating out to be bad etiquette. You ordered what you order. I would consider swapping plates if neither of us started eating yet.
Well~ something like this happened in a Ramen store in Japan on the ANN news recently
The owner say there were two customer, one say they are not eating, and only one order
And instead they share a meal
Resulting in the owner setting a new rule that only eating and paying customer can sit inside
"To all customers. From now on, we forbid customers who don't eat to come to our store. I had two customers come in before and one of them said they didn't eat. In the end, the two of them ended up sharing a meal. This kind of behavior is really not desirable. I don't want customers to order and lie to me, so please wait outside the restaurant if you don't eat. This rule is often forced by some customers to set the store."
The cheapest item in the store is only 400 yen ($2.75 USD)
If you add Chasu it is 550 yen ($3.75 USD)
Their normal ramen
Miso Ramen
And after being on news, the Owner have stated that he is standing by his rule.
"The store's main focus is "cheap". If we had to share the food, we wouldn't be in business. I think any restaurant would think the same as I do."
"If two people share 550 yen, one person (one seat) will only spend 275 yen. It's impossible to run a business like this."
"What good does it do to the store if the person who is not eating takes a seat? Common sense and etiquette say that people don't do this kind of thing. We just ask people who don't eat to wait outside the restaurant. Think before you ask, do you really want to spend money?"
The owner say there were two customer, one say they are not eating, and only one order
And instead they share a meal
Resulting in the owner setting a new rule that only eating and paying customer can sit inside
"To all customers. From now on, we forbid customers who don't eat to come to our store. I had two customers come in before and one of them said they didn't eat. In the end, the two of them ended up sharing a meal. This kind of behavior is really not desirable. I don't want customers to order and lie to me, so please wait outside the restaurant if you don't eat. This rule is often forced by some customers to set the store."
The cheapest item in the store is only 400 yen ($2.75 USD)
If you add Chasu it is 550 yen ($3.75 USD)
Their normal ramen
Miso Ramen
And after being on news, the Owner have stated that he is standing by his rule.
"The store's main focus is "cheap". If we had to share the food, we wouldn't be in business. I think any restaurant would think the same as I do."
"If two people share 550 yen, one person (one seat) will only spend 275 yen. It's impossible to run a business like this."
"What good does it do to the store if the person who is not eating takes a seat? Common sense and etiquette say that people don't do this kind of thing. We just ask people who don't eat to wait outside the restaurant. Think before you ask, do you really want to spend money?"
Well~ it's pretty split in Japan online currently, with some taking the customer, other taking owner side.
My thinking is, there are also cheaper eat store like this, and the owner just...set a minimun order amount to get a seat~
So even if a friend is hungry and other is not, they can order something to take home later. and just have to spend x amount to get a seat.~
I got to agree with the restaurant owner, at that price they probably only just getting by and if you are sharing it with someone who hasn't made an order that's a seat wasting money.Well~ something like this happened in a Ramen store in Japan on the ANN news recently
The owner say there were two customer, one say they are not eating, and only one order
And instead they share a meal
Resulting in the owner setting a new rule that only eating and paying customer can sit inside
"To all customers. From now on, we forbid customers who don't eat to come to our store. I had two customers come in before and one of them said they didn't eat. In the end, the two of them ended up sharing a meal. This kind of behavior is really not desirable. I don't want customers to order and lie to me, so please wait outside the restaurant if you don't eat. This rule is often forced by some customers to set the store."
The cheapest item in the store is only 400 yen ($2.75 USD)
If you add Chasu it is 550 yen ($3.75 USD)
Their normal ramen
Miso Ramen
And after being on news, the Owner have stated that he is standing by his rule.
"The store's main focus is "cheap". If we had to share the food, we wouldn't be in business. I think any restaurant would think the same as I do."
"If two people share 550 yen, one person (one seat) will only spend 275 yen. It's impossible to run a business like this."
"What good does it do to the store if the person who is not eating takes a seat? Common sense and etiquette say that people don't do this kind of thing. We just ask people who don't eat to wait outside the restaurant. Think before you ask, do you really want to spend money?"
It's different then if the food was super expensive but you could probably get something small.
