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Originally Posted by krash
I have been a server for a good many years, and continue to work here in the villages. Most people who come to dine and want to share a plate are generally not doing so because the portions are so big... it's because they are cheap. They order the "village cocktail" ... a/k/a water with lemon. And they want extra lemons so that they can make lemonade. And, not only do they consume massive quantities of dinner rolls and bread, but they ask for extra - and then not eat them - and ask for a bag to take them home, because it would "be a sin to waste them".
Does the restaurant make any money on this type of shenanigans? Haha, I doubt it.
That's why they charge for an extra plate.
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If these people are so "cheap", then why do they eat out in the first place? As for the "village cocktail", water is what I normally drink at home unless it is breakfast (coffee) or sometimes wine at dinner. I usually don't order wine out because I don't want to pay bottle price for a small glasss....oops,forgot that's cheap, huh? We don't eat much bread, period, so extra is not in the cards for us. How many almost full plates have you returned to be trashed because the customer could not eat it all or how many "to go boxes" does the restaurant have to keep in inventory because of the large portions? Those boxes just add to the cost of the restaurant, hence less profit. We also split meals at home....for instance, baked potatoes. That is not because we are cheap....we just don't waste. I couldn't understand why my mother would cook one steak and one potato for herself and my dad after they retired. Now I do.