Sharing
My husband and I almost always share a meal, and it's because we don't want to overeat. We both agree that we have never left a place hungry when we split, but we're not stuffed either. What he does is double the price of the one meal, and tip based on that at 20%. That way the server isn't being short changed on the tip, and I don't think the establishment is losing out either. Better to sell one meal than none. We agreed if there is a line of people waiting we will both order a meal and take home half. That way the restaurant isn't losing out on that extra meal. I also have to add that we have never felt that the server was bothered by this at all, and in fact, usually places will split the meal in the kitchen and serve it on two plates which is going the extra step for customer service.
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