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Originally Posted by airstreamingypsy
I think your complaint is unreasonable. Linguini with white clam sauce usually runs around $18.00 to $20.00 dollars and is an entree. If I were the waitress I don't think I would have understood that you wanted a $18.00 side with your entree either. $3.00 should have given you a clue that you weren't going to get an $18.00 Linguini with clam sauce. You ordered two entrees, not an entree with a side.
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I like your post because it is logical and tells it like it is. Most restaurants will save the clam sauce for customers ordering entrees. Chicken parm is usually paired with pasta with red sauce. That is the norm. When you deviate from that, there’s no telling what you’d end up with. One exception might be if you’re a regular, and waitstaff know you and what you want.
Some restaurants are blunt and state “no substitutions.” I’m an avid restaurant goer and I’ve learned over the years that ordering something that deviates from their menu can mess up the kitchen flow. This may sound unreasonable to some, but it’s true, especially during busy dinner service times.