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Originally Posted by Bill14564
- You have your waitress simultaneously handling the equivalent of eight tables. Does that seem right? (I've never eaten at Lopez or paid that much attention)
- Your math is a bit off. You listed 30 people which would be 15 couples and would come to $330 at $22/couple.
- Were you really part of a group of 30 waiting for those seven tables to clear and did you really have to push your way through the next 30 who were waiting for you to finish and leave? Not to mention those who were waiting for other tables in the restaurant.
Busy nights vs slow nights, busy shifts vs slow shifts, tip-outs.... all will work to lower the nightly tip. One online source estimated $200-$300/night in take-home tips. $300/night * 200 nights = $60,000. Good money just in tips but I bet there are few who actually make that.
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Waiter. Reading.
We two (wife and self). Reading.
Table of 12, table of 8, 2 tables of 4. And "we two" table of 2, not part of the group. Reading.
Lopez CC is one of the nicer CC restaurants. Prices a little higher than most. Waiter had help resetting the tables between groups. One other person. No "push your way through" if one is blessed with patience.
As for my math, the $22 was based on our bill. No cocktails, drinks, bottles of wine. 2 glasses of unsweetened tea. No appetizers, soup, salad, upgrade additions, just 1 plate each of a nice entree. So, no ups, no extras. We paid for the "atmosphere".
I used $660 because we actually observed 2 seatings. I didn't add any more, even though there was time for more seatings. Also, our tip was quite likely the
lowest by far based on observation of what others were ordering and what was delivered.
There are certainty restaurants that offer less expensive experience. But there are lots of restaurants nationwide that offer much more expensive experience. Busy or slow, nights or shifts, "tip-outs" (whatever it is), doesn't matter. The waiter/waitress is who I tip. What he/she does with their money is up to them. None of my business.