BigMikeinNY Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Last night my wife and I went to a delicious Mexican restaurant in NYC before seeing Les Miserables on Broadway. So for my first drink of the night, the waiter suggests a margarita.........After taking my first sip of my drink (top notch I must add), I set it down and the whole entire thing spills all over my lap. After using 6 cloth napkins to clean it up, the waiter asks me if I need anymore napkins. I tell him "no, I'm all set" and he takes away the empty glass...... After about 10 minutes of no new drink, my wife and I then begin to chat, wondering "Is he going to bring me other one?" or "Is it my fault for being an idiot for spilling it?" *The tables were homemade and the tiles on the table were uneven. When I set it down on our table, it caught the end of the tile and fell SO: Am I obligated to get a replacement drink for free? or should I have to cough up another $8 bucks for a NYC margarita? I will letcha know what he did/did not do after I'm done mowing the lawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 cough it up........not there fault ya didn't chug it .............and then put it down.......... ...............if it were me i wouldn't expect a freebee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I say they should bring you one and you give a couple of extra $$ to him for his extra service. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I don't see why a replacement should be brought for free. Whose fault was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I would say they don't "owe" you a free drink since you were the one who spilled it. It would have been a nice gesture on their part, but I wouldn't expect them to replace it for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqualung Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 I would say they don't "owe" you a free drink since you were the one who spilled it. It would have been a nice gesture on their part, but I wouldn't expect them to replace it for free. +1 Of course if you are a regular customer at a certain bar or club I think that they should. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spain Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 (edited) You bought the drink and it was delivered to you. You then begin consuming it. Then YOU spill it. Why would you possibly think that they owe you a drink since they didnt spill your drink? I am not even sure how you can even ask the question. They dont owe you for food that they have already served you and then do to your fault, it spilled. Edited June 30, 2007 by spain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbimm Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Most places I have been and seen this happen replace the drink. I wouldnt expect it but it happens more often than not! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 They should replace the drink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 if it were my restaurant, i would replace it. though i am not obligated to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 if it were my restaurant, i would replace it. though i am not obligated to do so. I missed the word "obligated". NO, they are not obligated, but I think most places would replace at no charge. I'd still give the waiter a couple of extra $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 It depends ..did you cut him in line at the gas statiion ? Lol ...seriously the waiter should have brought over a free new drink and shoveled your driveway next time it snows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 If I were still waiting tables, I would have gotten you a new one. I'm guessing the waiter was just clueless (and I doubt it is a restaurant policy to not replace spilled drinks (nor would I suppose, though, that it is a policy to replace spilled drinks either). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 If you already started drinking it then it's your fault. I've had them spill drinks when placing them on the table and they promptly replace it but in your case it's not thier fault. Given your situation, had they replaced it, I would have been spilling drinks all night then. "Ooops, that's the sixth half full drink I spilt tonight." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 In life, there are no obligations. Simply choices and consequences. Put that in your fortune cookie and eat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 In life, there are no obligations. Simply choices and consequences. Put that in your fortune cookie and eat it. Can you bake fortune cookies on The Egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Cliche Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 There is no used crying over spilled milk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Can you bake fortune cookies on The Egg? Yes. Smoked fortune cookies are a favorite and holy food found throughout rural villages in China. I typically use Alder wood as it imparts a lighter smoky flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 No obligation at all. The server could've done it, but he didn't have to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 No obligation at all. The server could've done it, but he didn't have to do it. That pretty much sums it up. Don't see how it could be any different, honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 No obligation to replace it. A lot of obligation to clean it up after you've left. Also, there's no knowledge of how much you've already had to drink and how much of a factor that was. I say no obligation. If they do, pay for it in a tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackass Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 well, i waited tables for a few years, and unless you were a jerk or extremely drunk, i would bring you a new drink (and was always instructed by managers to do this if they were around). Obviously, there's no obligation, but this is part of taking care of the customer in the restaurant business. The cost of the new drink to them is a few dollars and then you go tell your friends how nice the waiter was rather than telling all your friends you came away with a questionable experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H8tank Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Obligation is the wrong word, but anyone saying he shouldn't get another drink has NEVER worked in the food service business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godtomsatan Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Obligation is the wrong word, but anyone saying he shouldn't get another drink has NEVER worked in the food service business. Does this logic apply to the IT field and wireless cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylive5 Posted June 30, 2007 Share Posted June 30, 2007 Obligation is the wrong word, but anyone saying he shouldn't get another drink has NEVER worked in the food service business. I worked in the food service industry during my free time while in the service. I definitely would NOT have felt obligated to buy some nimrod mumble fingers a replacement drink. In fact I would have inquired if you had maybe had just a tad too much to drink to begin with and would have cut you off. For alcohol abuse if nothing else. No excuse for spilling a drink....and then you expect him to replace it? Of course my wife was a Food and Beverage Manager in charge of all kinds of clubs and resuraunts.... she would, of course, have replaced the drink. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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