large booking at restaurant- how to split the bill?

Georgiegirl256

onlyroz wrote: »

No, you're not welcome. You must stay at home so that my meal isn't ruined by your po-faced expression, or your pious preaching about the evils of puddings, or your insistence on not subsidising the cost of my own pudding.

I promise not to sit there like this ----> I'll have one of these ----> fixed on my face the whole time so as not to spoil anyone's evening!

cbrown372

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I think I might just be able to stretch to a pudding as well! Oh hang on a sec, I don't eat puddings, will I still be allowed to come?

I have a voucher for a free pudding at Toby Cavery

Mmm, vouchers don't think we have gone there yet? Last meal I had with 2 friends at a Toby we had 2 vouchers for free dessert so we ordered 3 desserts, had both vouchers taken off the bill and divided the bill by 3, everyone happy.

onlyroz

Georgiegirl256 wrote: »

I promise not to sit there like this ----> I'll have one of these ----> fixed on my face the whole time so as not to spoil anyone's evening!

In that case I'm having the lobster to start, the fillet steak for my main, and the fancy fruity liqueur thingy for pudding. Oh, and olives and garlic bread too. I'll also have a bottle of wine to myself, a few cocktails, and an Irish coffee to help the digestion. You don't mind splitting the bill equally do you?

seven-day-weekend

onlyroz wrote: »

No, there is nothing wrong with you offering, but there are many people who would refuse your offer. And my point is that there should be no need for anybody to divulge personal information about their finances and health. It should be enough to say "I'm only eating one course today" without expecting to be interrogated, or being expected to pay for more than what you ate.

Yes of course, I wouldn't disagree.

seven-day-weekend

onlyroz wrote: »

In that case I'm having the lobster to start, the fillet steak for my main, and the fancy fruity liqueur thingy for pudding. Oh, and olives and garlic bread too. I'll also have a bottle of wine to myself, a few cocktails, and an Irish coffee to help the digestion. You don't mind splitting the bill equally do you?

But most groups of 'friends' don't do that. (Overindulge at someone else's expense in such a way). It's only the people PN eats with who appear to. Nobody I have eaten with has ever done that (I'm usually either out with my husband, a group of friends, or when I was at work, the works meal, which we all paid for in advance (just what we ate).

In fact, if most of the group I am with don't want a pudding, I won't either, so it's usually the other way round, someone depriving themselves because they don't want to eat while others have an empty plate.

tea_lover

onlyroz wrote: »

In that case I'm having the lobster to start, the fillet steak for my main, and the fancy fruity liqueur thingy for pudding. Oh, and olives and garlic bread too. I'll also have a bottle of wine to myself, a few cocktails, and an Irish coffee to help the digestion. You don't mind splitting the bill equally do you?

I'm going to order the same, plus champagne, then do a runner through the toilet window

Jagraf

cbrown372 wrote: »

I have a voucher for a free pudding at Toby Cavery

Mmm, vouchers don't think we have gone there yet? Last meal I had with 2 friends at a Toby we had 2 vouchers for free dessert so we ordered 3 desserts, had both vouchers taken off the bill and divided the bill by 3, everyone happy.

I've mentioned vouchers :T. Anyone with vouchers chucks them in the pot and we divvie the rest equally.

BarryBlue

onlyroz wrote: »

Again, you have missed the point. Nobody is quibbling over a "quid or two", and nobody is counting how many bread rolls each diner has eaten.

I see you have totally ignored my scenario involving a friend with a medical condition. How about imagining that you lost your job. Would you expect your meal invites to stop? Or would you perhaps say to your friends of 20+ years "Sure I still want come out with you, but due to my reduced income I'll be going easy on the wine and sticking to one course."

No, I haven't missed the point at all. It just doesn't apply, whether it's a quid or a tenner is of no consequence as we would never bother to notice it. And neither does your imaginary scenario apply. I am retired and comfortably off, enough not to have to worry about the nonsense you insist on making up. So why keep harping on? You count the pennies with your pals if you wish, we are all happy as we are. Clear enough?

Jagraf

tea_lover wrote: »

I'm going to order the same, plus champagne, then do a runner through the toilet window

I don't think you can run through a toilet window ( didn't want your getaway pan to fail). Especially if you've nicked the bread rolls.

AubreyMac

Any voucher I have is for my part of the bill only.