So, what happens if you just decide to walk out on a restaurant bill?

[jjs07]

Let's up the ante from skipping out on tipping....

First off, has anyone ever done this, regardless of service or how the food was prepared? Secondly, what happens if you do this? What measures does the restaurant take?

I've never done this, but was curious if anyone on NT has. In all times that I can remember getting either bad food/service, where I've complained, the management has been more than accommodating. On the flip, I wonder if anyone has had the guts to just walk out on their bill when they've had no problems with the service or food provided.

 

[ksteezy]

Its theft.

 

[jjs07]

Its theft.

Even if the food/service was terrible and you had an overall horrible time at the restaurant?

 

[nazdrowie]

i saw it happen one time on a that 70s show episode...they made them wash dishes and work of the bill so i assume thats what they do if you get caught

 

[iYen]

Let's up the ante from skipping out on tipping....

First off, has anyone ever done this, regardless of service or how the food was prepared? Secondly, what happens if you do this? What measures does the restaurant take?

I've never done this, but was curious if anyone on NT has. In all times that I can remember getting either bad food/service, where I've complained, the management has been more than accommodating. On the flip, I wonder if anyone has had the guts to just walk out on their bill when they've had no problems with the service or food provided.

This would not work.

You can't eat bad food for however long then say "oh the food sucks so I'm not paying."

Maybe if you had one bite or two and then told the waiter that the foods sucks and that you're not paying.

Maybe you'd be able to get away.

I would assume that the restaurant would call the police or try to hold you till they came.

If you dipped, best believe someone most likely the waiter is going to write down your license plate number.

 

[teamjordan79]

i've done it. Was with a group sitting in the outdoor area of a restaurant and we asked for the check...waited for 20 minutes for the check...took the card out and waited for another 20 minutes.....so I ran out of dambs and said eff this im going if they don't wanna get paid..got up and left and everyone else followed. I still go there because they have the best beer in the world, its just on that particular day the service was terrible. This wasn't in the US btw.

 

[Itachi]

I've done it and nothing happened. Ate the food and left, never went back.

 

[105950]

I've done it, and being the idiot 13 year old I was, went back to the same spot a few weeks later.  The waitress recognized us and said she had to pay our tab the last time, so we had to settle up 

 

[Chopper]

Dine and dash? Did a few times when I was like 13-14. At the time I no idea the servers wound up responsible for the bill.

 

[celticsfan9783]

chew and screw. maybe once or twice when I was young.

 

[joepac12]

I have done it. Nothing happens.

 

[krazy88s]

Its theft.

Even if the food/service was terrible and you had an overall horrible time at the restaurant?

Yes. Say you weren't satisfied with the food and you skip out. The servers may get stuck with your bill. Is that fair to them? Nah, they're not cooking the food. And even if you weren't satisfied the servers, you still have to pay. It's still theft. Can just eat food at a restaurant and walk away. What are we? Fifteen year olds at Fridays?

 

[kickstart]

Did it with a soda. We couldn't make up our minds on what to eat. The chick brought me a soda before we decided to leave. I drunk it and we left. Never went back though.

I heard the waiter/tress pays out of their tips/pocket.

Chew and screw...never knew it by that name. Dine and dash, yeah.

 

[iYen]

We couldn't make up our minds on what to eat.

wut?

 

[combo gd]

There is a diner around my way that is only open from 6am-230pm because people used to do this all of the time. That and because they are always getting robbed.

Now you have to give your credit card/pay cash for your meal even before it comes. 

 

[dathbgboy]

Definitely theft or even breach of contract, and will be held accountable for such if caught. The restaurant is rendering services to u and which after receiving such services, must pay for said services. It's like a contract that is there but not really there if that makes sense

 

[DeadsetAce]

nothing happens because the waitress or waiter has to pay for the meal, typically. the restaurant doesn't lose money on it either way.

 

[blkrstr21]

nothing happens because the waitress or waiter has to pay for the meal, typically. the restaurant doesn't lose money on it either way.

at my restaurant, the managers just void out the check so we dont have to pay

but where i work, management, along with alot of the people that work there, are a bunch of brown nosers and care way too much about customer approval. so if youre food is wrong, salty, not big enough, or didnt look like the picture, theyll make a new one and take it off the check every time. ill never tell someone or a friend to dine and dash, but if my managers are being extra douchey, ill just tell people to say it was salty so they get it for free 

 

[User 37837]

Did it by accident senior skip day (senior yr of hs). Alot of the ppl in my class met up this restaurant for breakfast. We laugh joke and have a great time abt skipping school & trynna see what the move is. I left something at home, so I drive back to get it and come back. When i pull up in the parking lot, my boys hop in the car. Im like "What?! We gotta pay right?" My boy in the backseat "Huh?? oh this?" And shows me the check .... soo i pull off and we go to this chicks house

 

[Mark Antony]

I have, waited forever for our drinks then forever for the food, no checkups, nothing. The food was just about to come out so we asked for the manager and decided to skip. He had no choice but to not charge us for anything, that's bad service.


Oh no dine and dash though.

 

[6 Rings G.O.A.T.]

Dine and dash..

 

[lstylez23]

karma bites you in the ***

 

[Jumanji]

DId that at BWWs once with my friends. We asked for our bill twice and waited for him for to bring it for about 15 min. Never got it so we just got up and left.

Went back a couple weeks later too

 

[bjm5295]

at a Caribbean island restaurant, me and two of my friends walked out on a few drinks. we asked for the check, waited 15 minutes, asked again, waited 10 minutes, my friend got up and asked another waiter, waited another 15 minutes, nothing.

 

[sooperhooper]

Happened to me once as a server. Unkempt guy in a wife beater and he was with some girl. They only ordered salad and coke. I went to give him a refill, came back and they were gone. Manager cleared it off so I didn't have to pay.