A Colorado server attended to a guest sitting by himself and instantly clocked how much food and drink he ordered for just one person. She warned others about the common sign someone is about to dine and dash.
In a video with over 8,000 views, TikToker Sarah (@lilsaltine7) sits in her car and recounts her previous shift. She says the man started ordering “tons” of mixed drinks, many of them “doubles.” He continued to order appetizers and entrees with extra sides as well.
“If it’s like a small amount of people, and they’re ordering a ton of food, people like that are the type to dine and dash,” she explains.
Did The Man Try To Dine And Dash?
Sarah brought over the check at the end of the meal, and the man tried to pay. Unsurprisingly, his card declined. He whipped out his banking app to show Sarah that his account is empty.
“This couple overheard the whole debacle, and they were like, ‘We want to pay for his meal,'” she continues. Her manager comped the drinks on the tab, and they let the adjacent table pay for his food.
“If it were up to me, I would have just comped the whole thing,” Sarah remarks.
She told the man that his bill was taken care of. Then, he said something that shocked her.
“This man looks me dead in the eyes and goes, ‘Aw, I wanted to get another drink,'” she says. “Sir, you didn’t have money to pay for the drinks you just got.”
Why Do Dine And Dashers Order So Much Food?
According to Pub Club, some servers keep an eye out for solo diners who order way more food than they can seemingly eat. They suggested that some guests order more food than they can reasonably eat because they don’t plan to pay for their food anyway.
BroBible previously reported that one server noticed a woman and two small children order five full-sized entrees before skipping out on the bill.
On Reddit, other servers share the orders that tipped them off that their tables planned to dash without paying.
One wrote on r/ServerLife, “They ordered one of the most expensive things on the menu, two appetizers, two glasses of wine, and a kids meal.”
“They had apps, expensive entrees, drinks, desserts, coffee….their bill was around $150. I put their check down when they were done, walked to the back of the restaurant, turned around and saw they were already gone,” another shared.
While servers can offer guidance about portion sizes and clarify orders, it’s generally ill-advised to limit how much a guest can order under the assumption they plan to dash. Instead, servers on the subreddit suggested calling the police to report the theft rather than comping the bill from their own paycheck.
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BroBible reached out to Sarah via TikTok direct message and comment. We will update the story when she replies.