Is it tacky for adults to order fish & chips from the children's menu during Lent?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Normally I'd say it's fine to scam a business, but Jesus Christ, during a religious observance? Do you also speedrun your first sin after confession?

How is ordering food scamming a business?

Some of you people need to lay off the caffeine.

Don't play coy, it's exploiting a business owner to save a few bucks via a discounted children's menu, which is subsidized by higher margin main menu items. In a high-trust society you don't do such a thing. But these days folks really have no shame.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fine for to go. Tip more than $5 for god’s sake.

I thought $5 on $36 (4x kids meals) was a decent tip?

I order kids' meals a lot because of dietary issues and I always tip as though I had ordered an adult-sized entree. That said, I generally don't tip 20% on takeout orders, usually more like 10%, but that's a whole nother conversation.

Do you ever get pushback? I've been tempted to do that when portions are so big.

No, surprisingly! I'm always ready to explain why but I've never had an issue.

[Anonymous]

Totally fine on take out.
My spouse and I had weight loss surgery and will quite often share an entree or get kids meals. Haven’t had an issue yet. We have one kid who sometimes gets a kids meal and sometimes an adult meal. ( she’s 11)

[Anonymous]

They’re not losing money regardless. Potatoes are cheap so the FF are way marked up to start with, even on a kids meal.
It’s fine OP

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If it’s 1/3 of the price, they are likely losing money on it and offer it to get more adults in the restaurant. So it is a good way to help drive the place out of business. Leaving a crappy tip does not make it better.

It's a smaller portion. If we got the adult fish & chips there'd be a lot left over. Nobody wants fried fish and fries leftovers.

Could you get 2 of the adult orders to share?

[Anonymous]

I have no objection to you ordering from the kids' menu.

But can't you just get something that you actually like?

[Anonymous]

Split one adult order and then get 2 kids’ orders.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Normally I'd say it's fine to scam a business, but Jesus Christ, during a religious observance? Do you also speedrun your first sin after confession?

How is ordering food scamming a business?

Some of you people need to lay off the caffeine.

Don't play coy, it's exploiting a business owner to save a few bucks via a discounted children's menu, which is subsidized by higher margin main menu items. In a high-trust society you don't do such a thing. But these days folks really have no shame.

She’s paying for the food, you fool.

She's exploiting a subsidized age 2-12 kid's meal x 4 on a religious holiday. Kid's meals are low margin if not no margin so parents, grandparents and teen kids come in and order high margin entrees, apps, and drinks. If every shameless cheapskate exploited the kid's menu the restaurant would go out of business, you fool.

I'm an adult and often order from the kids' menu because of a serious health problem I have, but I am cognizant of this issue. I would have no shame doing it at a place like the cheesecake factory, but at a local business I make sure to order enough to make up for the loss they are taking on the kids' meal, like appetizers, having my kid order off the adult menu, etc. And I always tip as though I had ordered an adult entree.

A lot of places let adults order off the kids' menu but just make them pay a little extra for it. I think all restaurants should do that so the issue is settled.

[Anonymous]

Take out is okay.
Seat down No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Split one adult order and then get 2 kids’ orders.

This is what I would do too.

[Anonymous]

Yes. It is always tacky for an adult to order from the children's menu.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fine for to go. Tip more than $5 for god’s sake.

I thought $5 on $36 (4x kids meals) was a decent tip?

No that is not even 15%

[Anonymous]

My parents used to get fish take out all thru lent. My dad would pickup one order and they would split the sandwich and fries. You are fine OP.

[Anonymous]

Just eat plain cheese pizza, so no worries about eating meat. No reason to eat fish if you don’t like it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fine for to go. Tip more than $5 for god’s sake.

I thought $5 on $36 (4x kids meals) was a decent tip?

No that is not even 15%

It is takeout! 20% tip is for seated service