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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a former server, just split it evenly. Separate checks are a nightmare.[/quote]

One check itemized by person isn't complicated at all, particularly if everyone pays by CC.[/quote]

Another former server here, and I agree with PP. Unless you have an operating system that allows you to itemize by customer by default - adding items to Seat 1/Seat 2 etc - it IS a nightmare. Giving the table the check to make notes on, creating new checks for each customer and then splitting off each dish from the original check, in addition to splitting wine/Pellegrino/appetizers/desserts four (or more!) ways equally. It takes forever (as OP noted).  [/quote]

Never worked at a restaurant that didn't have that option. Even so, that's part of the job. People shouldn't have to subsidize someone's meal to make the server happy. :roll:[/quote]

Well, there's a reason why lots of restaurants don't do separate checks, or only allow splitting the bill by X amount of ways. It's a time suck for the server, which leads to lower profits. It forces the server to spend 5+ minutes, which is a LONG TIME when you're waiting tables, standing in front of the computer, splitting everything up, printing everything out, running credit cards, bringing everything back. 
"It's part of the job" is a ridiculous thing to say. Why not just bring cash if you know you're going to need to be splitting? [/quote]

I'm from the Midwest originally and have noticed a huge difference in server attitudes about splitting checks here in DC vs. where I am from. Servers in the city often show annoyance about a request for separate checks. I just don't get this attitude or the arguments defending it that appear in this conversation chain. An 18-20% tip has become a very standard expectation for acceptable service. What are we paying a tip for, if not a few minutes of a server's time to prepare the check in the way that is most convenient for our party!?!?[/quote]

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