To ask if you always check the bill at a restaurant

[Juneatlast]

DH and I went out for pizza last night. I've noticed that these days, instead of bringing the bill and then coming back for payment, they bring the bill then stand there with the card machine.

Felt a bit rushed checking bill whilst waitress was standing there. Glad I did as they'd charged for an extra glass of wine - £9.

Do you check or just tap your card?

I always check

Always check !

Yeah I do check it but I agree it feels rushed when they’re standing over you with the card machine.

Always check, if they bring the card machine over at the same time then they just have to wait until I've checked the bill.

Always but it never takes long to run my eye down the bill. Most places give it to you and then go and get the machine but if it came together I’d just expect them to wait.

Always check.

Always, even if it's a quick glance.

Yes, I check.

Always check. We ate at a local pub once, just the once, who thought we were all a bit too sloshed to notice 2 extra bottles of wine on the bill and then got really shirty when we asked for them to be taken back off.

What they’d failed to notice was that whilst some were sloshed some were sober and none of us are stupid.

We found out later they did this regularly. Unsurprisingly they’ve now closed.

Always why wouldn't you ...

Always but it never takes long to run my eye down the bill

Yes, it just felt like an age because DH had had a couple of extra toppings, a garlic dip and two different beers!

I was thinking later, if I'd been on a first date with a guy, would I think he were a bit uptight for checking the bill!

If someone I was dating thought I was uptight for checking the bill, they aren’t right for me. I think it’s common sense to check the bill is correct- mistakes happen.

Always check, more so now as many restaurants are automatically adding their service charge %

I quickly glance through it usually. Some places are a bit chaotic with their pricing. They might be clueless but hopefully their customers aren't.

Yes, definitely always check, even if it’s just a 4 mains/ 4 drinks sort of Quick Look.

I’ve had a bill before where either they hadn’t cleared the people before off or someone had put the wrong tables orders on as well as the first half of the bill wasn’t ours at all - glad I checked that one and easy enough to sort out as we’d only had anything after a certain point.

We always try to guess the bill before it comes. Once we were all wildly out because they had given us a discount for something. Another time they had forgotten to put the bottle of wine we had. (We asked them to add it)

I'd like to think I'd notice if the bill was £9 more than I was expecting, unless you're someone that just orders without looking at price

Check every time. The other day dh got someone else's bill who had spent £100 more than he did. It happens a lot - enough for me to never trust a tap without a check.

It pisses me off when they leave the bill then bugger off for another 15 mins. If I ask for the bill I just want to pay it there and then. I’ll glance at it, and it will take no more than 3 secs to see if it’s right.

Ok I would definitely notice this without needing to see the bill 😂

Sometimes staff have looked alarmed whilst we check the bill and ask nervously if everything's ok. We are quite relaxed about saying we're just checking the bill...they can read into it whatever way they like.

Always make DH check, he's better at maths 😉

Spoiler alert, they're busy and just want you out of the restaurant as you check out the bill in a smug sorry relaxed manner

This

Always.