stupid wine situation @ dinner

irishpint · #1 10-10-2005, 01:05 AM

dinner w/ a cheapskate friend (there were 4 of us total) and he orders the cheapest wine. It's not under 'Red' or 'WHite' but 'Italy'. He says that's great since he loves Italian wine. As the waiter brings it out and UNSCREWS THE CAP he asks him if it was a shot in the dark or if he intentionally choose the dessert wine. What is our play and wtf, why didn't he say something about it when my idiot friend ordered it?

We ended up drinking 8% sparkling, chilled, dessert wine. It was gross and not acceptable. Was my friend just an idiot or should the waiter have mentioned something when he ordered about it being a dessert wine? Also, when he brings up and mentions something AFTER opening it, should we have been upset?

miajag81 · #2 10-10-2005, 01:09 AM

What restaurant was this? The waiter definitely should have pointed it out when he ordered it IMO.

Claunchy · #3 10-10-2005, 01:09 AM

Way to [censored] up a decent post by including a retarded poll.

Your friend is a moran, but the waiter probably should have said something. So C: all of the above, with a little extra emphasis on A.

tonypaladino · #4 10-10-2005, 01:10 AM

Your friend is both an idiot and the waiter should have said something before opening the bottle. You should have complained to management.

irishpint · #5 10-10-2005, 01:15 AM

Those that say my friend is an idiot are right, he is. But. Would YOU have known that it was a dessert wine? It was under a heading 'Italy', not on a dessert menu or complete with a description. Even if the waiter didn't know it was a dessert wine after he found out he should have come back and tell us. It's +EV to have happy customers when they are going to be tipping you, plus all the other wines were $10 more or so, which is another $2 tip for him. But on the other hand screwing us might be worth that to him (it would be for me, i know).

#6 10-10-2005, 01:17 AM

Waiter should not have said anything. It's a difficult situation for the waiter... you don't want to question your table... might lose a tip. Who's to know whether the jackass ordering the wine really does know what he wants. Though perhaps the waiter could have mentioned it being a dessert wine when the bottle was presented.

#7 10-10-2005, 05:27 AM

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Kill his family

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This option cracked me up for some reason. That waiter is a clown.

#8 10-10-2005, 05:57 AM

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As the waiter brings it out and UNSCREWS THE CAP

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Sheer snobbery. There are some excellent wines out today from well regarded winemakers which have screw tops. It's a superior way of sealing and preserving the wine. It's becoming more and more common.

Regarding the waiter, some people drink that kind of stuff with their dinner. Go figure. Perhaps he should have politely mentioned it was dessert wine, but it doesn't deserve a complaint to management imo.

#9 10-10-2005, 06:20 AM

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Those that say my friend is an idiot are right, he is.

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Who's the more foolish: The fool, or the fool who follows him?

stigmata · #10 10-10-2005, 07:10 AM

1) Your friend is an idiot
2) The waiter is a douchebag
3) There is nothing neccesaraly wrong with screwcap wine
4) You should have sent the wine back and refused to pay for it, regardless. You pay a premium to eat in even an average priced restraunt, and you therefor shouldn't have to take any [censored].

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