AN Applebee’s customer has sparked outrage online after sharing a restaurant manager’s response that made her angry.
She explained what she had done, prompting the Applebee’s manager to ask the family to leave a phone number.
Dawn explained a recent experience that upset her and the other guests she was with.
The restaurant (@_dawnmontgomery) complained to X’s company.
“Hey @Applebees, we ate here in Laurel, MS. Before we, a party of 10, were seated, we were told that our waitress was new and afraid to wait on large tables,” she wrote in an X post.
The diner then went on to praise this server’s performance.
“We were patient with Melissa and she did a great job,” she said.
Dawn then explained that this service prompted her to leave a $150 tip.
“When the check came out, I gave this. Why did the manager make me leave my number because…” she wrote.
Dawn had assumed that the Applebee’s manager had taken her number to call the company and confirm that these diners should leave such a large tip.
“I have NEVER had to sign and leave my number because my tip was too high,” she wrote.
Dawn also claims she spoke to other waiters at the restaurant about the experience.
“THEY confirmed that all the manager had to do was confirm the tip amount,” she wrote.
“It is. But no, the manager made a scene about it and tried to act like it wasn’t going to go through.”
Dawn also urged the chain not to contact her unless she wanted to apologize.
She shared a photo of her receipt, which shows their meal cost $278.49, and she left a $150 tip.
Restaurant Closings in 2024
BOSSES at major food chains have announced a spate of restaurant closures. US Sun has compiled a list of affected chains.
- Cracker Barrel: Stores in Medford, Oregon, Columbia, South Carolina and Sacramento, California are closed.
- Trendy Pizza: Bosses dramatically closed 27 stores in April, including some in the state of California.
- Frisch’s Big Boy: Restaurant bosses confirmed the closing of a Covington, Kentucky restaurant in April.
- Outback Steakhouse: The chain will close 41 “underperforming” locations this year.
- Two dollars: Four Ohio restaurants closed in April.
- Chile: A restaurant in Port Arthur, Texas, has closed permanently, as has one in Irvine, California.
- Friendly: Bosses have confirmed that a Ronkonkoma, Long Island location will close.
- Pizza Hut: A restaurant in Glen Falls, New York, closed in late March, followed by four in Ohio in June and 15 in Indiana.
- to Danny: Two restaurants in Boise and Nampa, Idaho, have closed.
- Carl Jr: The first location in Boise, Idaho has closed.
- In-N-Out: Oakland location closed earlier in the year due to crime in the area.
- Cheesecake Factory: The chain is set to close a location in Memphis, Tennessee in July.
- Applebee’s: Announced the closing of between 25 and 35 locations this year.
- Taco John: It closed a restaurant in Minnesota and put the building up for sale in May.
- Rubio’s Coastal Grill: Announced closure of 48 California locations after filing for bankruptcy.
- Burger King: It closed a California location in June after 30 years.
The total for their dining session came to $428.49.
Other X users and Applebee’s customers reacted to the post, which received 13 million views and over 59,000 likes.
One X user (@twice_sifted) argued that the restaurant chain should appreciate this kind of action.
“Way to be thankful @Applebees people still want to eat there after most of their food is already heated and served from the corporate warehouse and then THIS?” they wrote.
“This is definitely not the way to end a day of fun, laughter and enjoying your family,” wrote another commenter.
US Sun has reached out to Applebee’s for comment.
