Originally Posted by
mecabq
+1 Why would you not correct the bill at the time?
Bringing the main course before the salad is a significant screw-up, and I give the manager credit for an innovative solution to your problem -- if only he'd have followed through.
We didn't correct the bill at the time as we were both rather tired, having not had a restful night's sleep the night before, and having just returned home from a weekend away. All I really wanted to do was go to bed, not wait around to find the manager.