Hope the local bar fared well during Irma . For a moment I thought you were writing about spilling wine. ;)

LOL It looked right when I typed it. Of course I originally thought the title of the thread was "Spitting in a Coffee". I have an appointment with the eye doctor for November.

The local bar survived Irma just fine. Still has a roof.

Is a roof mandatory for a bar? :D

Well, at least they didnt ask to share a coffee and then ask the waiter to bring a second coffee cup so they could each could have their own....now that would have been funny.

YES ! Otherwise those "wine swilling" overindulgent patrons start to see Flying Saucers ! ;)

:)

Splitting a coffee? How bizarre.

It seems to be traditional. But many of my favorite drinking holes here do not extend the roof over the seating area.

I don't think it is necessary. :D

I think this is the general rule, no splitting items with free refills, otherwise it's fine. The only exception I'd add is that you don't split soup...it's just weird.

Last night, I was at a local diner that caters to many Jewish people, thus a special Rosh Hashanah Dinner offering. An older couple came in, she was 100, he was 99. They split the "dinner" for no extra charge, including the soup, gefilte fish appetizer, main course, and dessert. One positive was that he bought an extra glass of wine whereas one was included in the set price.

At IHOP, I see many couples who get the never ending coffee pot, which usually costs $4.95 per person with only one "cup." They only get charged for one person, and after one finishes with the cup of coffee, the other then makes their own from the same "pot." Since I don't drink their coffee, I order myself a hot chocolate or tea instead. I never stick around to see if they charge the customers for multiple people as it should be when they see this. :confused:

If it was my restaurant, I would overlook it. A pot of coffee there can't cost more than fifty cents. And how long do most people sit there? Long enough to drink more than one or two pots? Yes, it's cheating/stealing but I suspect a small degree of theft is built into their pricing structure just the way a retail store sets prices to cover some level of shoplifting. So you and I paid for it, but the price was pretty small, I would think.

I would too. I love the from a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode. :D Discovering at the end of the episode that the lawyer is a total incompetent only adds to the fun.

What are you going to do - stand there and make sure the other person doesn't ever take a sip of of the cup?

Maybe they just drink slowly, and rather than have two separate cups get cold while they sip, sharing one is more likely to result in hotter coffee for longer.

Do I find it odd? Yes. But if I overheard you as a manager draw a hard line over a $3 cup of coffee, I'd probably think twice about returning.

I have never heard of splitting a coffee. From a practical standpoint, my other half and I couldn't. He's sweetener and sometimes cream. I take my coffee black.

But, no, of all the things I've heard of splitting in a restaurant, that one is a first.