Restaurant refuses to sing happy bday to 6 yr old

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No big deal, they should teach their kid not to be such an attention starved [censored]

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Whenever they sing happy bday to some little bastard, they pull every waiter off the floor for a few minutes to get ready and then take the 30 seconds to sing the song and another few seconds for the ingrate to blow out his candles.

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LOL. I can't tell if you're joking about this or are just a very bitter person.

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It's not like this is a rare occurrence, I would estimate that I have to deal with it at least 60% of the time I eat out and that doesn't include nights where they have 2+ birthdays in the restaurant.

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Eat at Chuck E. Cheese less often.

[guids]

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you idiots do realize that the dad asked most likely the dumbest person in the place, the hostess, if they could do it. she didnt know the policy, and was corrected by the owner. end of story. and seriously, if the hostess said that they dont sing happy birthday do you think the dad is going to pile everyone back in the car and go somewhere else?

[/ QUOTE ] It doesn't matter what the dad would have done if the hostess said this or that. She made an agreement with this guy, he would get dessert and a happy birthday song, the restaurant would get money. This is a normal agreement that hostesses make and one the dad had every reason to believe this particular hostess was authorized to make. The restaurant has to honor it if they want any right to expect the dad to honor his part of the agreement.

Would you also think it was fine if they ordered blueberry pie for dessert, and then the restaurant served and expected them to pay for banana splits in stead? I'm sure they wouldn't have gotten up and gone to another restaurant if the hostess had told them they were out of blueberry pies.

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what the [censored] are you talking about. the restaurant has to honor the agreement if they expect the dad to honor his? what agreement? are you saying the dad sholdnt have to pay for dinner? wtf are you rambling about? and the whole dessert analogy is super retarded. dessert = money, singing happy birthday = nothing of any monetary value.

[wtfsvi]

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Lolololol. I hope you understand that the above is completely different from the situation at hand. It's another story if the father was paying extra for the song and dance routine.

[/ QUOTE ] How exactly is this different? He was not paying extra for blueberry pie in stead of banana splits. They are the same price. Of course I see that there are differences between these situations, but both are him buying/ordering something and getting something else.

[Hopey]

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ya, the owner should take half his staff off the floor, disrupt service and the flow of the night, along with giving up his notion of what he wants his restaurant to be like

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Since the guy was specifically promised that they would do that before they sat down and he hadn't been told otherwise to this point, yes, she had damn well better do that.

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I think people are letting their hatred of six year old kids cloud their opinions. People, this has very little to do with the kid, and more to do with the fact that one of the restaurant employees promised something to one of their customers, and then acted all douchy later when they reneged on the promise.

Whether or not you hate kids, or hate restaurants that have their waiters sing to their patrons, is completely irrelevant to what the OP is complaining about.

[guids]

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Lolololol. I hope you understand that the above is completely different from the situation at hand. It's another story if the father was paying extra for the song and dance routine.

[/ QUOTE ] How exactly is this different? He was not paying extra for blueberry pie in stead of banana splits. They are the same price.

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did the dad pay the restaurant to sing happy birthday?


you cant be this stupid.

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guids is so right. This birthday crap is so annoying even at chain restaurants. I am glad the owner stood up to the customer.

Also, wtf is with the kid...your family singing is not good enough for him? He should be happy his family takes him out to a nice place to eat for his birthday. Kids these days, nothing is good enough.

[Signal777]

I won't go to this restaurnat again due to this and the fact the owner was rude. If she was trying to change the image thats fine, and understandable. I personally don't know how successful it will be. I mean, I have been out to nicer restaurants, and they usually don't serve tacos. The main client base of this place is families with children.

I admit I am not in the restauant business, but really, there is not much atmosphere, no view by the water, etc. They didn't change the decor, or upgrade the menu, so I don't see where this huge change is gonna come from. Do they think they are going to be viewed as upscale solely due to the refusal to sing happy bday?

[suzzer99]

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microbobisright.

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Its El Torero, in Milford, CT

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What is it about Mexican joints that they love to do this? I swear, all the ones in Phoenix tend to do this elaborate thing where the entire wait staff comes out clapping and singing some birthday song derivative. It's awkward, loud, and you know the staff must just absolutely HATE doing it. Yay let's go be spazzes and make a big scene for someone we don't know who is probably embarrassed too.

That said, they should have honored their word, however unqualified the hostess was to give it. And then post something in the break room that says that they don't do that anymore so there's no more confusion in the future.

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have you ever been to a macaroni grill? I was there on a service call, and saw some lady's birthday. id rather eat with no pants on in a crowded restaurant, than have an opera singer bring me some cake.

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LOL. I waited tables at Macaroni Grill for a year and a half. People LOVE that opera [censored]. Ugh, nothing less I'd rather have happen to me at a table either. BUT I will say it's better than 6 or 7 dead-eyed Friday's waiters mumbling through Happy Birtday while scanning their tables over in the corner the whole time.

As far as OP, I still don't understand what kind of 6-year old can't get into his family singing happy b-day instead of some stupid waitstaff. Kid sounds a little spoiled. Although I totally agree the owner should have made an exception and lived up to what the hostess promised. You should try to publish your story somewhere local and give that restaurant some bad press.

[wtfsvi]

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did the dad pay the restaurant to sing happy birthday?

you cant be this stupid.

[/ QUOTE ] Yes. He paid the restaurant for dessert with happy birthday. He negotiated a deal with the hostess where he got this for the same price as only dessert would normally cost.