Veggies?
I just went for a quick lunch in the hotel. First, I asked for an omelet.
"We don't have any."
"But I had one here just two days ago!"
"That's in the mornings and when [some other chef] is here."
"Ok, how about three fried eggs then? I'm in a bit of a rush."
"I'll go check with the kitchen."
Comes back at least 5 minutes later.
"No eggs. The only eggs are for sandwiches."
Discussion ensues in which I learn that there are ready-made fried eggs, but they are cold as they are for the sandwiches. I ask for the sandwich.
"Just to make sure, it's an egg sandwich right?"
"Yes. Egg, lettuce, tomato."
"Ok, thank you."
Ten to fifteen minutes later I get my sandwich. Egg, lettuce, tomato, bacon, chicken. Hmmm...
About 15 minutes later she comes back.
"Is everything ok?"
"Well, I was a bit surprised that this has meat in it. I thought it was just going to be an egg sandwich."
"Sorry about that."
Hmmm. I ate it anyway because I consider throwing food out to be totally against my reasons for eating mostly veggie. However, the question becomes 'do I leave a tip.' I thought that I didn't specifically ask if there was meat in it, or tell her I was a veggie, etc. I'm the one with the voluntary dietary restriction, not her. After all, she didn't tell me it DIDN'T have meat. Also, she apologized rather than whine or argue with me, which I think is the best thing she could have done. So I tipped her.
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