"However, another waiter, who hadn't served us, confronted us as we were leaving and questioned why we had left such a poor tip. We explained that we were not satisfied with our meal, but he insisted that the quality of the food shouldn't factor into the service tip. He then rudely suggested that if we couldn't afford to tip properly, we shouldn't come to the restaurant at all. I was taken aback by this experience and felt unsettled on my way home and for days afterward. I've never encountered a waiter who tried to educate me on tipping etiquette in such an arrogant manner.
To break it down, I ordered two plates of meat totaling $60 and a $14 cold noodle that was tasteless and lacking any substance. We cooked the meat ourselves, so I found it difficult to understand how merely passing three plates from the kitchen to my table warranted a $14 tip when I was unhappy with the meal. I later looked up other reviews and discovered complaints about this same rude waiter, prompting me to change my 3-star review to 2 stars. It seems he's more focused on tips than providing good service; he doesn't seem to care about customers at all. It was a disappointing experience with an unprofessional waiter who lacks basic etiquette.
It's surprising, and I'll be better prepared to deal with unfriendly service in the future. It's akin to an interview—just because you feel you performed well doesn't mean you’re guaranteed an offer. If you don’t get an offer, it’s not appropriate to curse the interviewer or suggest that they shouldn’t have posted the job if they couldn’t afford to hire you. Perhaps for this waiter, being a server is the pinnacle of his career, which explains his serious demeanor. He seemed to have enough free time to chase us out because the restaurant was relatively empty.
There are plenty of excellent Korean restaurants where I would gladly leave a 20% tip. Aside from this waiter, the waitress and the manager were good, but having a negative coworker can certainly affect the overall reputation of the establishment."
