Asking for your opinion

Call it server's lucky night and forget about it.

Probably an honest mistake. I have done the same thing as a diner. I let it ride. I'm sure it was appreciated.

I would consider it server's lucky night AND contact management so they are aware of it just in case the server tends to have a lot of lucky nights. ;-)

I don't pay with a credit card at one local restaurant because it became a common problem that what the patron wrote down did not match what got put on the card.............and it wasn't because they forgot a tip or were undertipping.

I agree with Scooter...mistakes can happen...but a tip on bill and a tip on table are obvious...and also a crumbled up bill...is obvious...there are many folks who fail to look at their receipts...not a wise thing to do.. it takes just a little bit of time to look before leaving...and any "mistake" can be corrected before walking out the door.

Let it go....Those servers work hard for there money and somea-holes don't leave any or little and the server has to tip out even when they are shorted...Consider it a good deed cause they don't make anything in the winter when ya'll are home but stilll have bills to pay.....

Let it ride. Stuff happens. You're none the worse for it.

Be glad your bill was only $100.00.Too many times these kids get stiffed,most likely was a busy holiday mistake.

I hope you do contact management at least let them know what happened. They can decide whether it was a true mistake or one of many 'mistakes'.

I would also be inclined to let the server keep it and chalk it up to a $20 lesson learned. But if the manager insists on refunding it, let 'em.

We went out for dinner last night here on 30a and had a wonderful time. We got the bill and a friend paid with his credit card. I said I would get the tip, by then he had filled out a charge slip with the tip on it, so he screwed up and filled out the second copy without the tip. Find out today the server used the screwed up copy and got both the cash and charge tip. Should I just let this go as the servers lucky night or question this with management, I feel this is an important decision as someones job could be on line. Bill was $100 and total tip was $40 ($20 cc $20 cash)

Key words: "He screwed up"

Maybe the server just thought ya'll were generous and sweet.

If you want my opinion, ask my wife.......

The mistake was your friend's, not the servers. The server doesn't know what percentage you were attempting to tip.

This is an easy one.

Do not contact the manager and let it go.

Do not confuse this with a situation like the others described on this thread where a server did something wrong (e.g. entered a tip that was higher than the tip you wrote on a cc slip).

As it stands, you left a nice tip and the server appreciates it. It's not like someone accidentially dropped a $100 bill under the table and the server is pretending it's there's when obviously it wasn't.

Your party left a believable amount of money ON THE TABLE.

There are many instances
where friends and family fight over a check, one person refuses to allow the other to contribute at all so the other person says- "well, I'm contributing no matter what so I'm leaving it on the table." And the other person says "go right ahead, I guess the server is going to get a great tip". And they all say "fine-
so be it".

I believe you will come off looking badly that you tried to make it seem like a hard working person did something wrong when the mistake was yours and that you did it over $20.

Sorry to ramble. I just feel very strongly about this one having been a waiter all through college and grad school and having managed a restaurant one summer.

Let it go.

I am so glad I posted this thread, now I feel like a real tight wad for even thinking about perusing this any further, thank-you posters I will take ya'alls advise