Restaurants are 100% to blame when they tell large groups they can’t split checks and cause drama

I said what I said.

I think restaurants that refuse to split checks more than a 5 ways are just being lazy and incompetent. It shouldn’t matter how many people are in your group. It shouldn’t matter that you physically chose to sit next to each other.

A common argument I hear is, “well you can just Zelle or Venmo each other and figure it out.” That is not my job ma’am. Why should I sit here fiddling with my calculator app to figure out how much gratuity and tax to bill each person for when you literally have a register that can do that and more.

Additionally, not every person can afford to drop $500 in one sitting. No, this doesn’t mean “they shouldn’t go out.” Since when is having 10x the amount of money you expected to spend ever been a factor when dining out? it’s a silly argument.

I honestly believe this “policy” just comes down to personal laziness and lack of organization. It needs to stop and we need to stop judging large parties for being rowdy or loud when they’re forced to split the bill.