Couple ordered ‘for the table,’ then kept the leftovers, reader says
A reader says a visiting couple ordered multiple small plates “for the table” at a birthday dinner, then took the leftovers home, leaving the host feeling taken advantage of.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a small birthday party for my husband at a restaurant. Our guests were a couple and a single man. The couple asked if we wanted to order a number of small plates, meant for sharing. The rest of us preferred to order our own entrees.