On Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:27:03 -0700 (PDT), Roy >
wrote:

>On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 12:40:58 AM UTC-6, sf wrote:
>> On Tue, 9 Aug 2016 22:01:45 -0400, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
>>
>> > I've never encountered a problem if you ask up front to keep up with who
>> > ordered what. Kind of tacky, but I understand not wanting to pay for a
>> > "grazer" who won't put in their fare share of the bill.

It's much less problematic to meet at a diner and dine at the
counter... some acquaintances would be wise to ask for separate tables
rather than separate checks.
>>
>> The restaurant I'm talking about won't do individual tickets for a
>> group, and it doesn't have an Olive Garden type system that separates
>> out orders on one bill.
>>
>So...don't patronize that restaurant...or make up your own itemized list amongst your group. What's so difficult about that?

Better they rethink being a group... people like that are not friends,
they are barely acquaintances... they'd be happier meeting at a
cafeteria, something like the Golden Corral.