{"id":52242,"date":"2025-07-09T20:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/52242\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T20:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T20:10:13","slug":"ny-restaurant-leaves-vulgar-note-on-bill-to-group-of-elderly-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/52242\/","title":{"rendered":"NY restaurant leaves vulgar note on bill to group of elderly friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This restaurant bill was hard to stomach!<\/p>\n<p>An 87-year-old grandmother and six of her elderly friends were appalled when their waitress dropped a check labeling their table \u201cOld bitches\u201d at an upstate\u00a0restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>The seniors had been lunching at the casual cafe Deacon Blues in Watervliet,<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/tag\/albany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> near Albany<\/a>, on June 27 when the food fight flared up, according to a copy of the bill posted on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>A group of seniors was gobsmacked when their waitress dropped a check labeling their table \u201cOld bitches\u201d at Deacon Blues in Watervliet. Deacon Blues \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy 87-year-old Mimi and her friends went to Deacon Blues for lunch \u2014 a place they\u2019ve been to many times. But this time, they were completely disrespected. When the bill came, the receipt labeled their table as \u2018Old b*tches,\u2019\u201d Keira DiNuzzo, one of the women\u2019s granddaughters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/keira.dinuzzo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fumed on Facebook<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is how you treat elderly women \u2014 loyal customers?\u201d she wrote. \u201cDeacon Blues, you owe them an apology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The group of seven ordered $12.50 worth of food, including a BLT sandwich and coffee, during the Friday lunch rush at 1:30 p.m. \u2014  one indication why the server,  identified as Monica, may have been miffed, according to the check.<\/p>\n<p>The check labeled their table  a check labeling their table \u201cOld bitches.\u201d<br \/>\n Keira Li DiNuzzo \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>The waitress first clashed with the elderly gals when she learned that three people in the group couldn\u2019t make it,  prompting her to allegedly snap, \u201cWell, it would be nice to let me know in the future,\u201d according to DiNuzzo.<\/p>\n<p>When the seniors sent back a water with \u201csomething black floating\u201d in it, the server allegedly \u201cresponded with rudeness and no concern whatsoever,\u201d according to DiNuzzo.<\/p>\n<p>One of the restaurant\u2019s owners, Helen Wilkinson, apologized in a comment under DiNuzzo\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>Deacon Blues serves comfort food like pizza and BLTs in Watervliet, NY. Deacon Blues \/ Facebook<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at Deacon Blues profusely apologize for the actions of our employees. Please do not think we condone this behavior toward our customers,\u201d she wrote.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur customer base consists of many loyal senior customers who have made our business grow and have the utmost respect for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t immediately clear if the server would face consequences or get additional training.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Owners of the restaurant didn\u2019t immediately return a request for comment from The Post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This restaurant bill was hard to stomach! 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