There has been a lot of heated discussion this week after a former waitress at Tonic East wrote a controversial Craigslist account of her last day at work at the Manhattan bar. Marcy Richardson claimed that three guys consumed $120 worth of beer and food on Tuesday, and stiffed her on the check; she said she was subsequently forced to pay for the customers, while getting berated by management. A manager at Tonic refuted her story, and we were stuck in a he said/she said purgatory. We've received several emails from former and current waitresses, Tonic East regulars, and even Professors of Hospitality Management on the incident, and we thought we'd share a few of them: more ›

We received a tip late today with a link to this Craigslist ad, with the title, "Dear 3 black guys I served at Tonic East tonight (Midtown East)." It was written by a now-former waitress (and trained opera singer!) from Tonic East Sportsbar on Third Avenue, who claims three guys consumed $120 worth of beer and food and then stiffed her on the check. She was forced to pay for the customers, and ended up writing this angry screed about the experience. You can read her full, no holds barred account of the incident below: more ›