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CTV 1/1/20109 l' m& c; f" b' j2 K
CALGARY -- The manager of an upscale Calgary restaurant is furious, claiming that Edmonton Oilers players refused to cover the full cost of a nearly $17,000 tab during a New Year's Eve night out for team members.. [5 K" e5 M: r2 v8 ^" {( ~
" x7 s1 @/ f! F# ~( C* {Maurizio Terrigno of Osteria de Medici, the restaurant where former U.S. president George W. Bush dined when he was in Calgary last year, said the team and staff owed $16,796.39 but wanted a break on the bill and paid $12,381.45.
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Terrigno said about half of the bill was for alcohol totalling $8,248, including dozens of shots of tequila and bottles of expensive wine and $1,000 champagne.
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$ l# T0 a" t5 j9 a$ I5 T1 j"These guys came in, they enjoyed our hospitality and when the bill came ... they went ballistic to the point where they started threatening, denigrating my staff, saying, `We're the Edmonton Oilers, we expect a 50 per cent discount,' " said Terrigno.) p) [) U0 ]# R; q* ?. C% d6 ?
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Terrigno said 45 people ordered off the menu and their total bill came to $14,234.23, including $677.98 for GST. The restaurant usually adds an automatic 18 per cent gratuity for a large group, which would bring the total to $16,796.39.$ j( b( i% L! `% o( }
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The Oilers had lost by a score of 2-1 earlier in the night against the Calgary Flames." ^& Z, {! D$ q' o
4 ?% C" D: w2 `9 G8 [Oilers spokesman Allan Watt said the restaurant was recommended by some Calgary friends of the players and they had a prearranged meal and menu. y' K% N0 {* E; y) A g
* e7 C8 w5 h! B3 Q"They received the bill which they felt was outrageous," said Watt./ G% P. _- j2 O0 }) D) m/ R* \
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"They inquired about it and they were unhappy about it and were unhappy with some of the charges. The restaurant adjusted it by $7,000."3 w' u% v! j/ _& ~% T8 ]( \" i9 m4 S e
! S' u0 z9 E, s ?' @ y1 lWatt said the players paid the adjusted bill and added a $1,900 tip and left the restaurant.
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Terrigno said the group, which included team captain Ethan Moreau, attempted to negotiate a discount on the bill.' `6 b- v' ?9 T7 [2 w" N+ s# s
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He said the players argued they should pay by the bottle for dozens of shooters purchased during the bash, but the restaurant charged them for each one individually.' v2 `% O2 `. P
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The restaurant tried to charge for a bottle of an imported expensive brandy after one of the players took a swig straight from it.$ h9 e: y" F0 z
5 ^; L2 O3 e1 p4 h3 e- ]: i"They refused to pay for the whole bottle because they didn't consume the whole bottle," said Terrigno.1 v) U2 [% r1 l5 p
* W- ?% @( C9 Z" R% R9 H( DHe said there's no way the restaurant will serve other clients from the same bottle.! e3 l% P# _2 q8 R6 [" B
2 _1 o Z1 U6 oTerrigno said at one point he threatened to phone police.7 \. q0 `! ~' [( |* P( C* r# a
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"It's the first time during the 37 years of business have I ever experienced something like this," he said. "What's more upsetting is we know who they are."% o8 M4 Z) q% p, r6 M4 ?/ S( H
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Terrigno said because he was infuriated by what happened he plans on donating the money the players paid the restaurant to charity. |
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