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CTV 1/1/2010( a' x3 ^5 L L2 M5 N- Z
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.0 j5 D& R0 T+ ^
0 }. l6 m- ?/ I: i0 {% Q6 wMaurizio 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 $12,381.45.
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' e# ^/ _$ b6 V' f( W) ~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 $1,000 champagne.
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; ~& C2 C$ U& k1 {4 g8 Z"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.& e9 ?' v6 N' R. W9 v
- J% H' D) d. rTerrigno 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 $16,796.39.
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The Oilers had lost by a score of 2-1 earlier in the night against the Calgary Flames.
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4 {% I' [& U/ c* V8 L$ pOilers spokesman Allan Watt said the restaurant was recommended by some Calgary friends of the players and they had a prearranged meal and menu.9 Y2 t2 E( K; l0 v+ b6 ^" O% C+ T% ^
1 o4 o* J5 K; I5 d. S9 t3 E"They received the bill which they felt was outrageous," said Watt.
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' Y1 p& Q+ d+ \* u b5 C3 |"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."
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Watt said the players paid the adjusted bill and added a $1,900 tip and left the restaurant.
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Terrigno said the group, which included team captain Ethan Moreau, attempted to negotiate a discount on the bill.
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He said the players argued they should pay by the bottle for dozens of shooters purchased during the bash, but the restaurant charged them for each one individually.
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The restaurant tried to charge for a bottle of an imported expensive brandy after one of the players took a swig straight from it.; r( z# H, |0 t& m7 E
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"They refused to pay for the whole bottle because they didn't consume the whole bottle," said Terrigno.
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He said there's no way the restaurant will serve other clients from the same bottle.$ E/ h; x* V. k2 h/ X
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Terrigno said at one point he threatened to phone police., U$ i; D1 }& ]+ Q; h6 y
! j/ q6 K) x t8 Z4 |! r1 y"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."
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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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