To pay the approximate $190 bill, I used a $75 gift card and a credit card. The bill was reduced by $22 for the overcooked (and uneaten) entre (new bill amount was now $168). Because of its size, Longhorn automatically included an 18% gratuity of $30, raising the bill total up to $198. When the waitress returned for my signature, I noticed that Longhorn had subtracted the $75 gift card from the bill AFTER the automatic 18% gratuity, and then added yet another 18% gratuity ($19 more) to the new balance of $123 raising the bill yet again, now to $142.

I asked the waitress to explain the apparent double tip and asked if it was because the $75 gift card had actually removed the previous tip? The response I received was cryptic at best and did not answer my question, but with a family of 8 getting up and heading to the door, I did not have the time to calculate the entire bill again to figure out what happened. I signed, and because I believed the bill calculation had eliminated the first $30 tip, I added an extra $10 tip to bring the tip to what I thought was $29 (19+10) to match the remover $30 tip. There was a NEW line on the bill for additional tip, which further led me to believe that the original $30 tip had been deducted. After getting home, I redid the calculations of the bill and discovered that Longhorn's calculations had INCLUDED the original $30 tip and added the $19 tip (now $49 yikes!) to it. My misguided $10 extra tip raised her tip to $59 on a $168 bill. This is clearly a scam and should be challenged at any and all Longhorn restaurants that try to get away with it. Look at your bill closely and do the math.