To be honest... this thread is ridiculous.
The person who posted already found her answer and said thank you, not just once, but twice. Many people not even noticing because of the arguing taking place that honestly.... is so insanely unimportant.
My advice: Go into a restaurant expecting to pay a meal for every single person. So make sure you have the money in your budget. If you want to share, ask, and if they let you GREAT, if not, then pay what you were prepared to pay.
The rest of you need to chill and stop because it's completely irrelevant to the actual post. We get it, you all have different opinions and we know exactly what those opinions are. So stop voicing your opinion in a way that completely demeans the other individual. And yes, this isn't aimed at just ONE person. Thank you.