As a former restauraunt and bar owner, the subject of comps still makes my hair stand on end. As a former partner said does the supermarket give you freebies just because you shop there! I had customers ( not regulars ) who complained they did not like their meal after eating it, now if your food was not cooked right, or their was a problem I would make that right. Wait to long for your meal, a free round of drinks, comp the apps whatever it took to make the customer happy. Trying to get a free Guiness by complaining that the 20oz Imperial pint glass with the Guiness logo and provided by Guiness was not an Imperial Pint drove me to distraction ( my Irish Bar manager was already have a sense of humor faliure) These are the things that owning a restauraunt get you. Then there is the bar crowd, occasionaly my bar staff bought a drink for someone, this was always recorded and used as an expense, but those that asked never got. Remember all food and booze costs the restauraunt money, and in the case of an independant that would be the owner, if you want that neighbourhood establishment to thrive support, do not look for freebies. Over tipping the staff for freebies does not help the bottom line as the staff did not pay for those items, in fact it only encourages the giving away of stuff so they get bigger tips, a great way to insure that place wont surrive. But you say the place will be busy, but being busy with partial paying customers does not make payroll, rent , loan and of course buying replacement product for the freebies. Sorry about the rant but when you have faced this subject day in and day out ypu have a lot to grumble about