“I made them say the number out loud because I thought ‘what if I have just gotten too excited and I’ve stupidly read an extra zero or something like that’.
“I am just extremely grateful, to know that they thought that much of my service is amazing.”
Cafe owner Jamie McBride said he was so pleased to see his employee gain some extra recognition from a group of customers.
“[It’s] very pleasing, it makes the team feel really special when they’re acknowledged, especially when no one’s ever expecting anything like that,” he told the Herald Sun.
“The whole staff were overwhelmingly proud of Lauren, we’re all taken aback by the generosity of the table in question.
“I was there, she just burst into tears.
“The generosity of some people is unbelievable.”
Gilson’s is a trendy Italian eatery frequented by social media models, influencers and reality TV stars.
Lauren said she is contemplating using the unexpected money on an overseas holiday.
“I’ve been able to think what can I do with this? I’ll be honest, I’ve never been overseas, so the first thing that everyone was saying to me was ‘go on a holiday’,” she added.
“That money’s going to help a lot.”
