Sonja Morgan ‘blacklisted’ from Tucci NYC after refusing to pay $1,000 bill

By Monday, Morgan had paid the bill, including a tip. But we’re told she’s no longer welcome at the spot.

We’re told that she has indeed been given free meals by the restaurant in the past, and she had mistakenly assumed that that would be the case on this occasion.

Morgan, 61, began on a dicey ground, booking a table for three but arriving amidst a busy weekend night with a party of five. (We’re told the group stopped by for dinner and to pregame before hitting up her cousin Jack Morgan’s 30th birthday celebration at Boom Boom.)

Things went downhill when the server delivered a bill for almost $1,000, the onlooker shared.

“She was like, ‘I don’t pay; people pay me [to go to their restaurants].’ She was absolutely entitled and caused a scene about not paying.”

But we’re told that after she spoke to Tucci, it became clear that he had no intention of giving her dinner on the house.

Morgan confirmed to us “there was a clear miscommunication,” adding, “I believed I was dining in exchange for a promotional post. … I made that known to staff.”

A fed-up Tucci, however, is sticking up for his staff and has now blacklisted Morgan from the restaurant.

“It’s not about me. Don’t do that to my staff,” he told Page Six.

“The cost of everything is so expensive right now [for restaurants], and she’s just taking advantage. … There was no arrangement for her to have a comped dinner. She just wanted free food and service.”

Ha! I love that the owner was like, "No, you entitled bitch. Pay up and get out and never come back!"

I've never heard of this woman. In what universe is she a celebrity? Gross behavior meant to gain attention, which it did.

We live in the Leona Helmsley word of cheap celebrities.

These do nothing, know nothing people who are known by .00005% of the global population are of no bother TO ME.

R3 she's one of the former Real Housewives of NYC on Bravo.

In the second picture of her in the article, what exactly am I looking at here? Is she naked from the waist down?

any "real housewife" needs to be blacklisted

$46 for Cacio E Pepe, $31 for Spaghetti Pomodoro, $34 for Gnocchi, and $48 for Fettucini Fra Diavolo?

Forget it!

No wonder the ultra rich have so much money—they don’t pay for anything!

$1000 for a party of five, is $200 each.

What the fuck did they order??

Stupid entitled bitch - stop making stupid people think they are celebrities.

A neighborhood bakery is charging 9 dollars for a chocolate chip cookie, prices are fucked

If you order wine or cocktail 🍹 your bill is expensive

This country needs a revolution.

[quote] $46 for Cacio E Pepe, $31 for Spaghetti Pomodoro, $34 for Gnocchi, and $48 for Fettucini Fra Diavolo?

At least it's a trendy restaurant in NYC. I just got back from Reykjavik after not having been there in 10 years or so. There, you pay 30 dollars for three eggs and three pieces of bacon at a diner. A nice one, but still a diner. I cancelled a dinner reservation there at a fusion Icelandic-Japanese place after seeing that a spring roll appetizer on their online menu was 60 dollars (!)

Can a restaurant frequented by a former real housewife truly be a “hotspot”?

I think many of these washed-up housewives are either secretly broke, desperate for attention, or both.

She’s always had money troubles. She sold that Grey Gardens townhouse a while back, the one next door to a parking garage. She has over a million followers on Instagram, surely she can work out comped meals at restaurants before she goes out.

[quote] She has over a million followers on Instagram, surely she can work out comped meals at restaurants before she goes out.

This article alone, has brought more attention to Tucci NYC than it otherwise would have gotten.

The owner should have comped her meal.

What's a $1000 dinner bill, in exchange for all this free publicity??

Boy, do I miss this crazy old cooze. She and Ramona Singer (along with Bethenny and LouMan) were the stuff of legend.

It’s rough to be broke.

See if NYC still had the original cast we could be watching this

Broke ass ho.

[quote] It’s rough to be broke.

[quote] Broke ass ho.

She's not broke. She's cheap.

There's a difference.

The countess would never!

Money can't buy you class

R8 for an upscale place in NY, those prices aren’t bad. She’d be expected to throw in $250 tip on top of that. Don’t you still have to tip on a comped meal?

Doesn't she have any pull with Stanley?

A generous tip is required for the comped meal. Dude, just stay home and cook. The food is not good anymore and we are being ripped off!

R27 I tip pretty lavishly on comped meals, to thank the servers and acknowledge the value of the meal and the opportunity cost of occupying that table during our visit. Also, if invited to a gala or fundraiser, participate in any fundraising activity at the event itself. And spend at least the cost of your seat.

Such suffering for food! Such a sad world.

That poor woman.

r10 a lot of booze

R15 exchange rates

No, r33. Food is expensive in Iceland. Everyone knows that.

I had sympathy for the owner when he said, “The cost of everything is so expensive right now [for restaurants], and she’s just taking advantage. … There was no arrangement for her to have a comped dinner.”

Most working people are nervous about finances right now. It’s not the time to expect free handouts.

[quote]R6 In the second picture of her in the article, what exactly am I looking at here? Is she naked from the waist down?

I’m very puzzled, as well (!)

I don't understand places that DO comp celebrities.

Why the fuck comp some rich bastard you've seen on TV?

Fuck that shit.

Yeah, can anyone explain the half-naked pic?

The half-nekkid picture is her wearing a skin colored body suit at a drag brunch at a place called Tryst or something in Puerto Vallarta. Getty images has a clearer picture.

The half-nekkid picture is her wearing a skin colored body suit at a drag brunch at a place called Tryst or something in Puerto Vallarta. Getty images has a clearer picture.

The half-nekkid picture is her wearing a skin colored body suit at a drag brunch at a place called Tryst or something in Puerto Vallarta. Getty images has a clearer picture.

Thank you, R39-R41!

100% on Tucci’s side. And I like that he stuck up for his staff. What a parasite she is.

Restaurant work is real work and it’s hard, especially on a peak night. If you’ve done it then you know. And it’s true that most restaurant owners are feeling financially stressed or nervous right now. Tucci’s will likely survive but the next level down, the ones that wish they were Tucci’s… many will close if we slide into a real recession.

No, R24, Sonja is broke and has been for years.

R43 And Sonja should know better. She was working as a hostess at a restaurant when she met her husband. Her humble restaurant beginnings allowed her to marry rich and escape her servitude ghetto.

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Don't bother coming here unless you have a severe eating disorder and want to be surrounded by people plotting who they can use this summer for a Hamptons weekend getaway. Me and my friend came, and to no surprise, were easily able to make a reservation. We started with the burrata, which was TWENTY SIX dollars. Yes, that's correct, $26. And it did not come with bread - we had to pay an extra $10 for sourdough bread. For the same price, we could have bought 3 loafs at Whole Foods.

Not to worry R46. Thanks for solving the mystery.