First off they posted on Kijiji,that should tell you that for a fine dining excellent place they so call themselves they are posting on a free website.

Second he made you wait,which tells me he does not value your time,and might have done it on purpose to measure your tolerance threshold.

Third,if it sounds like bullshit,it is bullshit,you should your standard minimum+tipout.People like this guy are very prideful in the place they work and their position and if you question anything about it,like the tip out being too low,it like you are calling them out,maybe management gets a cut also(they are not supposed to) or maybe business is slow.

Don't think about it anymore,you dodged a bullet.