how would you handle this?

Say you have a bad experience at a local independent. Said establishment has roughly three servers, none of whom really come across as being in charge. Aside from a telephone number, there's really no contact information for the place that I can find.

I don't want to post a negative review here. Well, honestly, I do want to post a negative review but I am resisting that urge. I didn't feel that talking to anyone at the restaurant would be all that helpful, especially considering my interaction with two of the people had been ho-hum. But, now looking at the situation, I'm not sure how to proceed. This is a place I've been many times, and this was by far the worst experience I had there. The food was off quality, the service was so-so, and I felt like I was being nickle-and-dimed at every corner.

So how does one talk to "management" when it's unclear how to locate management?

I'm just wanna know cause I'm nosy, not that I'm going to help.

I would call the restaurant and ask to speak to a manager, indicating nothing, and see who you get, then proceed from there if you feel like it will be of benefit.

If that does not work, then I would think a negative review here would certain get some results.

I'm just wanna know cause I'm nosy, not that I'm going to help.

I will say this. Because of server error, I was originally presented with a check that was about 30% of my tab. So, I get nickle and dimed all night, and then it's on me, to quote Monopoly, to not take advantage of a "bank error in my favor"?

It's important to know What Would Rat Do, so you can do the opposite. Rat would pay the 30% bill, complain loudly in the restaurant to disturb other patrons and post bad reviews on every BB on the web.

The owner wants his business to succeed. You are doing them a favor by privately informing them of your disappointing experience.