 | R.R.Gill( 30s, Male, United Kingdom )Finally – It's a great idea. Let's face it we all know that very rarely the extra £35 or so that gets added to the bill for service goes directly to the staff so think it's about time. I'm not a mean guy but never really enjoyed having to leave another £20 so I know the staff actually receive something for their hard work. The only time I actually asked a manager to subtract the charge so I could leave a cash equivalent for the staff he looked like I'd slapped his mother.
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| Permanent link to this post October 2009 |
 | Kaprow( 30s, Female, London )Sanctum Soho have just followed suit – let's hope it's a trend!
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| Permanent link to this post October 2009 |
 | This is no guarantee that what you leave will go to the staff. Credit card tips are the property of the restaurant, not the waiters and the new min wage law just made restaurants find more covert ways of pocketing service. Even cash can end up in management's or owner's pockets. I would be interested to see squaremeal add a new list to their site “Restaurants without service charge”. I would naturally include those that still add service for tables of 5/6 people or the list would be empty.
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| Permanent link to this post January 2010 |
