Jay RaynerOver on some other bear pit, there's been a lot of talk today about tipping in restaurants and how confusing it is. I'd like to see it end altogether.Menu prices would rise but I'd know that what I see is what I'm paying and that the people serving me are being paid a decent wage and aren't dependent on tips. it requires a lot of cultural and admin changes, but it works in Japan, France and Australia so there's no reason it couldn't work here. What do you think?
Nodpisigma@JayRayner
I once had a lecture from an American waitress in New York while serving my breakfast on how bad Brits were at tipping. I proved her right and never went back. I would have tipped generously/properly without the lecture. I’m with you on this, though my student daughter would most likely have missed out on her £80 tip from a table of 4 at St Andrews during the Open in the summer.
I once had a lecture from an American waitress in New York while serving my breakfast on how bad Brits were at tipping. I proved her right and never went back. I would have tipped generously/properly without the lecture. I’m with you on this, though my student daughter would most likely have missed out on her £80 tip from a table of 4 at St Andrews during the Open in the summer.
Elizabeth Wrigley-Field@Nodpisigma @JayRayner Your New York server doesn’t make anything approaching a living wage without a tip. Just because she offended you by, apparently, not knowing her place, you forced her to work for you at a wage that is probably illegal in your own country. Not cool!
@wrigleyfield @JayRayner
That I knew. Not just offended me, embarrassed be by doing this loudly in front of other customers. If this had happened before my food arrived I would have got up and left.
That I knew. Not just offended me, embarrassed be by doing this loudly in front of other customers. If this had happened before my food arrived I would have got up and left.
@wrigleyfield @JayRayner@ Should also have said that the sorry saga would have been avoided in proper pricing scenario where servers were paid properly.