Originally Posted by
davie355
Anyone else find this incredibly tacky? In "fairness" the restaurant seemed popular with foreign tourists who may be unfamiliar with tipping. I believe a better solution in that case is to include a service charge (in lieu of a tip line). Regardless, my party was 100% American.
I find it insulting. A tip is by definition a gift. With superb service I've tipped as high as 50% or 100% depending on the country (it's average wages) or restaurant but explicitly putting it there like that is not conducive to me being generous.