Originally Posted by
12939
[Note: I am specifically excluding restaurants in the US, where the service is almost universally quick and efficient]
There's also the United States of Mexico. I'm going to assume you meant that...
Originally Posted by
cyclogenesis
I loved the system they had when I last visited Bavaria.
Each waitstaff has a little personal machine (bit bigger than iPhone sized)
You said you were ready, they showed you the total on the machine, you entered tip (a little in Germany, 5 odd % for decent service) and paid then and there (also meant you could use tap to pay)..
I first saw Wagamama (a British pan-East Asian restaurant chain) use those in 2001. Quite surprised then. Since then, it has been at random restaurants in East Asia too.