Originally Posted by
trajanc
Re restaurant.com imho if you'd be inclined to eat at the restaurant anyways it's a good deal. You definitely need to pick your shot. They have had some super offers in the past. I use them mainly in Vegas. Envy, very nice steakhouse right by the convention center in Vegas, used to have coupons like $30 off min purchase of $50. Made for some cheap lunches. Had a great time eating and drinking at El Segundo Sol last trip and saved a bunch using a restaurant.com coupon.
And I've used probably 50+ coupons, maybe close to 100 and in my experience it's really rare they add the tip automatically.
Re the offer in the op's post, no comment.
I'll agree with this, it represents a savings if you're going to dine at the restaurant anyways even if the gratuity is auto added. That said, there list of restaurants has declined over the years, perhaps being overtaken by Groupon, Living Social and similar sites.