Originally Posted by
davie355
I couldn’t believe it. This is the same restaurant that called me during work hours to confirm a reservation I’d made online.
The service was friendly, but slow and incompetent. One wrong item and one duplicate item was served to my table. The food was nicely presented but tasted like crap. And the prices were exorbitant, but I knew that going in.
Unusual for a restaurant in the US, payment was done by handheld electronic card reader brought to the table. I was asked to sign and select from one of the precomputed tips: 18%, 20%, 25%, with the last option being selected by default. Oh, of course on the receipt a 4% surcharge had already been added for compliance with health insurance laws of California, whatever that means.
25%!
I’m likely to find the restaurant owner’s email address and e-tear him a new one.
The tip should be 0%. California, like many progressive states, has been pushing for and passed a $15 minimum was that will gradually take effect. The minimum wage affects servers, as well. It is long overdue that routine tipping is phased out of the public consciousness in such areas, being that the tip covering the lower wages no longer exists. Therefore tipping should be reserved for extraordinary service.
SB 3: Minimum wage