Sometimes, It's easier when the tip is just added on to the bill. I recall staying at the Jared Coffin House (Nantucket) where breakfast was included. Prices were on the menu with a note that breakfast was included but prices were for tip guidance. Twenty + years ago: Eggs Benedict was $24. My first time in civilian Spain we had a great dinner and tipped 25%. Later , we realized that the check already include 15%. OOPs.
Last spring/summer, we, and others posting here, were tipping 50%. I'm guessing a $15 minimum wage will end up as a reduction in total income for many workers. Will people reduce meals out and impact restaurant gross income too? Will the menu say that due to new minimum wage, prices are higher and tipping is optional or not required? In an effort to keep people coming after many months of low patronage? This is a bad time in my mind to mess with the free market system.
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