If you want to charge more just raise your prices.. hidden fees and extra costs should not be allowed in any billing.
Do not let this American scourge on your shores. Reject this mightily
Fuck tipping
So he did it on New Year's Eve and 4 month later whoever is writing this article still doesn't now if it's permanent or just one time thing? Great journalism.
Raise all your prices by 20% you fucking grifter.
Fucking twat.
Anytime anyone says we should follow in the footsteps of the USA you just know it's greed
In this case it's just "I want to squeeze people but also act as if .y food isn't expensive"
Yeah. In nearly every way, the US and it's systems are a puuuuuurfect example we should all defenitely follow. Hmm hmm.
Putting the responsibility of fair wages for your employees on your customers is just a dick move. Treat your employees fairly or do the dishes yourself.
This is crazy, especially in a gastronomic restaurant where staff is paid well over market, especially for all the specialized waiter whose salary can compete with Upper middle management in tech.
How do I short a restaurant
Just raise the prices of the food if you want more money. Simple as that.
As long as it is visible before you order and comes explicitly in the final bill...it is just the tabled price...they're just forcing you to take extra steps...
On the other hand...I dont want anyone bugging me to pay them extra on top of the bill, I'm not their boss.
Get fucked!
between him and salt bae who also gouges people.
Or you could not come and close the door of your restaurant here.
The service fees should only apply to people who are over a certain income level or net worth. You get a mark on your ID to show that you’re rich. No mark, no fee.
The only thing i don't disagree with here is the mandatory tip on NYE. As it being an event, on a holiday, the service workers should absolutely deserve something gaurenteed. The fact that it was in London is not cool though and pushing tips in other countries to try and make it standard everywhere is infuriating. I hope the rest of the world avoids these places to send a message.
The other weird part I found in the article was the talk of the actual price of the food, as if for some reason choosing to get a $100 or more steak makes tipping that much worse? If you choose to go to a high end place you already know your tipping a lot more, if anything these people can afford it way more than the other way around!
He can go fuck himself!
If anyone adds a 20% tip on my bill in this country, I'm asking for the whole thing to be removed.
Especially at a high end restaurant. Absolute embarrassment that an establishment like that can't pay their staff properly and have to make them pan handle the customers.
Failed country behaviour
Asshole does an asshole thing. Too believable for this community.
Gordon Ramsey is, and always has been, a fucken cunt.
Meanwhile U.S. restaurants are shutting down by the thousands because people stop coming due to the tacked on tips and fees sometimes doubling the cost of the meal. Don't let him wipe you guys out too.
Fucking gross
Not the greatest idea.
@VetOfTheSeas We've been calling for an end of tipping for ages because it's a shit system, the fuck?
For those outside the US, this is what we're dealing with:
Coffee shops and bakeries are asking for a 20% tip for ringing up self-service items brought to the checkout counter. Restaurants want a 20% tip to simply run food to the table after people stand in long lines to place their order. Buffets are adding 20% tips to the bill just for providing water.
This was slowly introduced and enough people left tips despite the requests being absurd that it's now done everywhere. Next up: Tip the AI for its hard work.
I hope Ramsey gets his ass handed to him.
The cost of employing staff isn't related to the cost of what people eat - it's a function of how long the restaurant is open and how busy it is. It doesn't make sense that I pay more for the staff if I order a £40 bottle of wine versus a £20 bottle. If you're going to make customers pay separately like this,it should be a cover charge per head
If I go somewhere and they try to add 20% extra to my bill, they're not getting paid anything at all and I'm leaving immediately. I might even put in an order and walk out just to spite them. That would permanently lose me as a customer for sure.
Fortunately I've only encountered it twice so far, both times we walked out and made sure they understood why they lost our business.
Put him on the execution list.
No idea who Gordon Ramsay is (web search says British celebrity chef) but why is this like the Onion? It just seems like regular enshittification.
Take my word for it Brits, don't let this toxic tipping culture sneak in. Once it's in place it will be impossible for it to go away.
If it's mentioned up front and fixed then it's fine. One way or another the restaurant needs to cover it's costs and it's either done via inflating the price of the food or a fixed service fee.
What I hate is a discretionary tip suggestion because suddenly I'm made to be responsible for how much the staff get.
Why not just raise prices 20% if it's across the board like this?
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