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Subject: Re: Question on restaurants in Europe Posted on: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 10:52:33 +0000

William Black wrote:

> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
> news:1i9heq4.qwnmrr3y8x6zN%d4g4h4@yahoo.co.uk...
[]
> > It's technically removeable if you're not happy with the service, but I
> > imagine that people rarely muster up the guts to do this.
> >
>
> Last time I was 'up West' I took the young lady Iw as with for a light
> lunch.
>
> Service at 15% was added.
>
> Now the service was excellent, but I though that £16 for a couple of
> sandwiches and a glass of white wine apiece was excessive BEFORE they added
> two and a half quid for service.

The 15% was excessive too, I'd say. 10-12% is what I usually see added.
I tip 10% and round up slightly if it's easier.

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