British Expats - Tipping for big groups

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Yorkieabroad

Feb 6th 2013 4:31 pm

Re: Tipping for big groups

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Originally Posted by penguinbar (Post 10528938)

It is legal for a chef to be tipped if he is actually serving the food such as at some sushi restaurants and at certain restaurants where the "chef's table" is like a bar in front of an open kitchen.

Simpsons in the Strand is (I think) the only restaurant I've been in where I've directly tipped the chef. Felt incredibly uncomfortable the first time, but the results were very gratifying!

RICH	Feb 6th 2013 4:49 pm

Re: Tipping for big groups

TIP= To Insure Promptness.

In the UK i would posit that it could be construed as a bribe offered to the server.
In US it is more like sanctioned extortion.

Yorkieabroad

Feb 7th 2013 12:35 am

Re: Tipping for big groups

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Originally Posted by RICH (Post 10530041)

In the UK i would posit that it could be construed as a bribe offered to the server.
In US it is more like sanctioned extortion.

In Simpsons it definitely was a bribe - when the chef came to the table to carve the beef, you slipped him a wee "thank you" before he started and he sorted you out nicely:thumbsup:

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