Think Pink Floyd – Another brick in the wall etc etc. I have decided to spend a bit of time this summer, while others take their vacation at a British seaside resort ( or, as Frankie Boyle described UK seaside resorts on Mock the Week – “a holding pen for the Jeremy Kyle Show”) … following up on this business of restaurant owners keeping tips. The Mirror (I think) is putting a campaign together… but I feel that it is quite wrong for restaurant owners to pay minimal wages and make money up through tips / service. Pay cash if you like the service provided by your waiter/ress. Refuse to pay discretionary service charge !
I have a feeling, however, that some restaurant owners / gastropub owners will not be that keen to take my calls. We shall see.
Charon QC 