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Rodney · 12-08-2004, 07:14 AM

This is a good question. I used to have a friend who worked at a fine restaurant with a great wine list. A great dinner for four there might range from $250 to $600, depending on what the customers drank; the restaurant had many $100/200 bottle wines, plus brandies, dessert wines, and so on. So does the waiter deserve a larger tip just for serving a different bottle of wine?

If the waiter chooses the wine or recommends the wine to the patrons as a perfect complement to their meal (having already discussed their taste in wines), perhaps yes. He or she is providing a service. But if the customers already know what they want, I'm not so sure.

12-08-2004, 07:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rodney Observant Ruminant Location: Rich Wannabe Hippie Town	This is a good question. I used to have a friend who worked at a fine restaurant with a great wine list. A great dinner for four there might range from $250 to $600, depending on what the customers drank; the restaurant had many $100/200 bottle wines, plus brandies, dessert wines, and so on. So does the waiter deserve a larger tip just for serving a different bottle of wine? If the waiter chooses the wine or recommends the wine to the patrons as a perfect complement to their meal (having already discussed their taste in wines), perhaps yes. He or she is providing a service. But if the customers already know what they want, I'm not so sure.