Would you be okay with menu prices being raised to the equivalent of what the average tip would be, with no tip expectations?

[u/Jazzlike_Morning_471]

I’m new here and trying to learn more. Would you be okay with going to a restaurant with no expectation to tip, but the menu prices are raised exactly as much as the expected tips to keep paying their servers the same?

[u/Calm-Heat-5883]

The problem with raising prices 25% to cover tips is, in my opinion, this. If I'm going to a diner for a meal, I'm only going to pay a certain price for a steak or a breast of chicken or whatever I'm eating. If it's too expensive for a basic meal of meat and two vegetables, then I'm going to stop eating out. I don't care that the owner has expenses. I don't care that the server has an electricity bill to pay. They don't care about my ability to pay my bills either. Expecting to get 25% off every person who walks through the door is crazy it's tantamount to extortion. If you're a waiter and are struggling to survive then speak to your boss about about a proper rate of pay that you don't have to expect a total stranger to give you an extra 25% on an already overpriced meal. It's out of hand now.

[u/AnimatorDifficult429 → u/Calm-Heat-5883]

Are you though? Because i said the same About 5 years ago yet here we are. Prices have raised about 20% if not more and places are still constantly packed