Nothing bullshit about a table charge. Happens in italy as well (coperto).
it’s upfront, and it’s a small, reasonable charge. It’a not some bullshit, guilt-trip guessing game at the end of the night when they hand you the credit card machine
I have never had a restaurant ask for a table charge in Japan. I’ve stayed in Tokyo and Osaka a fair bit (months) and have visited Nagano, Nagoya, Kyoto and some smaller cities in between.
Not sure why I got downvoted, but I’ve been living here for 15 years and it definitely exists. Most of the time, you don’t even notice it because they just charge you with out telling. You might see it in the corner of the menu. Google テーブルチャージ or お通し代.
In Japan, we don’t have tip, but we do have “table charge” which is kind of bullshit. At least the service is generally 100x better than in Canada.
Nothing bullshit about a table charge. Happens in italy as well (coperto).
it’s upfront, and it’s a small, reasonable charge. It’a not some bullshit, guilt-trip guessing game at the end of the night when they hand you the credit card machine
It’s the fact that they AREN’T upfront about it a lot of times that bothers me. Not the table charge itself. I wasn’t clear about that, sorry.
I have never had a restaurant ask for a table charge in Japan. I’ve stayed in Tokyo and Osaka a fair bit (months) and have visited Nagano, Nagoya, Kyoto and some smaller cities in between.
Not sure why I got downvoted, but I’ve been living here for 15 years and it definitely exists. Most of the time, you don’t even notice it because they just charge you with out telling. You might see it in the corner of the menu. Google テーブルチャージ or お通し代.
No one downvoted you (or at least I didn’t). I’ll keep an eye out next time, but I usually pay cash and it’s exactly what the meal costs.