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  • I really want to give this place 5 stars. The food is fantastic - like, really good - the location is great, the ambiance is nice, and the servers (at least the female server I had) are pleasant and efficient. But I came during Winterlicious and they added a compulsory %15 tip (AFTER tax) to my bill. Excuse me? Since when does a restaurant dictate to me what I tip? Let alone forcing me to tip OVER the standard, which is 15% on the PRE-TAX amount. I asked the male server about it and he said it's something they do during Winterlicious because "We have problems." This does not satisfy me as an excuse for what is basically a dictatorial, money-grubbing practice. If I want to tip, I'll tip. If not, you have no right to force me. When I asked why they had calculated the tip on the post, not pre-tax amount, he looked uncomfortable and couldn't provide any answer. Sadly, this left such a terrible taste in my mouth after what was otherwise a pleasant experience that I probably won't go back. Too bad. UPDATE in response to Samira M's comments below-- 1) Yes, it's true that the compulsory gratuity was noted on the menu. Doesn't make it right though! 2) I will most likely be back because, as I noted, the food and service were very good. Especially the food. Yum. 3) Please note, Samira, that there is no such thing as a "minimum gratuity" when dining unless the restaurant chooses to impose one. Tipping is, and always has been, OPTIONAL. There is no law that says a customer has to tip. 4) Similarly, the suggestion that 15% "was the standard 25 years ago" simply makes no sense. Yes, it was the standard 25 years ago, and it still is today. Are you suggesting that the rate of tipping should increase with the rate of inflation, increasing by 2% every year? By that logic, the average tip in 2012 should be 55% of the bill. In another 25 years, the "standard tip" would be 100% of the bill. Huh? The standard tip is the standard tip and this does not change, which everyone except Toronto's restaurant owners seems to understand.
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