We’re off on a magical tour of Dublin’s best restaurants for the launch of @TasteofDublin #taste17 #flavoursoftheworld @YoungCaoimhe pic.twitter.com/8c3d0bavGG
— Jenny Lambert (@Jennylambert2) April 27, 2017
This afternoon.
Across Dublin city.
A rickshaw tour containing food critics, bloggers and nom fans of every stripe of the capital’s eateries to launch Taste of Dublin 2017, the Electric Picnic of grub this June.
More as they chomp it.
Top pic via Rebecca Lawless
Second pic via Taste
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Pickle’s food is fierce tasty. Fierce pricey, too. I think the curries are over 20 snots and rice is extra. EXTRA!
It’s on my spicy hit list. My last trip to Kinara was surprisingly disappointing, standards seemed to have slipped. Ananda in Dundrum is king for now but I’ve heard pickle is the biz. I think mr pickle learned the ropes in ananda
Lunch is a bargain as is their early bird. It’s not your average curry house – ya get what you pay for.
Is it customary to tip waiting staff in Irish restaurants?
Serval,
No it’s not. Waiting staff are paid at least the minimum wage.
No need to tip
“No need”. Yeah! They’re living like kings on that minimum wage. Sigh. I wish *I* were on minimum wage.
Just remind them they’re on at least the minimum wage and they can go and feck off. Give them NOTHING, you hear me?
If they start a scene just tell them you know John Joe. They’ll never expect a tip from you again.
Is there only one minimum wage in Ireland or is there a lower wage for waiting staff in restaurants (which is why tipping is customary in USA)?
Your criteria for tipping or not should be based on the service you received, not customs or culture.
There’s no obligation to tip, but it isn’t frowned upon either.
You won’t upset anyone by tipping them, however small, I think…
Just be nice.
Oh, so I assume Irish people tip their bartenders if they receive good service, eg if a bartender pours a pint of Guinness correctly should you tip him/her 1 Euro?
Also, if a bartender is friendly, should you tip him/her 1 Euro per drink served?
Good God Serval I fear for you’re survival.
if they’re really friendly it’s the custom to slip a fiver directly into their back pocket
What do you mean tippex?
Nope.
You asked about waiters.
Barmen are barmen. Much more dangerous to get on the wrong side of one of them lads.
We don’t tip barmen. We treat them with respect and give them a nod every now and again. They know what it means. You don’t have to.
But seriously, we tip in restaurants, proper restaurants, not fast food, unless it’s getting delivered to your door. We don’t tip barmen, except in Hotels when we’re allowed drink real late and stuff…
I don’t understand.
If you don’t tip barmen, how do they make money?
Do barmen normally get paid much more than waiting staff?
And dare I say it, some of us tip taxi drivers.
(We don’t tip bus drivers, checkout operators, policemen or blokes banging two empty 7Up bottles off their knees on Grafton Street. Some people tip priests, but mostly on Sunday and only if their neighbours are watching.)
Hope that clears things up.
Serval, the concept of earning your wages through tips doesn’t apply.
People get paid a proper wage to begin with.
Think of like the tip is already included in the price, which pays the wages. Simple, eh?
It’s customary to tip for good service in restaurants, hotels and in taxis, but not obligatory. Unless it’s REALLY good, and you’d be embarassed if you didn’t tip because it was so good…
This is much more complicated than I thought it was. Can I take a break, please?
Yes, significantly more. I found it very odd thst barmen were tipped when I went over to the states first. But. You can tip whoever you want. It’s not expected of you but floor staff would appreciate it. They’re not exactly rolling in it on minimum wage.
When nobody is looking, they take it from the till.
…talking about Cooley…whatever happened to those missing sheep…just asking…
I think I’ll just tip everyone who is on minimum wage except waiting staff.
Oh for the want of a runaway bus…