Margaret Suran wrote:

> In most European countries, a service charge is added to the bill and
> has to be paid. It is part of the bill. If a guest is especially
> satisfied with the service, he/she will leave a small "extra" for the
> wait person, but can only complain to the owner or manager, but cannot
> stiff the staff, if he/she is dissatisfied..

Hmmm. Seems like most Europeans have belittled the US for the tipping
thing, because they pay their staff a living wage. So much for that.

> I don't know about now, but when I was last in Europe, in the summer
> of 1965, in Austria there was a charge for each roll or slice of bread
> you and your party consumed. The wait person knew how much there was
> in the basket and counted what was left over.

(laughing) That sounds really icky. So not only did the patrons paw
through the basket, so did the staff. YUMMY! Anyway, that's pretty
silly. I'll never be in Austria, but if I was to, they can keep their
rolls.

I believe that reserving rolls to other patrons is illegal here.

nancy