By sit down, I mean there’s a server who takes your order and brings your food. The type of service most associated with tipping. I’ve never been there, but Maine Beer Co. really really doesn’t look like that’s the type of service. I’d put money on it being “counter service.” The only “full” sit down restaurant on your list appears to be the first one, the one that has a 20% service charge. You can’t use this as an example of no-tipping. It is still a tipped establishment.
It’s all fine and good that the establishments say that, but they’d be well advised to advertise the fact.
I’m a restaurant consultant by trade, with 75 clients currently, and managed restaurants for twenty years. I have no doubt your friends at these places are well compensated, but I’m wary of the claim that they are so specifically because of a no-tipping policy.
Jewel Box was open a month ago when I went and as far as I can tell is still open based on both their website and their Instagram.
Maine Beer Co has sit down service for sure
And the others pay their workers living wage, most have it on signs in the restaurant/bar/brewery and again i know most of the people there.
Perhaps I was looking at the wrong Jewel Box.
By sit down, I mean there’s a server who takes your order and brings your food. The type of service most associated with tipping. I’ve never been there, but Maine Beer Co. really really doesn’t look like that’s the type of service. I’d put money on it being “counter service.” The only “full” sit down restaurant on your list appears to be the first one, the one that has a 20% service charge. You can’t use this as an example of no-tipping. It is still a tipped establishment.
It’s all fine and good that the establishments say that, but they’d be well advised to advertise the fact.
I’m a restaurant consultant by trade, with 75 clients currently, and managed restaurants for twenty years. I have no doubt your friends at these places are well compensated, but I’m wary of the claim that they are so specifically because of a no-tipping policy.