Find out what Irish eateries make of the tipping culture

A New York restaurant has banned tipping. Instead, it’ll raise prices and the cash will go to the staff. So what do Irish eateries make of it all? And do we even have a tipping culture here? Joe McNamee settles the bill.

There is a breed of young Irish restaurateur, formerly Celtic Tiger cubs, for whom legendary New York restaurateur Danny Meyer can do no wrong and if Meyer even scratches his arse, they’ll put rump steak on their menus.

However, it will be interesting to see if they will ape his recent move to scrap tipping and service charges and raise prices across the board in his many restaurants, ensuring the raise goes entirely to staff, stating: “It’s troubled me for 21 years that the tipping system is antithetical to creating a real profession for people who takes their jobs seriously.