"You aren't going to leave all that!" my fellow lunchers exclaimed. "All that" was a 5-euro note I was leaving as the tip, the bill for the Italian meal for four having come to just over a hundred euros, paid for (by someone else) with luncheon vouchers. "Less than 5 per cent. Sure, that's what I'm going to leave." The waitress came back a couple of minutes later, as if to prove me wrong. "What should we do with this?" she asked uncertainly, indicating the solitary note. And it was not because it was too small a tip, but the contrary - it was too big. Read on, or see this article for a more detailed guide to Tipping in Spain.

Posted by : John Ross on Monday, March 24, 2008 - 11:52 AM 475 reads