Kash2 wrote:
"At $78.00 per person, it is not a regular event but once in a blue moon would be interesting ... except when we received our bill. You see the bill listed the train trip at $9.00 and food at $68.00 each!! Hostess nearly ripped our head off demanding tip. I am sorry but the food was barely worth $15.00, and the hostess service was very subpar (even ignoring the outburst in the end). So when I go on a cruise, I don't pay tip for the cruise's bill, I pay for what I spend "during" cruise. Same way dinner train charging for tip on the "whole" experience is bogus"
Well, first, the gratuity is not based off of the entire bill, or the "whole" experience. If that were the case, Kash2 would have had a check brought to the table that showed $156, based off of the $78 ticket price mentioned. What is served on the train, is a full three course meal with a full bar available, very similar to a traditional restaurant. So checks are presented as in a traditional restaurant, and each meal is listed at $34 each, out of the original $78, for a total of $68 per couple, instead of $156, which would be the "whole" experience.
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