As I’m imagining this, it would not constitute accepting a tip unless the server or the restaurant keeps it. Ideally the server would notice before the customer was out the door and return the money to the customer. But surely that won’t always happen, especially in the transition. In that case, let the restaurant donate the money to a nonprofit.
As I’m imagining this, it would not constitute accepting a tip unless the server or the restaurant keeps it. Ideally the server would notice before the customer was out the door and return the money to the customer. But surely that won’t always happen, especially in the transition. In that case, let the restaurant donate the money to a nonprofit.