I checked with the people overhere that I work with, apparently Fins are of the opinion that the Bar/Restaurant owner should pay there staff enough so that the staff don't need tips. (so service is included in the bill).
Talking of service: sofar I have had no reason to complain, everything came quick: waiter, menu, food and bill, no rudeness or fake friendliness. Maybe Amsterdam and American restaurant owners should send their staff overhere for training.
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Tipping seems to serve different purposes in different countries. In the USA you tip coz you know that staff is heavily underpaid and is actually depending on tips to pay part of their bills.
In Holland you tip to express your thank whomever served you or cooked your food for his/her exceptional service. It's extra, a nice gesture.
Actually, the tax office in NL adds 10% to bar and restaurant staff wages before calculating the tax. They assume that the staff gets an average 10% in tips. If you don't tip they pay too much tax.
You have to be joking are you? That would be outrageous...
@Vincent: Fooien zijn in principe onbelast voor het personeel. Dit is anders als de werkgever bij het vaststellen van het loon rekening heeft gehouden met de te ontvangen fooien (Fooienbesluit, 17 december 2001, nr. SV/AVF/2001/83222). De basisregeling in de loonbelasting is dat belasting moet worden betaald over "al hetgeen uit dienstbetrekking wordt genoten".
The Dutch tax office is mental if they think that Dutch Horeca staff get 10% tips from their Dutch visitors!!! What a laugh! They're lucky to walk away with a Euro sometimes! What a crock of shit! What a money hungry, greedy institution.
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