The “Pay What You Want Restaurant” trend has finally hit Canada! Oscar’s restaurant in Barrie Ontario allows you to pay whatever you think the meal is worth.
Pay what you want Barrie!
Oscar’s Restaurant would like too offer you a very special offer in the month of March! Come in and enjoy our Lunch or Dinner prix Fixe Menu and… Pay what you feel it’s worth!
There’s also a simillar restaurant in Montreal, Quebec according to the Toronto
Crescent St. tavern hard hit by drop in business tries something new
Already stung by a slide in American tourists and a deepening financial mess that’s keeping business customers away, the Taverne Crescent, situated on one of Montreal’s historic party streets, decided to implement a new policy: Pay what you can.
So yesterday, lunch-hour customers were given the choice of an appetizer, plus either tagliatelle bolognese, salmon or braised beef, and coffee or tea, for whatever they wanted to pay. For a dollar even. Or nothing.
“Some people might pay nothing,” said owner George Pappas, “but maybe when they have more money in three or six months, they’ll come back and pay more.”
Looks like this whole Pay What You Want Restaurant concept will be taking Canada by storm very soon. I would personally never go to these restaurants because I know I would feel extreme guilt and overpay for my food. Actually, that’s sort of the idea. But I still think it’s a very neat concept. It’ll allow hard working restaurants with good service and high quality food to succeed while restaurants with poor service to run out of business.
You can find more about Oscar’s Pay What You Want Restaurant in Barrie Ontario Canada here
Read the Toronto Star article here
OK, but how do you figure out the tip?
lol I have no idea
I guess once you choose the price you tip a percentage based on that amount?
There is one in Guelph, ON as well. I believe it is called Zesty’s. Only one night a week is pay what you want so call the restaurant to find out what night they are featuring this deal.
I think the idea is great and sure hope for the owners that people won’t just turn out to be free riders. I think most people would pay a fair price and enjoy the concept. It’s funny you were mentionning tips… Does anyone feel unfair that waiter-tress are getting paid a percentage. You could easily get a 9$ salad or a 50$ surf & turf in the same restaurant, and it’s still just one plate. Never really understood… guess I always made the salad waiter happy and the surf & turf one pissed…lol
A friend told me he even gives 15% on the wine … what do you guys think?
I don’t mind to pay tips, but I don’t think is should be fixed percentage and if it’s fixed I need a receipt with that.
Let do the math here, $100 CND + 15% Gov taxes = $ 115 CND (Tax over Tax) + 15% tip = $ 132.25 CND
Again none of the employees will declare 100% income tax from tips, the government needs such declaration to give us facilities.
GIVE me the receipt to declare it and I will pay 15% tip.
Thank you.