Any shared drinks recipe is a good recipe, CQ
Plus you have bragging rights in perpetuity on birthing this beauty!
EDIT: Nomad, in the UK it's not quite 20%, 10-15 is still standard (I usually do 15%). That said, wine is part of the bill, and I have never dined with someone who'd pay a flat fee on a bottle as opposed to service at the appropriate level. Nor would I: if you can afford a good bottle of wine, you should still reward service as appropriate.
I usually cost in service when working it all out, and those who would pull the "it's the same job - pulling out a cork - regardless of cost" argument aren't the sort of people I'd want to spend my time with.
Having worked, albeit only for months, in a service industry I think people who try and dodge these costs are usually cheap enough to dodge being friends with. I understand why people would do it: I just don't want to spend my time with them.
Last edited by Peter Harris; 01-28-2013 at 04:09 PM.
Reason: Also, I've never bought a >£60 bottle of wine in a restaurant :/