点评:I was living in Berlin for a few months with a friend and Gotcha was a firm favourite of ours. The food is delicious and the prices aren’t bad, but the service is pretty awful. They sort of just throw the food down in front of you without speaking and they don’t ever check on you throughout the meal, which is fine as it can be annoying when they come back to the table endlessly, but if you had to call them over for another drink or any additional requirements, you can tell that they are irritated by you. When we finished one particular meal, a waiter, who hadn’t been our waiter that night, asked us how much we wanted to pay, and we said the amount on the bill. He explained that the figure on the bill did not include a tip. I politely told him I understood that and would like to just pay the amount on the bill. He asked why and I explained that the food was nice, but that nothing about the experience compelled me to pay even more money then I already was. Keep in mind the service had been poor, he wasn’t even our waiter and he never once asked if we liked the food. He became quite angry and asked again for an explanation. I told him I enjoyed the food but that in relation to the service I was happy to just pay the bill amount as it. Eventually he moved on to my friend and the whole thing started again. When she also only paid the bill amount he laughed out loud and asked what country we were from. He finally took the payment and we left to glares and silence from the bar staff. Unfortunately a lot of places were like that in Berlin, they expect a tip for everything, even when it’s self-service tea and coffee in cafes.
翻译:我和一个朋友在柏林住了几个月,Gotcha 是我们的最爱。食物很美味,价格也不错,但服务很糟糕。他们只是把食物扔在你面前,不说话,而且在整个用餐过程中他们也不会检查你,这很好,因为当他们无休止地回到餐桌时,这可能会很烦人,但如果你不得不打电话当他们过来再喝一杯或提出任何额外的要求时,你可以看出他们对你很恼火。当我们吃完一顿饭时,一位不是我们当晚服务员的服务员问我们要付多少钱,我们说了账单上的金额。他解释说,账单上的数字不包括小费。我礼貌地告诉他我明白这一点,并且只想支付账单上的金额。他问为什么,我解释说食物很好吃,但这次经历并没有迫使我花更多的钱。请记住,服务很差,他甚至不是我们的服务员,他从来没有问过我们是否喜欢这些食物。他非常生气,再次要求解释。我告诉他我很喜欢这里的食物,但就服务而言,我很乐意支付账单金额。最终他转向了我的朋友,整个事情又开始了。当她也只支付了账单金额时,他大声笑起来并问我们来自哪个国家。他最终收了钱,我们离开时,酒吧工作人员的目光和沉默使然。不幸的是,很多地方都像柏林一样,他们什么都需要小费,即使是咖啡馆的自助茶和咖啡。