Red Ruby Chinese Restaurant

Today, I went to Red Ruby Chinese Restaurant for dim sum in Montreal. I have never had dim sum in Montreal, so I thought I would give that restaurant a try.

Dim sum in general is expensive in Montreal, compared to the prices in Toronto. In Toronto, it's three or four different grades, with different prices, and in some restaurants, it's the first three levels, all the same price. Here, some is $2.25, some is $2.50, some is $2.75, some is $3.00, some is $3.25, some is $3.50, some is $3.75 etc., a lot more staggering of price, which means more expensive.

And then, the restaurant we went to, took the exchange rate of American money to Canadian money as 1:1... I know that the American dollar is not strong right now, but it's still 1 American dollar to 1.03 Canadian dollar, you still apply the exchange rate, even though it is not strong. Our bill came to about $38. So, we paid $40 American. We were expecting that it's enough tip with the exchange rate, but the waitress came and said that the American dollar is taken as 1:1, and that the tip is minimum 10%. I dropped an extra $2 coin and left.

I never go back to a restaurant that asks me for tip. I will go back if someone invites me, and I don't have to pay, but for myself, I don't think I will be going back.

It seems to be a common practice in Chinatown to demand tip. That's bad/cheap service for you.