Zig Zag Cafe: 21% surcharge, all retained by the business. Tip or no tip?

I adore Zig Zag man. Some of the best cocktails in the city, and wonderful environment. But seeing this was such a bummer. I honestly didn’t know whether to tip or not. If it was retained by wait staff, of course I wouldn’t need to. But this left me uncertain, so I tipped 15% (usually I do 20).

My friends say no tip necessary, do they want to know if the workers are paid a living wage or not, which I think generates all sorts of awkward scenarios for how you find out. What you ask the wait staff so you can decide whether to tip them or not? But it’s ridiculous paying 35-40% on top of already high prices.

What do y’all think? I ended up paying $92 for three cocktails and a fries. Just bonkers. So depressing.

And yeah, just raise your fucking prices.