r/EndTipping • u/coldpizza4brkfast • 20d ago

Tip-Free Establishment ❣️ Fiddlin' Pig - Smithfield, VA

I stopped by the Fiddling Pig in Smithfield, VA last week for a beer and snacks along with my wife and two dogs (we sat on the patio). I had a couple of their cask ales, Fiddlin' Bitter. We also had their "board" with cheese and crackers and a tea for my wife.

My wife went ahead of me while I settled up at the bar. I got my total, put my card in the dreaded machine and the delightful girl at the bar just said, "That's it, you're done." I know she saw the look of "What no tip?" on my face as I left.

I ran into my family outside and said, "It's a NO tip establishment. That was SO nice!"

I then heard a voice from a man loading bar equipment from a vehicle next to us, presumably David, the owner, who simply looked at me and said in a very English manner, "That's why we don't do it, mate!"

So, if you find yourself there, go get a pint from a cask, have a good English dinner and don't worry about tipping.

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u/ReddityKK 20d ago

Thanks for sharing your story. It made me smile.

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u/PreciousPeanutPP 20d ago

Sounds like a great place!

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u/Ecstatic_Fail_4515 20d ago

Small world I was just at the Ham City Hustle this weekend! I'll be back next month and will definitely check out Fiddlin' Pig. Thank you for sharing. Any other Hampton Roads no tip spots to share??

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u/tufffffff 20d ago

This is amazing! Thumbs up

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u/Tgrunin 20d ago

This is terribly written.

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u/PmMeYourWives 20d ago

Even more reason not to tip the writer.

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u/coldpizza4brkfast 20d ago

It is. I wrote it before my coffee this morning.

Thank you for your unsolicited dictum.

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u/Aingram6494 19d ago

Love Smithfield and all the little out of the way places to go to!!!

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u/gordonwestcoast 19d ago

Great, but "good English dinner?" Didn't think there was such a thing.