The past year has afforded us a lengthy look in the mirror. This reflective time has manifested in many decisions based on where we’ve come from and where we’d like to go. In alignment with our goals of being a world-class establishment for coffee quality while keeping our community in mind, we are happy to announce a no-tip policy at Constellation.
Tipping has always been an interesting part of the arrangement at a café. Coffee people have honed in a specific skill set that can take years to master, and even when we are tired, busy, or over-caffeinated, we are going to do our best to make your drink because we are proud of our craft.
Finances have been complicated for everyone over the past year. We would never want our customers to feel like they can’t come in and get a beverage or snack because money is too tight. Based on what we’ve heard and seen over the past year from many of you, safe trips out of the house have been a necessary diversion and anticipated delight.
We appreciate your business. Having people who understand our style and what we do is the most rewarding part of running a small operation such as ours. Seeing familiar faces and catching up daily then adding a gratuity feels, well, gratuitous. We hope for increased equity among all our service industry folks, and with that in mind, we’re doing what we can to get our establishment up to par with our ideals.
There are some of you who took to leaving large tips to help the business during the pandemic. If you love what we do (thank you!) and want to make a donation to support continued operations, there is a paypal link on the website, or, just visit us more often! Cheers!