The arrival of a couple of rolls (or bread and dips) at your French restaurant table causes you no stomach tremors: you would expect such free sundries when dining out in Britain. But what’s this on the bill? A single stale bap, which you didn’t touch, for the equivalent of £3 - and £2 for the butter?Heaven help you if you assumed those other plates of nibbles and dips were included in the price. Such creeping additions to the bill are commonplace in Portugal and in other European countries, but if you don’t touch the dishes, or wave them away when they arrive, you won’t be charged.
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