Taro

• TIPS: Bills come with 10% service charge added. None of this goes to the waiters/waitresses, though best to confirm with the manager rather than the staff (some of them are new; others don't speak very good English).
  
• DO: Eat here. The food is great. Order the salted mackrel; drink the plum wine; get a table away for the window (it can get drafty).
  
• DON'T: Pay the service charge. Though the manager doesn't seem to understand the word "discretionary", you can ask for it to be removed from your bill and then leave a tip of the waiter/waitress.
  
• Two other issues to bear in mind: you get served by several different staff, so it's hard to know who you should give your cash tip to at the end; it's a family-run business, so the money probably ends up in the same family pot anyway!