French restaurants are reportedly requiring more than $5,000 minimum spend per table and refusing reservations for returning diners who didn't spend enough at their last visit

• Tensions over tipping and dining fees have been cropping up all year.
• Some French restaurants in St Tropez are asking customers for thousands of dollars for reservations.
• These restaurants are reportedly asking diners for over $5,000 minimum spend for a table.

Tensions between restaurants and customers over tipping practices and extra dining fees have been boiling over this year.