Mildly Infuriating

You're taking my 18% to pay them living wages, they they don't need tips.

$11 canoli? $16.25 kids shells?

Screw that place

So the patron not only pays for the food/service, but there's a separate fee to pay for ALL employees living wages??

If this trend continues the customers will end up making the food too!? Lol, I would talk to the manager for sure.

I would have not paid the 18% fee and let them explain it to the cops when they arrived. I guarantee that’s not posted anywhere that they do that- so…

False advertising.

In the UK we tend not to tip if there's a service charge.

It's crazy how it's your job to pay the workers when you're not employing them. Just put the damn living wage into the price of the food, there, done. I'm going to a restaurant to eat stuff, not to haggle the worth of someone's work.

The Ticketmaster economy

The OP should have shared the restaurant, what a dick head of an owner

Germany:

Price indication regulation (Preisangabenverordnung)

All prices stated on the menu must include any applicable surcharges. In other words, the price of the meal is also the final price. The quantity served must also be stated for drinks.

If this was my post, I'd be circling the whole receipt.

In many jurisdictions it’s not legal to charge this fee unless it’s advertised when ordering such as on the menu or posted signage.

fuck tipping culture. Why I never dine in anywhere, unless its a one off social event.

When will people have had enough and demand change? I stopped going to restaurants entirely due to bs charges like this & tipping culture.

I would, however, happily eat at an establishment with higher prices if they paid thier employees well & had accurate menu pricing.

Image Transcription: Text and Image

A receipt from a restaurant. A white circle was marked up on the photo and inside reads the text

18% Service Charge (18.00%)

$17.22

The full receipt text shown is as follows.

Ordered: 11/11/23 6:31 PM

GARLIC BREAD $4.90

2 KIDS SHELLS $32.50

FUSILLI $20.75

CANNOLI $11.00

LEMONADE $6.00

DRIP COFFEE $4.50

2 DRAFT BEER $12.00

CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE $4.00

18% Service Charge (18.00%)

$17.22

Subtotal $112.87

Tax $10.73

Total $123.60

Cash -$123.60

Amount Due $0.00

------------------------------------------

Suggested Tip:

8%: (Tip $7.65 Total $131.25)

10%: (Tip $9.56 Total $133.16)

12%: (Tip $11.48 Total $135.08)

15%: (Tip $14.35 Total $137.95)

Tip percentages are based on the check price before discounts and taxes.

The service charge is not a tip or gratuity, and is an added fee controlled by the restaurant that helps facilitate a higher living base wage for all of our employees. Please scan the QR code at the top of the receipt for additional information, or speak with a manager.

I’ve been to a couple places in Denver that do this and obviously it’s bullshit. Just raise the prices! Not 18%, though, they’re 5% and started when everyone felt bad for restaurant workers during Covid. At both of them they had a disclaimer “if you disagree with this charge, we will gladly remove it”… as if that’s a comfortable thing to do to save $4.