Went to a restaurant in LA today and when I got the check I noticed that it was a bit higher than it should be. Then I noticed this 18% service charge. So… We, as customers, need to help pay for their servers instead of the owners paying their servers a living wage. And on top of that they have suggested tip. I called bs on this. I will bet you that the servers do not see a dime of this 18% service charge. [deleted a word so it wasn’t a grammatical horror to read]
So they think they are a hotel providing a venue and service? I worked in Hospitality as HR and the service charge made sense for the weddings and events we did… But a smaller restaurant using a ‘service’ tax that they most certainly do not feed back to the employees, is predatory… and as the consumer eating out… I would be disinclined to tip now… If they really used the service tax for the employees, the tips would not be an option, because the staff would be adequately compensated… They wouldn’t need toa sk for the tips… This restaurant wants it’s cake and to eat it too