Restaurant Surcharges

by lawgirl3278 12 years ago

This was brought up on my local board. Why would a restaurant charge $5 or more for people to share something? I'm sure there's a reason, but I just don't get it. How do you feel about this?

Westchester Magazine is breaking the story that Chef David DiBari's The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry has added a 3% surcharge to all food sales at the popular restaurant. No word whether this new policy ...

Sorry - a bit of rant but I'll keep it short. In the past month I've had 2 completely bullsh*t charges on bills at restaurants (both in the Boston area) 1) Rounding charge - small asian resta...

I finally went to Bruno tonight to try one of their celebrated pizzas. I wanted a light meal for 2 after a concert, so instead of taking up 2 seats for such a low check total, it seemed more approp...

How common a practice is it to charge for a bread basket at a pricey restaurant? We ordered main dish lunch salads. It's a very popular place. Adding insult to injury, we were not informed there wa...

Went to Hakasan SF and had an really delicious meal. At the end we got the bill and we asked the waitress what the additional 4% was for. The menu had tiny minuscule print that indicated that it w...

Per eater, 3% healthcare charge coming to Lucques/AOC/Tavern http://la.eater.com/archives/2014/09/02/aoc_and_lucques_adding_3_healthcare_surcharge.php For the love of god just raise prices ...

I was at a well-known restaurant yesterday, which shall remain nameless. The meal was good, and at the end the waiter brought my bill (after first bringing me somebody else's) and I noticed that I...

by slowcookin 4 years ago

Finished up by 3 night / 4 day NYC trip. On the Amtrak back to Boston. Had so many great experiences, cocktails, meals. Final lunch was a 3 course lunch at Craftbar. Nice options and we loved the a...

A new trend seems to becoming pretty widespread amongst the hottest new restaurants in southern California. Many of these restaurants (Bestia, Republique, Red Bird, etc.) are now adding a 3% surch...