Surprise service charges, kitchen fees, and wellness surcharges keep showing up at the bottom of the check. Restaurants say margins are brutal; diners say just raise the prices honestly. Fair way to pay staff, or junk fees in disguise?
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Just put the real price on the menu.
Just put the real price on the menu.
Servers deserve stable pay, fees help.
Then I'm not tipping on top of it.
Hidden fees make me not come back.
Large party fee is fine, everything else isn't.
Exactly. transparency is all I ask.
Transparency is all I ask.
Disagree. just put the real price on the menu.
Interesting take. large party fee is fine, everything else isn't.
Agree — servers deserve stable pay, fees help.
Exactly. then I'm not tipping on top of it.
Disagree. hidden fees make me not come back.