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Will all restaurants please start adding any additional costs to the price of the food?

Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:03 pm
Posted by jts1207
Member since Apr 2018
928 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:03 pm
Thanks.

All these threads about additional 2-10% charges is ridiculous. Add it to cost and move on
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
96726 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:04 pm to
It’s a ploy to keep menu prices looking reasonable during inflation. Better to sell an entree for 18.99 and tack on 3-4 dollars when you pay than list the entree as 23.99 and the customer never walk in the door

The people who suffer are probably the servers because if you budgeted x amount for the meal and the unexpected charges hit, many people likely subtract from the tip
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 9:08 pm
Posted by El Segundo Guy
SE OK
Member since Aug 2014
10856 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:10 pm to
There's threads about this all the time. Damn, how often do you baws eat out?
Posted by Tbonepatron
Member since Aug 2013
8461 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:17 pm to
Of all the dumb shite people post about here, this is where you make your stand?
Posted by DaBike
Member since Jan 2008
10140 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:20 pm to
I do enjoy that they don’t expect tipping in most of Europe….
Posted by Civildawg
Member since May 2012
9744 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:22 pm to
Going out to eat has become not worth it. Usually get crappy service or lower quality food with smaller portions ever since we shut down the country for 2 weeks 3 years ago
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118097 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:24 pm to
Not at your old well established joints.
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22291 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:39 pm to
Restaurants keep raising their prices without any end in sight.
Posted by southernelite
Houston, TX
Member since Sep 2009
53473 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 9:41 pm to
quote:

Restaurants keep raising their prices without any end in sight


Because food, labor, and everything else is also rising with no end in sight.

It’s much harder for a restaurant to raise their prices than their supplier.
Posted by BilbeauTBaggins
probably stuck in traffic
Member since May 2021
7160 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 10:05 pm to
I remember when restaurants would counter rising business costs by just increasing food prices.

RIP $5 calzones on Wednesdays at Rotolo's.
Posted by HooDooWitch
TD Bronze member
Member since Sep 2009
10795 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 10:11 pm to
and then start the tip selections at 18%, 20% and 25%, for average service and better yet, fast fricking food shitty food and service WTF
Posted by Jcorye1
Tom Brady = GoAT
Member since Dec 2007
74969 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 10:59 pm to
It has to be killing medium priced joints. I'll still go somewhere I know is reasonably priced in a pinch, but now if I'm already spending 70+, I may as well go to nice places and pay about 40 bucks extra.
Posted by auzach91
Marietta, GA
Member since Jan 2009
40936 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 11:02 pm to
quote:

Damn, how often do you baws eat out?


Before the last two years I ate out 3-5 times a week. Now it’s 1-3.

Now though I go to the same place and have bartenders who hook it up and know the kitchen staff as well. So I’ll pay 30-50$ for a meal and 4-6 drinks.
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 11:04 pm
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
48773 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 11:25 pm to
I just put a line through the charge, change balance, add tip and done. If a fee is not disclosed before I order and eat the meal, I just don't pay it. Period. This not hard, guys. They legally cannot force you to pay for something you didn't agree to.

They can charge a cover fee. Okay. I then decide if it's worth it to me. My decision. Not theirs. These sneaky fees are bullshite. I refuse.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77241 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 11:41 pm to
quote:

Going out to eat has become not worth it.


One could very well argue that it’s cheaper than walking into a grocery store and leaving with two bags of groceries for $45.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
46771 posts
Posted on 1/25/23 at 11:44 pm to
Argue it then
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
36229 posts
Posted on 1/26/23 at 12:13 am to
quote:

Restaurants keep raising their prices without any end in sight.


Those profit margins aren't what you think
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
55648 posts
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:37 am to
quote:

It’s a ploy to keep menu prices looking reasonable during inflation. Better to sell an entree for 18.99 and tack on 3-4 dollars when you pay than list the entree as 23.99 and the customer never walk in the door


Watching people in the service industry defend the practice is comical.
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
South Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
10310 posts
Posted on 1/26/23 at 5:46 am to
He can't. Because he's wrong. Again.
Posted by YStar
Member since Mar 2013
17884 posts
Posted on 1/26/23 at 6:11 am to
quote:

Watching people in the service industry defend the practice is comical.


It's more comical watching people who don't own a restaurant and have no experience or knowledge about it condemn people who actually do for raising prices without actually understanding why the owners are being forced to raise them.

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