Gordon Ramsay one of the first celebrity chefs to bring US-style 20% service charge
www.independent.co.uk
A discretionary service charge of 20 per cent was added to diners’ bills at Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat restaurant on New Year’s Eve
    • Typhoon@lemmy.caEnglish
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      4 days ago

      If someone refuses to pay the tip it doesn’t affect the owner. It hurts the waiter/waitress.

      • sem@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        4 days ago

        I am just imagining the logistics of this.

        If the table bought $100 of food and the bill added a 20% service charge, and the party puts down $100 and leaves, refusing to pay the rest, I think that is larceny and a crime, and they could be charged.