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Service fees have become a point of contention for diners, food workers and restaurant owners. In June, former servers at Jon & Vinny’s, a popular Italian American restaurant, filed a class ...
May 15, 2024 at 8:00 AM. Starting July 1, a new California law will prohibit restaurants and other businesses from charging customers “junk” fees. Senate Bill 478 will eliminate hidden charges...
In long-awaited guidelines for SB 478, the state's ban on 'drip pricing,' Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta makes it clear that restaurants will have to include surcharges and fees in the prices on their...
Service charges are mandatory payments, typically added by caterers and banqueters. A service charge is not to be confused with a tip or gratuity which is optional and at the discretion of the customer. Restaurants commonly add it to checks for large parties.
In restaurant delivery, if the delivery service is provided by a third party, such as Uber Eats or Deliveroo, the delivery fee, which can be as much as 25 or 30 percent of the value of the order, is paid by the restaurant to the service provider.
A cover charge is an entrance fee sometimes charged at bars, nightclubs, or restaurants. The American Heritage Dictionary defines it as a "fixed amount added to the bill at a nightclub or restaurant for entertainment or service."
An L.A. restaurant is imposing a 'security charge' on its bill, but that might change soon — a new state law bans unadvertised service fees.
A McDonald's restaurant in New York City. A Café de Coral restaurant in Hong Kong. A fish and chip shop in Broadstairs, Kent, England. A fast-food restaurant, also known as a quick-service restaurant ( QSR) within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast-food cuisine and has minimal table service.
A class-action lawsuit filed against the restaurant group that owns Jon & Vinny's has started a larger conversation on the ethics of service fees and tipping. L.A. Times readers share their...
Some self-service cafeterias charge by the weight of items on a patron's plate. In universities and colleges, some students pay for three meals a day by making a single large payment for the entire semester.