UK restaurant service charges hit 15%

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UK Restaurant Service Charges Have Hit 15%. Do You Have to Pay Them?

LONDON - We’ve all been there: Dinner is over, and the check arrives. It’s notably higher than expected, and not just because of the ubiquitous cost-of-living increase. On the bottom of the bill is the reason: an additional charge, generally 12.5 per cent, that’s been added on for service.

Now, some restaurants are putting a cover charge on top of the service charge. At the buzzy Delaunay in Covent Garden, the service charge sits at 15 per cent –and there’s also a £2 cover charge, per guest. At the Ivy - the original one in London’s West End–a “discretionary optional” 13.5 per cent is added for service, again with an additional £2 cover.

However, whether all the service charge goes to employees is a gray area. The money can be directed in multiple ways: It can be paid directly to servers; it can be split among all the wait and kitchen staff; or it might be retained partly or entirely by the restaurant.

 

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