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18 pct tip mandatory what can u do?

when in a restaurant 6 or more people same table and they tell you 18pct added to tip but service was horrible .can you get arrested if you refuse to leave tip

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Yes, if the tip was disclosed (in a posting, the menu, etc.) up front, then you are legally liable to pay it. It makes more sense, too, since they will usually have more than 1 person helping a large party.

    However, if they are doing a bad job, or you are unhappy, you must speak with the manager before you leave. Be sure that when you say that you are unhappy with the service, you are specific. You need to show examples, and I would assume more than 1 or 2 minor grievances would be grounds for you to make your case. Depending on how your conversation goes, and if the manager is not relenting on the tip, you could say something like, "I can offer 10%, since we did get our food eventually, but unfortunately, I will not be able to come here again with confidence and recommend your restaurant to my business partners, family, friends, etc."

    Usually, a comment like that will do it for you. The worst thing for a restaurant is a bad review. Most restaurants are not successful and go out of business in less than 1 year. Those that survive don't make to 5 years. So, keep this in mind. It's service industry, and delivering on the promise is everything.

  • 5 years ago

    Tipping is a gratuity so it can not be necessary. confident, many places decrease the salary of those people who're in many circumstances tipped and tipped properly. nonetheless remember that tipping is a thank-you for a job properly executed, if the activity isn't properly executed then tipping isn't implied. If the activity is achieved ok, then bypass away a smaller tip than familiar. If the server is poor and the meals is stable, point out that the tip is for the kitchen team. If the provider is stable and the meals is undesirable, ask if the counsel are chop up with the kitchen team and point out that the tip is for the server. oftentimes for something like no longer getting a seat this is a situation dealt with by utilising the host, no longer the server so it isn't the servers accountability so this could not be meditated on your tipping. in case you come back for the period of a individual as so rude as to call for a tip or show you how to comprehend you probably did no longer tip sufficient, take the entire element decrease back. oftentimes, if each little thing is okay, I tip at 15% that's appropriate to the tax in maximum places in Canada. If its perfect then I tip at approximately 7%, one million/2 the tax. If its stable then i bypass as much as twenty - 25% gazing the entire of the bill. If even with the shown fact that i'm getting like one drink on the bar and the waitress became into stable then i'm going to supply $2 provided that i comprehend they rely on their counsel heavily and $2 isn't a great deal, yet is a huge proportion of a $7 bill.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    According to the Big Book of Etiquette if it was listed on the menu or somehow advised or told before you ordered your food then you knew in advance that if it was a party of 6 or more that an 18% mandatory tip was going to be added. You cannot expect them to simply deduct the "mandatory" tip simply because service was not up to "your" expectations....HOWEVER....this is a SERVICE related industry and they thrive on word of mouth and paper reviews and would not take kindly if you called for a manger and make quite a stink about the service and asked for the tip to be reduced due to poor service. More than likely the manager will reduce or deduct the tip, but I would advise you to NEVER return to the restaurant again. You would more than likely get worse service if you returned, sadly to say. Good luck.

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  • 5 years ago

    There is not such thing as a "mandatory tip". All tips are, by definition, optional. An 18 percent service charge is a fee to which you agree when you order. Like anything else on the menu, if you're not satisfied with the quality of what you're paying for, speak to the manager for an "adjustment". Didn't get the steak the way you ordered? Adjustment. Didn't get the service you paid for? Adjustment.

  • 1 decade ago

    You would need to talk to management before not paying it. When it disclosed up front it is part of the bill and would be no different than not paying for one of your drinks or meals. A manager can take it off but I would not suggest ever going back to that restaurant again if you do that because they will most likely remember you as the people who brought a bunch of people in and refused to tip. The reason gratuity is added to checks for large groups is because large parties are notorious for not tipping already. Complaining and having it removed will ensure bad service should you ever return.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you knew about the tip being added on your bill before you ordered, its a part of the bill. And if you don't pay the bill, well they can call the cops on you. You could talk to the manager when the bill arrived.

    Source(s): 20 years in the business
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Tips are never mandatory and if the service was bad you need to go to the mgr and tell him and refuse to pay the tip. Tips are voluntary, for good service: TIPS=To Insure Prompt Service.

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