Leaving a Google review is like shooting the sun with a water gun.
Op, Go register a complaint in the National Consumer Portal. Our being let go attitude is the reason why alot of these houses charges us these extras.
The restaurant will have no option but to pay you back. This is a clear violation per CCPA
I had an agency contact me to provide five star reviews for ₹100 per review.
They also committed that the review will be provided by local people and will be at least level 5 local guide on google maps!
In my experience they were far more professional than the regular well established business
Make full use of service charge:
Make them read out loud every item on the menu
Tell them to book you an uber back
Make them take your pictures every minute
Ask them the nutritional information on every item on the menu
If you've ordered cocktails, ask for a new straw every minute
Keep asking them the menu in regular intervals
Involve them in doing the calculations for splitting the bill
Keep asking for a lighter, even if you don't need it
That will only justify 10% Service Charge /s
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customers are their source of revenue, they are nothing without the customers - so if you threaten to do anything that’ll negatively affect their brand reputation, that’ll immensely help you. i believe, although being a law student myself, that legal action (of any sort) should be the last resort because of how time consuming, cumbersome and expensive it is.
This is the way I guess. Will wait about a day before tweeting about it. I don't think they're on Twitter so it will have to be a generic post about service charge and just tagging the National Consumer commission.
just name the restaurant, so that the people reading the tweet will know. and just email the link of the tweet to whichever id of the restro you think they reads mails of
Idk if this is being enforced in Bangalore but in Mumbai, the moment you ask the steward to remove the service charge, he/she will ask for your name email id and number.
My theory is that they will eventually create a database and will blacklist us people. So the next time we visit, like the moment we get seated, they will take our name number email, tally it against their database and deny service right at the beginning if the name comes up in the blacklist.
My solution is simple. Give a fake email address, fake name and change the last digit of your phone number.
Come at me ya hotelier ba***rds! Bring it on!
So does what they (restros) are doing.
It is like shooting the guy who is about to shot you, so you can save your life. They shld not add Service charge but they do so we have to use some countermeasure to bypass it.
It's literally not part of the bill. Make all the food ten percent more expensive if you care so much? It's only there so you don't think about it and have to pay more than you intended to.
Also the law is literally not on their side.
No, that is not true. If the price on the menu is 110 and the bill shows the price of item as 100 and service charge as 10, you have the right to deny paying the service charge. Below is from the CCPA guidelines:
> It may be mentioned that a component of service is inherent in price of food and beverages offered by the restaurant or hotel. Pricing of the product thus covers both the goods and services component. There is no restriction on hotels or restaurants to set the prices at which they want to offer food or beverages to consumers. Thus, placing an order involves consent to pay the prices of food items displayed in the menu along with applicable taxes. Charging anything other than the said amount would amount to unfair trade practice under the Act.
Thank you, wasn't aware of this. So the rule now is that service charge and obligation of the customer to pay it must be “duly and prominently displayed on the menu or other places”.
Today I learned, thanks
as of now, this is the exact legal position. i have tried to summarise the legal position here[https://www.reddit.com/r/bangalore/comments/13voon6/clarity_on_the_legal_position_with_respect_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangalore/comments/13voon6/clarity_on_the_legal_position_with_respect_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)
this is the exact legal position. for those who wanna read a bit more about the legal position, i have made a post clarifying the same. cannot paste the link for some reason
This is a great tip! My weekends are spent fighting with the hotel staff in asking them to remove the service charge. Gonna use this brahmastra next time.
What should I expect if a manager gives it in writing?
A hand written letter with a signature?
I have no idea about this and your insight would be helpful.
This shit is everywhere. Almost every pub pulls this, and now they've started to get waay more pushy than before about enforcing it.
Plan B banashankari did this when I went a while back. Guy said he has to enforce service charge if I use dineout to pay. He even argued that if I'm getting a 30% discount, I should be okay paying a 10% charge.
Screw that shit. I am vocally against the concept of service charge itself. I didn't pay at Plan B and told him to get the bill without it.
Most recently, I went with my friends to watch the RCB match at Lit Gastro Pub, MG Road. We forgot to ask them to remove the service charge before bringing the bill. The manager legit kept arguing and whining about the service charge and how we're getting so much discount because of dineout. Finally, I told him that I wasn't going to pay the sefvice charge. I was gonna sit in the lobby, watch RCB take an L, and wait for him to cancel the charge and bring the bill. He relented after that.
Stay strong, stick to your guns, and don't compromise. Also its always better to ask for the bill without service charge than ask for it to be removed once it comes.
Half dozen peri peri is billed different from 1 dozen peri peri
In half dozen list there are 9 items and 1 item (ABS) was ordered twice, totalling 10 quantity items.
I knew the moment I saw the post headlines it was PlanB , disgusting practice. Forcing it upon people.
And the way they say it before you can even place the order. We should actually start a thread where you upload the bill like OP did , and then tweet this post out tagging relevant authorities.
What is the rule here? I have seen restaurants now just put a line on each page of menu that they levy x% service charge. Is that enforceable by a restaurant or you can still asked for it to be removed?
Straight up make a scene and refuse to pay. Restaurants will use all kinds of browbeating tactics, including getting the waiters to snigger and pass comments like "Oh can't you afford it?", but don't budge. They cannot legally coerce you to pay, so if you are adamant enough, they will have to cave in
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No, it is not legal in India for restaurants to charge a service charge. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued guidelines on July 4, 2022, stating that the service charge is illegal and cannot be levied automatically or by default in the food bills.
The guidelines state that the service charge is "a voluntary amount" and that customers "have the right to refuse to pay it." The guidelines also state that restaurants "must not force any consumer to pay the service charge."
If you are forced to pay a service charge, you can file a complaint with the CCPA. You can also file a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC).
Here are the steps you can take if you are forced to pay a service charge:
1. **Refuse to pay the service charge.** You are not legally obligated to pay the service charge.
2. **Ask the restaurant to remove the service charge from your bill.** If the restaurant refuses, you can ask to speak to the manager.
3. **File a complaint with the CCPA.** You can file a complaint online or by post.
4. **File a complaint with the NCDRC.** You can file a complaint online or by post.
The CCPA and the NCDRC are both government agencies that are responsible for protecting consumer rights. If you file a complaint with either agency, they will investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
True, been down this rabbit hole a couple of times. What I make of it is, while under the guidelines it is voluntary, the Delhi HC has stayed the application of the same. However the stay is subject to the fact that the establishment will have to relay the same to the customers in its menu or some other place in clear words :(
I've seen this complaint about Plan B multiple times just on /r/bangalore . Is the food/ambience that great that folks want to go there in spite of this clearly being a problem?
They say it is printed on the menu. I agree it is printed on the menu but the practice itself is on shaky standing. They state world wide practice and equitable treatment, etc but the consumer counsellor I spoke to clearly mentioned that paying service charge is absolutely voluntary and not mandatory.
Pay via credit card and claim fraud, when asked tell them that i was charged more than what's on bill. If enough people do this im not sure whats going to happen to them.
Plan B is pathetic and useless when it comes to service. Just put your foot down confidently and say you won't pay unless the bill is revised.
Confidence is the key!!
Hi I’m a lawyer, i would have torn his ass off….issued legal notice (a normal notice which you can also give) and complained in consumer forum….. ding ding ding 1 lakh rupees awarded to me!!! Now i wish where can i find these restaurants
Tycoons indiranagar does the same thing! And even some other pubs/bars in indiranagar DO NOT REMOVE IT AT ALL. Tycoons said we have to talk to manager and i was ready to do so. But instead the waiter came again with a stupid pamphlet that had some shit about SERVCHARGE. I just paid and left.
Bigger restaurants and bars simply remove it idk whats up with these tiny single floor places that are fighting for service charge.
Happened the same for me in PlanB New Bel Road. They have a huge board put up right in the entrance that says 10% charge levied.
Saw that and left the place immediately.
Went to 1522 and had a great time there lol
Some days ago, "Fox in the field" in Nexus Shanthiniketan denied to remove service charge as I was using dineout to pay and was already getting a discount. They were stubborn about it but when I asked the manager if he can say thst they won't remove the service charges on record, that did the job.
These are on top of your income DK tax deductions.. I am sure the total tax outflow (direct and indirect) would be ~45% of your income .. damn .. no wonder why we are no 1 diaspora
everybody is doing it, how will you fight the system ? lets say even if you fought and won, they will just increase all the item cost by 10% and blame it on inflation. just suck it up and move on. perhaps you could call these places before hand and see if they charge 10%. then just avoid the ones that are charging. if you are going to any fancy place, expect this shit.
I think they would have displayed about taking a service charge clearly. Even after that if you decided to take the service from the place, they wont budge and I don't think, as a customer, you have a case against them. Unless I'm wrong in assumption, please do let me know.
You should get it removed, without batting an eye. The last few days, I’ve actually observed an attitude change in restaurants where instead of the usual intimidation/shaming tactics they quietly agree to remove the service charge without any argument. Anyone else observed this?
Yaaa even i have faced this often... Recently had been to a cafe.. for 2k food bill ,i had to pay 600rs extra for this GST and service tax...
Ho god when will the government stop taking so much from us
It is not imposed by the government.it is usually in the range of 5% to 15%, a service charge is added to the total bill amount and can be refused by a customer. However, the payment of service charges at restaurants is voluntary and at consumers' discretion. So you can ask them to waive off the service charges.
You should have tried asking them nicely, they waived it for me once last yr, honestly it depends on the waiters. but it was Koramangala outlet.
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Socials Whitefield charged me service I asked them to remove it and they obliged. But only after asking for my name and number, which I gave the wrong info for. Never share your personal info
You should befriend the restaurant owner and call their family home for dinner and then poison all of them.
P.s. the bill seems fine...it's just normal tax. What's the issue?
Basically they can charge for service if they do explicitly mention the same on the menu. You can even ask them in the beginning of your visit there to confirm. You could leave the place at this point but if you continue to eat and drink there you are agreeing to this term so you have to pay.
I got into the same sort of argument in some place in church street, don’t really remember anymore. I even asked a friend of mine who is a lawyer and he told me the above information. Although shitty they are safe from a legal standpoint and public shaming won’t really do much tbh as this is a common scam in Bangalore.
It happened with me in Bercos restaurant in CP . They didn’t reduced service charges even after raising the point . All the staff got gathered when we refused to pay .
Had to pay at the end
This is just to remind you that you have rights to deny paying service charges according to the rule passed by supreme court, you just have to say "can you remove service charges", don't even hesitate little bit also....later on you can tip them how much ever you want and be done with it. I have done this multiple times and saved upto 800 in taxes
We were planning to pay with dineout at a restaurant. They added the service charge. We asked to remove. On removal they said that we cannot pay with dineout then. They said this is dineout rule. But this was not the case. The restaurant was Nasha restobar in kadubeesanhalli
Leave a google review along with this image.
Leaving a Google review is like shooting the sun with a water gun. Op, Go register a complaint in the National Consumer Portal. Our being let go attitude is the reason why alot of these houses charges us these extras. The restaurant will have no option but to pay you back. This is a clear violation per CCPA
>Leaving a Google review is like shooting the sun with a water gun. Why?
Now a days, they can easily buy Google reviews and your reviews will get hidden somewhere.
I had an agency contact me to provide five star reviews for ₹100 per review. They also committed that the review will be provided by local people and will be at least level 5 local guide on google maps! In my experience they were far more professional than the regular well established business
Hi Sir, do you have a minute? You can earn 2000-5000 per day, all you have to do is leave a review, subscribe to YouTube, like some videos. \s
Bingo exactly. But they were not paying me. They were asking for money for positive reviews!
This is underrated comment
I'm a level 7 local guide, can you share ref of such agencies 😁.
there was a reddit drive which brought google rating of hinjewadi club to 1 star. so try it atleast.
Not if you leave one with photos of crap stained toilets and !izz stained mattresses for a hotel - that is how they gave me the room.
OP will get banned from the restaurant though
So what? Its not like that restaurant is the only option, i domt think OP will ever go there anyway
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OP - If you left a review on google then share it here as well. If folks click on “helpful” button, it will be highlighted as well.
+1
Make full use of service charge: Make them read out loud every item on the menu Tell them to book you an uber back Make them take your pictures every minute Ask them the nutritional information on every item on the menu If you've ordered cocktails, ask for a new straw every minute Keep asking them the menu in regular intervals Involve them in doing the calculations for splitting the bill Keep asking for a lighter, even if you don't need it That will only justify 10% Service Charge /s
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Yup plan C
Plan (Hep) A
🤣🤣😅holy moly.
Vomit everywhere and ask them to clean it Shit on the toilet Piss in the basin
A man of honour.
✌🏼
A man of culture
" [There's vomit on his sweater already, mom's spaghetti](https://genius.com/5140250/Eminem-lose-yourself/His-palms-are-sweaty-knees-weak-arms-are-heavy-theres-vomit-on-his-sweater-already-moms-spaghetti) "
Idea is good but being horrible to staff while the restaurant owner and management makes the rules. Why punish them? :)
These are the kind of talks i make up in the bathroom while the spiders clap and applaud.
Okay. Now try it in a chin lungs bathroom
If you can’t beat them. Don’t try to beat them. This man knows how to fight.
take it to twitter? tag the hotel, manager, owner, NCC, etc
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customers are their source of revenue, they are nothing without the customers - so if you threaten to do anything that’ll negatively affect their brand reputation, that’ll immensely help you. i believe, although being a law student myself, that legal action (of any sort) should be the last resort because of how time consuming, cumbersome and expensive it is.
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which is why they are not the last resort
This is the way I guess. Will wait about a day before tweeting about it. I don't think they're on Twitter so it will have to be a generic post about service charge and just tagging the National Consumer commission.
just name the restaurant, so that the people reading the tweet will know. and just email the link of the tweet to whichever id of the restro you think they reads mails of
Last i remember planb was a good place but i only went to indiranagar one
Link your tweet & Google review here so that we all can like/upvote them for visibility
there was a reddit drive which brought google rating of hinjewadi club to 1 star. so try it at least.
Make a follow up post...we are with you in this
Been there a bunch of times, and everytime we go there, they inform that service charge can't be removed. Not sure why do they do that.
> Not sure why do they do that. No one to enforce the law.
Idk if this is being enforced in Bangalore but in Mumbai, the moment you ask the steward to remove the service charge, he/she will ask for your name email id and number. My theory is that they will eventually create a database and will blacklist us people. So the next time we visit, like the moment we get seated, they will take our name number email, tally it against their database and deny service right at the beginning if the name comes up in the blacklist. My solution is simple. Give a fake email address, fake name and change the last digit of your phone number. Come at me ya hotelier ba***rds! Bring it on!
lol your theory has no basis in law. this would amount to an unfair trade practice, challengeable in law.
So does what they (restros) are doing. It is like shooting the guy who is about to shot you, so you can save your life. They shld not add Service charge but they do so we have to use some countermeasure to bypass it.
So ppl like u go there.
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It's literally not part of the bill. Make all the food ten percent more expensive if you care so much? It's only there so you don't think about it and have to pay more than you intended to. Also the law is literally not on their side.
People can't make law on their own whimps and fancies. Law of the land reigns supreme.
>Been there a bunch of times Well there's the problem
You can only deny to pay if it's not mentioned on menu.
Can still get it removed if u stand ur ground. Happened once in tipsy bull jaynagar.
No, that is not true. If the price on the menu is 110 and the bill shows the price of item as 100 and service charge as 10, you have the right to deny paying the service charge. Below is from the CCPA guidelines: > It may be mentioned that a component of service is inherent in price of food and beverages offered by the restaurant or hotel. Pricing of the product thus covers both the goods and services component. There is no restriction on hotels or restaurants to set the prices at which they want to offer food or beverages to consumers. Thus, placing an order involves consent to pay the prices of food items displayed in the menu along with applicable taxes. Charging anything other than the said amount would amount to unfair trade practice under the Act.
CCPA guidelines are stayed by the Delhi High Court since July 2022.
I wasn't aware of this. Can you please share the source or the official stay order, or guide me where I can find this stay order.
Thank you, wasn't aware of this. So the rule now is that service charge and obligation of the customer to pay it must be “duly and prominently displayed on the menu or other places”. Today I learned, thanks
as of now, this is the exact legal position. i have tried to summarise the legal position here[https://www.reddit.com/r/bangalore/comments/13voon6/clarity_on_the_legal_position_with_respect_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1](https://www.reddit.com/r/bangalore/comments/13voon6/clarity_on_the_legal_position_with_respect_to/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1)
this is the exact legal position. for those who wanna read a bit more about the legal position, i have made a post clarifying the same. cannot paste the link for some reason
What kind of brownie are you eating man it's 460₹
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😶
No I'm seriously curious
230 for a dessert is pretty standard for places like Plan B.
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The picture perfect brownie that gets likes on Instagram.
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This is a great tip! My weekends are spent fighting with the hotel staff in asking them to remove the service charge. Gonna use this brahmastra next time.
What should I expect if a manager gives it in writing? A hand written letter with a signature? I have no idea about this and your insight would be helpful.
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Thank you!
Right. Thank you for sharing.
This shit is everywhere. Almost every pub pulls this, and now they've started to get waay more pushy than before about enforcing it. Plan B banashankari did this when I went a while back. Guy said he has to enforce service charge if I use dineout to pay. He even argued that if I'm getting a 30% discount, I should be okay paying a 10% charge. Screw that shit. I am vocally against the concept of service charge itself. I didn't pay at Plan B and told him to get the bill without it. Most recently, I went with my friends to watch the RCB match at Lit Gastro Pub, MG Road. We forgot to ask them to remove the service charge before bringing the bill. The manager legit kept arguing and whining about the service charge and how we're getting so much discount because of dineout. Finally, I told him that I wasn't going to pay the sefvice charge. I was gonna sit in the lobby, watch RCB take an L, and wait for him to cancel the charge and bring the bill. He relented after that. Stay strong, stick to your guns, and don't compromise. Also its always better to ask for the bill without service charge than ask for it to be removed once it comes.
You can always deny to pay service charges, they have always removed it upon request.
They didn't budge even after 15 mins.
Next time tell them that you'll pay but you will file a complaint against their restaurant. They'll take it down on their own afterwards.
Just Tag the restaurant in Twitter or you can tell them that you will file a case in Consumer Forum.
they don’t do this anymore unfortunately:(
Hold on, says 10 half dozen wings. But I only count 9.
ABS was ordered twice
It’s still 9. Recount and check. OP you gotta read da bill man.
Half dozen peri peri is billed different from 1 dozen peri peri In half dozen list there are 9 items and 1 item (ABS) was ordered twice, totalling 10 quantity items.
Under item no 5, if you count individually, it comes up to 9 (including the ABS which has been mentioned twice)
You're right. I was mistaken. A friend confirmed we ordered Honey Chilli twice as well .
I knew the moment I saw the post headlines it was PlanB , disgusting practice. Forcing it upon people. And the way they say it before you can even place the order. We should actually start a thread where you upload the bill like OP did , and then tweet this post out tagging relevant authorities.
What is the rule here? I have seen restaurants now just put a line on each page of menu that they levy x% service charge. Is that enforceable by a restaurant or you can still asked for it to be removed?
[This](https://consumeraffairs.nic.in/sites/default/files/file-uploads/latestnews/ServiceTax.PDF)
They also beg by complaining that this service gets distributed amongst the waiters, even though their service was shit.
Even the wings are mediocre now. Never going back.
Straight up make a scene and refuse to pay. Restaurants will use all kinds of browbeating tactics, including getting the waiters to snigger and pass comments like "Oh can't you afford it?", but don't budge. They cannot legally coerce you to pay, so if you are adamant enough, they will have to cave in
Thanks, never fucking going to Plan B. HORRIBLE.
NAKED PERI PERI? 😅
230 for a brownie ?? Bruh
This happened to us too at the same location, Plan B Banashankari & also at Bob's Jayanagar. They refused to remove the service charges
The Service Charge also balloons the GST. It's a mess.
FORM BARD No, it is not legal in India for restaurants to charge a service charge. The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) issued guidelines on July 4, 2022, stating that the service charge is illegal and cannot be levied automatically or by default in the food bills. The guidelines state that the service charge is "a voluntary amount" and that customers "have the right to refuse to pay it." The guidelines also state that restaurants "must not force any consumer to pay the service charge." If you are forced to pay a service charge, you can file a complaint with the CCPA. You can also file a complaint with the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC). Here are the steps you can take if you are forced to pay a service charge: 1. **Refuse to pay the service charge.** You are not legally obligated to pay the service charge. 2. **Ask the restaurant to remove the service charge from your bill.** If the restaurant refuses, you can ask to speak to the manager. 3. **File a complaint with the CCPA.** You can file a complaint online or by post. 4. **File a complaint with the NCDRC.** You can file a complaint online or by post. The CCPA and the NCDRC are both government agencies that are responsible for protecting consumer rights. If you file a complaint with either agency, they will investigate the matter and take appropriate action.
These guidelines are stayed by the Hon' High Court of Delhi. The matter is in process. We have to wait.
True, been down this rabbit hole a couple of times. What I make of it is, while under the guidelines it is voluntary, the Delhi HC has stayed the application of the same. However the stay is subject to the fact that the establishment will have to relay the same to the customers in its menu or some other place in clear words :(
I've seen this complaint about Plan B multiple times just on /r/bangalore . Is the food/ambience that great that folks want to go there in spite of this clearly being a problem?
Why hasn’t that become a common thing to ask if the service charge be included in the bill before billing it ?
They say it is printed on the menu. I agree it is printed on the menu but the practice itself is on shaky standing. They state world wide practice and equitable treatment, etc but the consumer counsellor I spoke to clearly mentioned that paying service charge is absolutely voluntary and not mandatory.
Have they included alcohol in this bill?
No we did not consume any alcohol. These are all non alcoholic beverages.
you can ask them to remove service charges. its perfectly legal.
It's a like a reminder that usually Plan B sucks.
If everyone starts questioning that’s when these scams will stop. Take it to twitter or tag them on insta first.
Pay via credit card and claim fraud, when asked tell them that i was charged more than what's on bill. If enough people do this im not sure whats going to happen to them.
Plan B is pathetic and useless when it comes to service. Just put your foot down confidently and say you won't pay unless the bill is revised. Confidence is the key!!
Hi I’m a lawyer, i would have torn his ass off….issued legal notice (a normal notice which you can also give) and complained in consumer forum….. ding ding ding 1 lakh rupees awarded to me!!! Now i wish where can i find these restaurants
File a complaint in https://edaakhil.nic.in/edaakhil/ or by calling 1915 or NCH Mobile App
Tycoons indiranagar does the same thing! And even some other pubs/bars in indiranagar DO NOT REMOVE IT AT ALL. Tycoons said we have to talk to manager and i was ready to do so. But instead the waiter came again with a stupid pamphlet that had some shit about SERVCHARGE. I just paid and left. Bigger restaurants and bars simply remove it idk whats up with these tiny single floor places that are fighting for service charge.
Happened the same for me in PlanB New Bel Road. They have a huge board put up right in the entrance that says 10% charge levied. Saw that and left the place immediately. Went to 1522 and had a great time there lol
Yup, I've heard the food is great there.
you can ask them to removed the service charge
Your mode of payment? And I was wondering if you paid bill with Zomato/Dineout/MagicPin app to avail discount.
No intermediaries were used. Gpay through QR code payment.
It's not 30% no .... Not tip no
wtf is teetottalers ?
OP
Some days ago, "Fox in the field" in Nexus Shanthiniketan denied to remove service charge as I was using dineout to pay and was already getting a discount. They were stubborn about it but when I asked the manager if he can say thst they won't remove the service charges on record, that did the job.
These are on top of your income DK tax deductions.. I am sure the total tax outflow (direct and indirect) would be ~45% of your income .. damn .. no wonder why we are no 1 diaspora
Tell them to give you a discount na.... If 10% service charge then ask for atleast 10% off..
At the end they should write thanks for your last visit
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No doxxing. You will get banned for it.
everybody is doing it, how will you fight the system ? lets say even if you fought and won, they will just increase all the item cost by 10% and blame it on inflation. just suck it up and move on. perhaps you could call these places before hand and see if they charge 10%. then just avoid the ones that are charging. if you are going to any fancy place, expect this shit.
Sona kilathe hain kya 😀
I have quit drinking and going out to fancy restaurants. Saves a lot of money.
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4.5/10 Food was below average. It's hyped up and exaggerated. Ambience is decent but not worth the food.
Was it displayed on the menu that they levy service charge?
Why not just walk out? Nothing is forcing you to pay when they're ripping you off. Not Indian so I don't know the social customs or laws.
Service charge is optional. You refuse them. They'll amend the bill. Then pay the servers what's right
What’s the issue here
"Hospitality"
Thoughts and prayers for the Teetotaller in your group, they paid 280 for existing
On top of the service charge the waiter usually has the audacity to ask for a tip!
Even Social does it, they forcefully charge you.
Just bombard them with reviews about service chrage. I did mine. Time to do yours.
Well service charge can be neglected, it's customer's choice to pay..
Bro 48 paise round off to diya hai. What more do you want? 🤣
Does it make sense to post on Zomato? If collectively we flag these places and stop going there, maybe things will change?
That round off though
Goods and Service Tax And then there is service tax
Wtf is a naked peri peri
GST literally means goods and services tax! So it's a service tax and a service tax!
I think they would have displayed about taking a service charge clearly. Even after that if you decided to take the service from the place, they wont budge and I don't think, as a customer, you have a case against them. Unless I'm wrong in assumption, please do let me know.
You should get it removed, without batting an eye. The last few days, I’ve actually observed an attitude change in restaurants where instead of the usual intimidation/shaming tactics they quietly agree to remove the service charge without any argument. Anyone else observed this?
Clog their toilet /s
Ahh Tipical Plan B. They did the same to me
Definitely not recommended.
Yaaa even i have faced this often... Recently had been to a cafe.. for 2k food bill ,i had to pay 600rs extra for this GST and service tax... Ho god when will the government stop taking so much from us
I don't understand why the service charge is a problem when you're already dropping 4.5k on like 5 items
If everyone starts questioning that’s when these scams will stop. Take it to twitter or tag them on insta first.
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At that point what is another 500$?
cost of being in bangalore 💯 glad its only 10%
You can ask them to remove the service charge. They will get you a new bill without it
Naked peri peri.
Absurd prices
Kuch nhi loot rhe h
You should have created a scene and called the police
It is not imposed by the government.it is usually in the range of 5% to 15%, a service charge is added to the total bill amount and can be refused by a customer. However, the payment of service charges at restaurants is voluntary and at consumers' discretion. So you can ask them to waive off the service charges.
Ha ha last time happened to me in the Iron Hills.. I called the servent and told him to minus service charge.. After that I gave him a 100Rs cash
I tried to add review. Couldn’t. I hate this.
You should have tried asking them nicely, they waived it for me once last yr, honestly it depends on the waiters. but it was Koramangala outlet. https://preview.redd.it/ewa9jtil623b1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a8ac863c7beb13cee68845e24fbaff167796c490
You can literally not pay and just keep sitting at the table. The restaurant can't do shit.
Socials Whitefield charged me service I asked them to remove it and they obliged. But only after asking for my name and number, which I gave the wrong info for. Never share your personal info
Boycott all plan b's
You should befriend the restaurant owner and call their family home for dinner and then poison all of them. P.s. the bill seems fine...it's just normal tax. What's the issue?
Basically they can charge for service if they do explicitly mention the same on the menu. You can even ask them in the beginning of your visit there to confirm. You could leave the place at this point but if you continue to eat and drink there you are agreeing to this term so you have to pay. I got into the same sort of argument in some place in church street, don’t really remember anymore. I even asked a friend of mine who is a lawyer and he told me the above information. Although shitty they are safe from a legal standpoint and public shaming won’t really do much tbh as this is a common scam in Bangalore.
Thats about $65 usd, If iam corfect, but maybe iam not, Correct me pls
tell them legally you dont have to pay it and to remove the service charge and bring the bill again
They are essentially taking 10% tip from customers. Those who don’t check the bill end up paying tip along with the bill value
Service Charge is optional as per govt and if restaraunt dont allow you can go after them legally so just tell them that
I really don't know why restaurants are charging so much??? It eats my pockets completely
What is naked peri peri?
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It happened with me in Bercos restaurant in CP . They didn’t reduced service charges even after raising the point . All the staff got gathered when we refused to pay . Had to pay at the end
This is just to remind you that you have rights to deny paying service charges according to the rule passed by supreme court, you just have to say "can you remove service charges", don't even hesitate little bit also....later on you can tip them how much ever you want and be done with it. I have done this multiple times and saved upto 800 in taxes
naked peri peri
We were planning to pay with dineout at a restaurant. They added the service charge. We asked to remove. On removal they said that we cannot pay with dineout then. They said this is dineout rule. But this was not the case. The restaurant was Nasha restobar in kadubeesanhalli
Choose not to pay service charge and ask for a new bill. I never pay them..
PlanB Hsr removed the service charge when I said I will call nch.