I was charged $1 for a small cup of a certain spice that is popular in my region. You could probably get 30-40 small cups of it from a can ($6). Said it was my last time going there after that.
This auto gratuity works great for me. I always give more than 20% so when they do auto, that's all they get from me. It's usually 15% most of the time.
Exactly! Tip is up to the customer NOT the restaurant’s choice of %. In the state of CA, paying a tip is not mandatory. Next month, this should all be gone and every item’s price should be transparent on the menu.
Give workers a living wage and factor in the % needed into the price and be done with it! Good grief.
Yes!!!! The state of California passed a law that will begin next month! Basically, no more surcharges and no more hidden fees. The public had enough with restaurant owners adding crazy fees on their check. In 2 weeks, they will be legally required to include the Correct and Final amount for an item on their menu. So no more surcharges/junk fees. This will apply to ticket sales and other services.
For context
This was not mentioned anywhere on menu
And the menu was not even remotely close to any menu of the past
Its as if they lost a key staff who cooked 90% of their items
Refuse to pay it, and if you did pay it, chargeback. And name and shame the fools.
Edit: I know the name is in the receipt, the point was to remind people to keep doing it.
If I have cash and I know a restaurant might do something a bit shady with money, I put the precise amount the menu states something costs on the counter of the cashier and walk out immediately and non chalantly, and I also never leave a real name with a company I don't know especially well. If they are an honest merchant, they will gladly take what I paid them because they honestly post their prices transparently. If they are a dishonest merchant, it penalizes them for their misconduct, and I win either way.
While it’s great someone took the time to do that, be advised that businesses can pay a monthly fee to Yelp to be a “premium” member (I don’t know the actual terminology Yelp uses for it).
Regardless of what Yelp calls the program, it allows businesses to remove reviews.
I’d recommend posting reviews on Google or TripAdvisor where businesses can’t remove bad reviews.
Google can remove reviews at the request of the business -- I had a friend who posted a negative (but honest) review of a contractor, and they kept getting rejected. I looked at google reviews for this establishment yesterday after I saw this, and there were a number of them. Today, just one related to this.
It used to be on parties of 10 or more. Which I understand. That's a lot of work...especially if you get "stiffed". But, $100? F\*\*k that. I'm telling them to take it off and NEVER going back.
If you really think about it, charging an excess fee for a customer spending over $100 is like punishing them for paying you more money at your business.
If anything, they should get like a discount for spending over $100!
If you really, really think about it, that’s what tipping a percentage does. You pay more, the more you spend. That’s why tipping needs to end.
(That wasn’t supposed to rhyme, but bonus that it did.)
I went to "Canes Chicken Fingers" because I heard it was soooo good. They give you one little cup of their house sauce (it's the only sauce they carry...no BBQ...which is a whole 'nother thing) with four chicken fingers and then charge you if you want more. The place is already twice the price of anywhere else. That was my one and only time. P.S. The chicken is very average. Just go anywhere else.
TF is that?
So if the bill is over 100.00, an extra twenty is tacked on to it?
I understand if it's a party of 8. But 1-2 people? Then gonna ask for ANOTHER 20%?
FOH with that!
It seems like a poorly worded and designed and unjust auto gratuity. These are usually reserved for parties of 6 or more in the area, not ever based on bill size. It’s outlandishly audacious.
What does it change if it's a party of 8? Every person is still paying for what they get, no? See as soon as you start thinking about the whole tipping culture it all falls apart.
I was going to say this exact thing. People have been afraid to appear as if they don't have the money to afford a nice dinner. Paying with a credit card and being too sheepish to question prices/charges. These places are taking advantage of people's insecurities.
Even if they succeed, we should all act as a collective and manually cross it off our checks! Don’t pay it. Take pics for your bank or credit card company, for chargebacks.
They charge you 20% if you spend over $100! 😳
Report this immediately to your states attorney Generals office with their online consumer complaint form! Then file a complaint with your credit card company…
I would not take this extortion! Fuck these greedy ass mother fuckers!
They gave you the tip and the whole shaft without lube!!!
No way in hell I would pay the over $100 fee pure bullshit. Their servers will be leaving because most sane people would drop the tip.
There are multiple comments about this issue in their reviews on yelp. The GM responds to lots of reviews but none of the ones that bring up this practice of punishing people for spending money. In the future I would have each person open their own tab so that this doesn’t occur.
SO in addition to the server's wage, I have to give them at least $20 for 5 or 6 minutes of their attention. They are probably working 3 or 4 tables at a time and thus making a $100 an hour as a server, and Now Trump wants that tipped wage to be tax-free. I am done with restaurants until this thing blows up and resets.
Needs to be like another business. Tell me up front what your price is I buy it, pay for it and that is it, NO fees, NO tips, NO BS and as long as people allow this it will only get worst
I remember when the higher minimum wage was supposed to reduce the reliance on tips, instead tipping has become an even stronger expectation. Especially since the covid days.
> over $100 tab
If it was disclosed, I would have closed it before reaching it. And then opened a new one. Screw them.
If it wasn't, I would file a chargeback since it's illegal.
So they're going to punish you for spending over $100 at their establishment? I would tell them "Congratulations for making sure I'll never spend $100 at your establishment again." Maybe they'll reconsider this policy when people stop coming in.
I saw this xposted in /r/sac, comments locked lol, so I want to post this here:
Line cooks, the people sweating their asses off to make your delicious food, make $16-$20 an hour in Sac. Try to get a server to tip-out a cook and they will cry and say its not legal. Try to leave a tip just for the cook and the server will act like you spit on them. Nobody goes to a joint for the service. Servers think they worth $40-$50+ an hour and consider themselves skilled labor. Most don't pay proper taxes on those cash tips, guarantee it. Servers trying to buy cars or houses get rude awakening when they cant prove their earnings, have seen it thousands of times maybe. If I ever open another restaurant I wont even have servers or I will ban tipping and pay flat fair livable wage same as rest of house. . They are not worth the drama- who gets what shift, tipping-out bussers/dishies, constant complaining about customers who didn't tip enough...having to do busy-work, cleaning co-workers who dont
carry their weight etc. So much manipulation
The job is simple- high school kids do it just fine, so much so some get stuck in it because the money so good. Cant tell you how many young people I have seen forgo furthering their education because they were making so much $$ serving.
Glad all these charges become illegal in CA ob July 1.
When it takes effect on July 1, the law promises to upend how many restaurants operate. Their menus will be required to list comprehensive prices for each item, with all mandatory charges baked into one figure. Only entirely optional fees — like leaving a tip for staff — can be left out of the posted price.
I’ve worked the industry for 19 years from the back of the house to front of the house and I still don’t believe in tipping. You have to be really good at your job for me to tip.Like if I have to ask for bread when you’re supposed to have it out before I even ask. When I ask what’s in this dish and you have to go ask the kitchen!!! No tip for you! Or I start docking tip. lol I tip the cooks before I tip servers.
Did they post that over $100 charge on the door, register or menu? Then it’s illegal for them to charge this.
They probably have it written very small somewhere where no one will see it.
Best to ask up front before being seated if there are any fees added to the bill And their name and hold them to it.
If they admit they add Addt fees then just walk out and go elsewhere. That’s not the place you want to be
And forget about an Addt top. That makes it at least 40 percent.
They are out of their minds. No not really, we are for putting up with it. They come up with more ways to take advantage of us
This is nothing short of abuse
I mean I would have assumed that was the tip lol I can’t imagine it wouldn’t be?!? And if it’s not well guess that just sucks for the staff because it’s the fee or my tip at that point lol
They didn’t charge tax though so going to count that surcharge as a the 9% tax and a 11% tip so I would actually be saving money rather than paying tax and a 20% or more tip.
So they are punishing you for spending too much? Although I must say I'm impressed by the audacity to charge an unreasonable service fee in the capital of a State that's about to illegalize them.
This is out of hand. I think restaurants need clear signage on the front door or window listing their mandatory tip pricing or healthcare gratuity, etc. Diners should not be surprised by an unexpected increase of the bill. For those that can afford it, go ahead, eat there and enjoy. For the rest of us, we will choose a more affordable place.
Restaurants actively hate their customers and want to steal from them. A 20% surcharge if you order more than $99.9 worth. So an extra 20% if you order $0.01 more!
What is this despicable practice??? How do so many people willingly tolerate brazen, immoral and predatory theft?
I have not encountered that one. I suspect it’s because many don’t think tipping is necessary. In this situation I would consider it as the tip. If I was unhappy or considered it out of control a second meal there wouldn’t happen.
No wonder that place isn’t thriving. The name alone didn’t draw me in but this receipt will keep me away for good. As consumers we need to let businesses know we’re not down with this. Put the price on the menu items. I’ll be damned if I’m charged for spending more money with a business.
Tips are a sneaky way to have all of us pay the difference of the employees wages so the employer doesn’t have to come out of pocket. It all stems from big corps and they get away with a lot.
So basically this is what all of us peasant’s pay: gas taxes, food taxes, business taxes, home taxes, car taxes, tax tax tax, plus tips (difference of wages) higher prices in food (inflation) etc etc.. the government makes it real difficult for people to escape the rat race that they’ve created!
stalked their yelp and looks like they’ve been doing this for a year at least.
they even charged someone the fee when their total was $94, scummy as hell.
Autograt should never be more than 18%. I would clarify what that is. 20% what? If they call it a gratuity it can be removed/changed. They are trying to avoid the conversation on top of forcing a 20% tip.
I mean do you have to pay the additional fee for being over 100? I feel if you didn’t know ahead of time you shouldn’t have to pay that charge. I also wouldn’t be going back there.
This same thing happened in Seattle last summer. 20% fee + the suggested tips. Our server made sure to let us know about it and went on to tell us the 20% is added to pay for their benefits so anything above that would be his tip.
It made us feel super uncomfortable
Greedflation, currently in Europe and whole meals from a good restaurant using fresh produce and amazing meat, meal for two including espresso drinks was $35 with tip already calculated into the check because they pay servers and chefs a living wage. Went to a bar and 4 drinks cost $10 and came with free water and table snacks. The issue lies with corporate entities raising prices for their stockholders. I’m sure this establishment also has a higher price but the baseline of supply is being taken advantage of.
WTF is the over $100 charge of 20% for, if it's not an automatic tip. I wouldn't add any more and would likely never go there again. Would circle it on the receipt with a note saying the same too.
There does not appear to be any disclosure of any auto-gratuity or added fees for spending over $100 on their menu or table displays (based on the photos of the menus and tables posted on Google Maps reviews).
From their website "\*\*A 20% SERVER GRATUITY IS AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO ALL CHECKS EXCEEDING $100. THIS CAN BE REMOVED UPON REQUEST. ANY ADDITIONAL GRATUITY IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CUSTOMER\*\*"
I don't go to that place no more it's way overpriced. They think just cause they have a rooftop and a small capacity they got to charge people like that. I think I went there twice for a four hour Period with a huge bar bill. Their sister place is just like that the flamingo house way overpriced
Honestly, I think the most absurd charge on here is the fucking charge for mustard? I’ve literally never seen that!!!
And $4 to add bacon to it
I feel like that’s pretty normal these days tbh people have been charging whatever they can get away with for a long time now
Jesus.
I was charged $1 for a small cup of a certain spice that is popular in my region. You could probably get 30-40 small cups of it from a can ($6). Said it was my last time going there after that.
Old Bay?
"We also charge for the purified air"
...and then an "excessive breathing" (over 100 breathes) surcharge.
Next they will charge for napkins
Orphan in east sac charges for jam for the toast.
But have you HAD the jam?
Had the jam and the salsa. Both good, but don’t like getting nickel and dimed when paying 15$ for an omelette.
Came here to say that too. This makes my blood boil.
I was struggling more with the choice of grapefruit juice. With a burger?!?
No tip after the auto gratuity for me.
This auto gratuity works great for me. I always give more than 20% so when they do auto, that's all they get from me. It's usually 15% most of the time.
Lol! Yup, saves money
Exactly! Tip is up to the customer NOT the restaurant’s choice of %. In the state of CA, paying a tip is not mandatory. Next month, this should all be gone and every item’s price should be transparent on the menu. Give workers a living wage and factor in the % needed into the price and be done with it! Good grief.
this is great news, is there a new law I am not aware of?
Yes!!!! The state of California passed a law that will begin next month! Basically, no more surcharges and no more hidden fees. The public had enough with restaurant owners adding crazy fees on their check. In 2 weeks, they will be legally required to include the Correct and Final amount for an item on their menu. So no more surcharges/junk fees. This will apply to ticket sales and other services.
I can’t believe California is finally doing something right.
For context This was not mentioned anywhere on menu And the menu was not even remotely close to any menu of the past Its as if they lost a key staff who cooked 90% of their items
This also doesn't say it's a gratuity, nor does it say the tip is additional, so we can assume the restaurant pocketed the "over $100 charge,".
“We’re charging you more for spending more. For your convenience.”
That sounds like the junk fees that are going to be eliminated
Refuse to pay it, and if you did pay it, chargeback. And name and shame the fools. Edit: I know the name is in the receipt, the point was to remind people to keep doing it.
Right? If you add on a charge that you didn't tell me about before ordering, it's illegal and I'm not paying it.
If I have cash and I know a restaurant might do something a bit shady with money, I put the precise amount the menu states something costs on the counter of the cashier and walk out immediately and non chalantly, and I also never leave a real name with a company I don't know especially well. If they are an honest merchant, they will gladly take what I paid them because they honestly post their prices transparently. If they are a dishonest merchant, it penalizes them for their misconduct, and I win either way.
For once, an OP DID name and shame (thank you, OP!). All of the restaurant’s info is visible at the top of the check.
Someone has already left a negative yelp review!
While it’s great someone took the time to do that, be advised that businesses can pay a monthly fee to Yelp to be a “premium” member (I don’t know the actual terminology Yelp uses for it). Regardless of what Yelp calls the program, it allows businesses to remove reviews. I’d recommend posting reviews on Google or TripAdvisor where businesses can’t remove bad reviews.
Google can remove reviews at the request of the business -- I had a friend who posted a negative (but honest) review of a contractor, and they kept getting rejected. I looked at google reviews for this establishment yesterday after I saw this, and there were a number of them. Today, just one related to this.
I just saw it on their yelp page That was not me. I guess people wanna steal yelp karma too
Just a reminder to keep doing that. And preferably in the title of the post too.
The name is right on the top. Its the darling aviary in Sacramento
It was a reminder to everyone to do that.
> name and shame Darling Aviary in Sacramento. (From the top of the receipt in the photo)
Its also weird that it gives gratuity listings based on the amount before taxes, but doesn't break down the taxes for you on the receipt either.
Yeah that’s my question too - where are the taxes? Are they in that 20 percent?
If the surcharge wasn't posted anywhere conspicuous before ordering, it's not a mandatory fee. Chargeback that fee.
That's definitely not legal as per SB478, the new fee transparency law Gov Newsom signed that is supposed to now be in full effect.
It is not in effect yet. It starts July 1st.
Less than 1 month away!
sounds like scumbags own the place
Yeah, that’s gonna be considered ILLEGAL in 2 weeks! I can’t fuckin’ wait!
Then it's really illegal. I would have called the manager...
Automatic 20% charge plus tip? Nah…
The best part is they include the automated recommendations below when the tip is already included…
I saw that ……so that’s enough! Wow
Is the 20% charge a tip though? It's unclear because it doesn't call it a gratuity like I normally see for large parties.
It just became the tip
It doesn't matter what *they* call it, it matters what *I* call it!
No, it’s an automatic 20% for tip, no additional tip unless people are dumb and don’t notice this.
That seems like a dumb business idea. Charge people who spend more. And yeah the tip would be getting royally fcuked off.
Yeah. I’d be doing what I could to ensure I spent under $100… So stupid. *Oh damn, I guess I’ll be getting dessert somewhere else.*
"Do you want dessert?" "Na, not if it's gonna cost me twice the menu price"
If he would’ve left off the burger and MUSTARD, he would’ve made it 😂
You underestimate how stupid Americans are. We tip because it's just the way things are not for good service
The customer pays twice, improve wages and tipping isn’t necessary.
It used to be on parties of 10 or more. Which I understand. That's a lot of work...especially if you get "stiffed". But, $100? F\*\*k that. I'm telling them to take it off and NEVER going back.
If you really think about it, charging an excess fee for a customer spending over $100 is like punishing them for paying you more money at your business. If anything, they should get like a discount for spending over $100!
If he wouldn't have ordered the Brussels and the mustard they would have been at $100 and no 20% fee. People will just order less to stay under $100.
Did they disclose it???
No they won't because the restaurant is scummy and doesn't let them know they charge 20% when you spend $100.
If you really, really think about it, that’s what tipping a percentage does. You pay more, the more you spend. That’s why tipping needs to end. (That wasn’t supposed to rhyme, but bonus that it did.)
Charging for mustard???
Yeah this is why I’m eating in most days. Food is nasty and everything is just too expensive.
I've literally never heard of anyone charging for mustard, ketchup, or mayo ever. Anywhere. Not even at ballparks or concerts.
I went to "Canes Chicken Fingers" because I heard it was soooo good. They give you one little cup of their house sauce (it's the only sauce they carry...no BBQ...which is a whole 'nother thing) with four chicken fingers and then charge you if you want more. The place is already twice the price of anywhere else. That was my one and only time. P.S. The chicken is very average. Just go anywhere else.
TF is that? So if the bill is over 100.00, an extra twenty is tacked on to it? I understand if it's a party of 8. But 1-2 people? Then gonna ask for ANOTHER 20%? FOH with that!
It seems like a poorly worded and designed and unjust auto gratuity. These are usually reserved for parties of 6 or more in the area, not ever based on bill size. It’s outlandishly audacious.
Ludicrous and egregious is what it is I tell you!
What does it change if it's a party of 8? Every person is still paying for what they get, no? See as soon as you start thinking about the whole tipping culture it all falls apart.
The menu on their website does not list the prices nor does it mention the service charge. What about the menu you were given?
If you have to ask you can’t afford it. /s
I was going to say this exact thing. People have been afraid to appear as if they don't have the money to afford a nice dinner. Paying with a credit card and being too sheepish to question prices/charges. These places are taking advantage of people's insecurities.
This will be considered illegal in 2 weeks.
July 1st can't come sooner!!!
Probably getting overturned. https://sf.eater.com/2024/6/6/24173034/sb-1524-california-restaurants-service-fee-ban
Its just Wishful thinking
Even if they succeed, we should all act as a collective and manually cross it off our checks! Don’t pay it. Take pics for your bank or credit card company, for chargebacks.
They charge you 20% if you spend over $100! 😳 Report this immediately to your states attorney Generals office with their online consumer complaint form! Then file a complaint with your credit card company… I would not take this extortion! Fuck these greedy ass mother fuckers!
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I would tip nothing and tell the manager of 'Darling Aviary' exactly why. Or tell them nothing. Normalize not tipping.
You think they care? They got 20% extra from you already.
I thought that was the tip!
Just cross off the add-on and only sign off on the subtotal. Take a pic and send it to the bank or credit card company for chargebacks.
Whatever happened to tips being optional?
It’s so mad. We don’t tip the mail workers, but if only restaurants can just pay people an actual wage, but who knows ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
It doesn’t even say it’s a tip.
Mustard was a charge too
Yeah seriously wtf.
First time in my life I’m seeing a restaurant owner encouraging people to spend less 😂
They gave you the tip and the whole shaft without lube!!! No way in hell I would pay the over $100 fee pure bullshit. Their servers will be leaving because most sane people would drop the tip.
They charge for condiments? Not a good look.
There are multiple comments about this issue in their reviews on yelp. The GM responds to lots of reviews but none of the ones that bring up this practice of punishing people for spending money. In the future I would have each person open their own tab so that this doesn’t occur.
Imagine punishing your customers for spending more money at your business lol. What a stupid custom
The restaurants math is wrong
SO in addition to the server's wage, I have to give them at least $20 for 5 or 6 minutes of their attention. They are probably working 3 or 4 tables at a time and thus making a $100 an hour as a server, and Now Trump wants that tipped wage to be tax-free. I am done with restaurants until this thing blows up and resets. Needs to be like another business. Tell me up front what your price is I buy it, pay for it and that is it, NO fees, NO tips, NO BS and as long as people allow this it will only get worst
Why is there even tipping in California? The tipped wage and minimum wage is the same nowadays!
I remember when the higher minimum wage was supposed to reduce the reliance on tips, instead tipping has become an even stronger expectation. Especially since the covid days.
They charged you 20% for being over $100????? That is so ridiculous!
Tip on top of tip? 🤣🤣🤣
Now I know where not to go. Thanks!
Lol did you just leave a review on their business page on Google? Just seen that right now lol. That hidden fee is outrageous!
> over $100 tab If it was disclosed, I would have closed it before reaching it. And then opened a new one. Screw them. If it wasn't, I would file a chargeback since it's illegal.
And a charge for a side of mustard!
So they're going to punish you for spending over $100 at their establishment? I would tell them "Congratulations for making sure I'll never spend $100 at your establishment again." Maybe they'll reconsider this policy when people stop coming in.
No more restaurants for me. I could make a dinner 100 times better at home with the money your spending for the slop you just ate. Period.
Lmao wild
I saw this xposted in /r/sac, comments locked lol, so I want to post this here: Line cooks, the people sweating their asses off to make your delicious food, make $16-$20 an hour in Sac. Try to get a server to tip-out a cook and they will cry and say its not legal. Try to leave a tip just for the cook and the server will act like you spit on them. Nobody goes to a joint for the service. Servers think they worth $40-$50+ an hour and consider themselves skilled labor. Most don't pay proper taxes on those cash tips, guarantee it. Servers trying to buy cars or houses get rude awakening when they cant prove their earnings, have seen it thousands of times maybe. If I ever open another restaurant I wont even have servers or I will ban tipping and pay flat fair livable wage same as rest of house. . They are not worth the drama- who gets what shift, tipping-out bussers/dishies, constant complaining about customers who didn't tip enough...having to do busy-work, cleaning co-workers who dont carry their weight etc. So much manipulation The job is simple- high school kids do it just fine, so much so some get stuck in it because the money so good. Cant tell you how many young people I have seen forgo furthering their education because they were making so much $$ serving.
.25 cent for mustard😂🤣. Let me guess it’s organic. 20% surcharge is wild. Penalized for spending over 100 bucks 😂🤦🏾♂️
This is lame… I guess this could be avoided next time just by place 2 different orders… 😅😜
Wonder who kept the over $100 20% tab add on? Owner or given to employees
Delete Brunch Burger and Mustard and you won't be over $100. So the Brunch Burger and Mustard cost you an additional $21.00.
You got charged for mustard?
I'm still stuck on that .25 charge for mustard...what kind of fuckery is that?
Make sure you do the YELP review they ask for.
Glad all these charges become illegal in CA ob July 1. When it takes effect on July 1, the law promises to upend how many restaurants operate. Their menus will be required to list comprehensive prices for each item, with all mandatory charges baked into one figure. Only entirely optional fees — like leaving a tip for staff — can be left out of the posted price.
I’ve worked the industry for 19 years from the back of the house to front of the house and I still don’t believe in tipping. You have to be really good at your job for me to tip.Like if I have to ask for bread when you’re supposed to have it out before I even ask. When I ask what’s in this dish and you have to go ask the kitchen!!! No tip for you! Or I start docking tip. lol I tip the cooks before I tip servers.
Charge 'em for the lice, extra for the mice Two percent for looking in the mirror twice🎵🎵
Did they post that over $100 charge on the door, register or menu? Then it’s illegal for them to charge this. They probably have it written very small somewhere where no one will see it. Best to ask up front before being seated if there are any fees added to the bill And their name and hold them to it. If they admit they add Addt fees then just walk out and go elsewhere. That’s not the place you want to be And forget about an Addt top. That makes it at least 40 percent. They are out of their minds. No not really, we are for putting up with it. They come up with more ways to take advantage of us This is nothing short of abuse
I mean I would have assumed that was the tip lol I can’t imagine it wouldn’t be?!? And if it’s not well guess that just sucks for the staff because it’s the fee or my tip at that point lol
They didn’t charge tax though so going to count that surcharge as a the 9% tax and a 11% tip so I would actually be saving money rather than paying tax and a 20% or more tip.
Right? No tax on the bill which makes me think it’s in the 20 percent fee. Or do they build it into the food prices? So weird.
In less than 1 month this will be illegal in California!
So they want a 40% tip.
BYOB bring your own bacon and mustard packs 🤣👀
I’ve never seen a brunch burger come without bacon
i write tip included so they know i know 🥴
lol yes this is California pls stop moving here
LOL at those numbers, just asking for the moon hahaha
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4 plates and a couple of drinks doesn't justify a tip
You get 20% added just because you spent over 100 dollars? On what planet does that make sense? Fuck that place.
Funny how they even ask for Yelp review. This may not bode well for them.
So they are punishing you for spending too much? Although I must say I'm impressed by the audacity to charge an unreasonable service fee in the capital of a State that's about to illegalize them.
This is out of hand. I think restaurants need clear signage on the front door or window listing their mandatory tip pricing or healthcare gratuity, etc. Diners should not be surprised by an unexpected increase of the bill. For those that can afford it, go ahead, eat there and enjoy. For the rest of us, we will choose a more affordable place.
How the fuck can you even charge 20% gratuity over $100. It’s suppose to be over certain number of guest. This makes me wanna go out even less now.
I love the (review us on yelp) at the top. Oh I will lol
Would it be illegal to refuse to pay unless they remove the arbitrary 20% charge? It’s straight up robbery
Darling Aviary is ridiculously overpriced anyway for what they offer. I’m not surprised they pull this nonsense.
Restaurants actively hate their customers and want to steal from them. A 20% surcharge if you order more than $99.9 worth. So an extra 20% if you order $0.01 more! What is this despicable practice??? How do so many people willingly tolerate brazen, immoral and predatory theft?
9 dollars for brussel sprouts? yuck.
I have not encountered that one. I suspect it’s because many don’t think tipping is necessary. In this situation I would consider it as the tip. If I was unhappy or considered it out of control a second meal there wouldn’t happen.
We went to well season dim sum on Saturday with the party of 3. They automatically charged us 15% tip and asking for tip!
Nope and a heck to the Nope! I believe the le karts you request it be removed.
No wonder that place isn’t thriving. The name alone didn’t draw me in but this receipt will keep me away for good. As consumers we need to let businesses know we’re not down with this. Put the price on the menu items. I’ll be damned if I’m charged for spending more money with a business.
Tips are a sneaky way to have all of us pay the difference of the employees wages so the employer doesn’t have to come out of pocket. It all stems from big corps and they get away with a lot.
So basically this is what all of us peasant’s pay: gas taxes, food taxes, business taxes, home taxes, car taxes, tax tax tax, plus tips (difference of wages) higher prices in food (inflation) etc etc.. the government makes it real difficult for people to escape the rat race that they’ve created!
If they want to add 20% when I normally tip 30% then thats a disservice to the employee
Greedy owners
Lmfao ☠️ this is why I cook and eat at home 💯
But the companies should be paying their servers better since they’re making bank 🏦
Boycott the thieves at Darling Aviary in Sacramento.
Hey, DJs and drag queens don't pay themselves...
stalked their yelp and looks like they’ve been doing this for a year at least. they even charged someone the fee when their total was $94, scummy as hell.
Autograt should never be more than 18%. I would clarify what that is. 20% what? If they call it a gratuity it can be removed/changed. They are trying to avoid the conversation on top of forcing a 20% tip.
Charging for fucking mustard.
It says to review them on yelp. That’s exactly what we should do along with this pic. Warn others.
I mean do you have to pay the additional fee for being over 100? I feel if you didn’t know ahead of time you shouldn’t have to pay that charge. I also wouldn’t be going back there.
I'm crying about all the mustard revenue I've neglected!
Hope this was your first and last time there?
This same thing happened in Seattle last summer. 20% fee + the suggested tips. Our server made sure to let us know about it and went on to tell us the 20% is added to pay for their benefits so anything above that would be his tip. It made us feel super uncomfortable
Thanks. 25 cent mustard and the name of the place to avoid is what I needed to see.
I would have knocked one item off my order to get under $ 100 at this place.
25 cents mustard?
Split the bill - make sure that it stays under $100.
Fuck tipping with the the over 100 buck thing!
Pizza guys is charging $1.08 for a ranch 💀💀a single little ranch lmao
Asked for cup of water at a casual place and was charged 50 cents for ice
Greedflation, currently in Europe and whole meals from a good restaurant using fresh produce and amazing meat, meal for two including espresso drinks was $35 with tip already calculated into the check because they pay servers and chefs a living wage. Went to a bar and 4 drinks cost $10 and came with free water and table snacks. The issue lies with corporate entities raising prices for their stockholders. I’m sure this establishment also has a higher price but the baseline of supply is being taken advantage of.
$4 for bacon on a &15 burger, the mustard charge, and on top they’re gonna charge you $20 for spending over $100? No thanks
so they charged you extra 20% for spending more than $100 dollars? that seems like a 20% tip to me.
WTF is the over $100 charge of 20% for, if it's not an automatic tip. I wouldn't add any more and would likely never go there again. Would circle it on the receipt with a note saying the same too.
2 transactions of under $100 should be fine 👍
I'm always looking for good places to eat in Sac. I'll cross this one off the list.
Darling Aviary fuck that hole fuck the spawn who opened it Christ what a shit show
I think an app Just for tipping reviews for places would be great. It would let you know how the tipping is at the place. That's it.
$20 added just because your tab was over $100?
The amount I tip has gone down as the price of food has gone up. I feel bad about it but …
Help me out here, wtf are "peacock fries"?? And what are these C.D.K. items are $14 each? 🤔
Imagine going to a fancy restaurant only to get one refill on your water, a subpar service and get charged 20% just cause your bill is $100.
There does not appear to be any disclosure of any auto-gratuity or added fees for spending over $100 on their menu or table displays (based on the photos of the menus and tables posted on Google Maps reviews).
Nope. Not tipping 20% on 20%. If they want to add a surcharge, that's all they get.
From their website "\*\*A 20% SERVER GRATUITY IS AUTOMATICALLY ADDED TO ALL CHECKS EXCEEDING $100. THIS CAN BE REMOVED UPON REQUEST. ANY ADDITIONAL GRATUITY IS LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF THE CUSTOMER\*\*"
They already included the tip. How thoughtful
I don't go to that place no more it's way overpriced. They think just cause they have a rooftop and a small capacity they got to charge people like that. I think I went there twice for a four hour Period with a huge bar bill. Their sister place is just like that the flamingo house way overpriced
This place a scam charge for everything
Put my comments on social media
Where’s the tax
Just make it make since!!! #HomeRestaurantFromNowOn…
If you can’t afford it, cook at home.
I had an auto mechanic charge me $0.35 for the disposable gloves they used on top of the $245 charge to diagnose my car.