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Subject: Re: Service Charge in the UK (or anywhere else).
From: Cheryl Charming
Posted: Tue Dec 30. 2008, 06:16 UTC
Followup to: "Service Charge in the UK (or anywhere else)."  by Thinking Bartender  (Mon Dec 29. 2008, 11:47 UTC)
> Does anyone have the lowdown on this? I myself have yet to work for 
> somewhere that didn't fuck everybody on the service charge.
> 
> The last place I worked, in South Kensington, stuck 15% service 
> charge on top of the price of everything sold over the bar and at the 
> tables, and then didn't pass any of it onto the staff. 6 weeks I was 
> there, thieving bastards.
> 
> 
> Thoughts?


In America, it's common practice to add a 15%-18% to parties of 6-8 or more 
(but it's always  listed in fine print on the menu). In tourist many areas, 
some places do charge a % for any order. I was at a hotel bar recently and saw 
15% added to my tab. At another place a bartender told me that if they heard 
an accent that management gave them permission to automatically add 15%.

Some bartenders will take advantage of the 6-8 people policy mentioned above. 
The % is supposed to be added if there is "one" group check. But they will add 
the % even if everyone pays individually. 


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Cheers!
Cheryl Charming
www.misscharming.com

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I am the last barman poet,
I see America drinking the fabulous cocktails I make,
Americans getting stinky on something I stir or shake,
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The Velvet Hammer, The Alabama Slammer,
I make things with juice and froth,
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The Singapore Sling,
The Dingaling.
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But if you want to got loaded,
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