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Old 01-06-2018, 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I am aware of some restaurants adding a gratuity to a bill when a large group is charged for multiple meals on a single bill. But, in this case, each person placed a separate order with a server and received their own individual bill with a 20 percent gratuity added to it. The idea to charge an automatic gratuity removes all descretion from the customer. In my opinion, any tipping should be voluntary and based on the quality of the service received.
Why should it matter if billed separately? It's still a large group that requires extra help & more work done at one time in the kitchen.
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