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Originally Posted by Rainger99
For a party of 6 or more with a mandatory service fee of 18%, are you supposed to tip on top of that? And do you tip on the 18%?
So for a $500 bill plus a $90 service fee, should you tip $75 (15% of $500) or $88.50 (15% of $590)?
And if the restaurant called it an 18% gratuity fee instead of a service fee, would that make a difference?
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Absolutely! The service charge is what the restaurant demand to "cover", or make up for the tip you no longer have to leave. They have taken the option away. Still, some are so conditioned they still feel the "need" to tip on top of the mandatory tip. Since the service charge is mandatory, management claims it as revenue. Improves their numbers and (big plus for them) they get to administer the additional $ and share in it.