Restaurants in Seattle have become ridiculous! 18% service charge, 3.5% credit card fee, 20% tip!!! When I asked to discuss with the manager, he told me this is to "keep the price of the meal reasonable." Are you kidding me?

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If they have a built-in service charge, then I don’t tip. The service charge IS the tip.
Credit card fee…I rarely see that at restaurants. But I probably wouldn’t go there again

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Don’t tip. 🤷‍♂️

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I don't think you need to tip if there's a service charge

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It sounds like it was automatic gratuity on top of an additional service charge, but I’m not quite sure.

Where was this

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Just boycott restaurants like that

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The restaurant is Maiz Molino. I agree with your points. I specifically asked about the service charge and tips. The manager gave me a very unconvincing answer. I got my service charge and credit card fee refunded because it wasn't mentioned on the menu or anywhere else, and I'm not going to go to the restaurant again.

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It's prix fixe but agree that Seattle dining is way overpriced for quality

Honestly, I’d support legislation that mandates that you can only list the final price of the item after accounting for all fees, charges, and taxes.

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Insane, where was this? Were you dining with a party of 20 or something? That's the only instance where this would make any kind of sense.

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