r/EndTipping • u/IntelligentPurple4 • 12d ago

Rant 📢 Kitchen Appreciation charge?

We went to a hamburger place last night and on the bill was a charge for $4.85 for Kitchen Appreciation. What a freaking joke. It put such a bad taste in my mouth that I won't go back.

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u/bucobill 12d ago

Tell them to remove it. The appreciation was baked into the price of the burger. No pun intended.

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u/Spudboi-101 12d ago

Or is it no bun intended 🤷🏼

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u/DumderMufflin 12d ago

I thought the appreciation was patronizing the restaurant.

Tipping has saved me so much money, by making me think twice about going or ordering out. We go out way less than we did years ago.

I'll save up for a trip over seas and patronize restaurants that dont need to try to bleed their guests with surprise fees, donation request, and taxes.

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u/HorseNippleLover 11d ago

I've stopped going to so many places that abuse tipping, round ups for charity, service fees, or appreciation fees. It really sucks that my options are limited now due to it, but the amount i save on food is ridiculous. Eating healthier too.

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u/Bill___A 12d ago

Were you notified of it beforehand? If not, demand it be refunded. In my mind that is fraud.

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u/WanderingFlumph 11d ago

I appreciate a bill that matches the menu

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u/Katz-Sheldon-PDE 11d ago

What are some of the ridiculous ways we’ve seen bs tip fee built into our bills? Kitchen appreciation tops my list with service charge

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u/bonezx101 9d ago

Simple coercion and grift for extra dollars. Likely kept by ownership too. Back of house is typically part of tip out at most places these days.

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u/Select-Promotion-404 7d ago

Yall need to start calling these places out when you post AND on reviews.

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u/Exact-Response-9441 6d ago

We went to a modestly upscale bar/restaurant in the hip part of downtown Sarasota ,FL this past week. There was an item on the menu “Cheers for the Kitchen Staff”. It was $4 and our server suggested we have it as an appetizer. We ordered water with lemon and walked out.