Service Charges In Restaurants
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"Mystery Service Charges, Surprise Ad Placements": Restaurant Owner Shares Reason For Quitting Zomato
- Monday June 2, 2025
- Edited by Somdatta Saha
Social media users supported the restaurant owner in the comments section. Read on for details.
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Castle Barbeque, Chaayos And 3 More Delhi Restaurants Issued Notice Over Levy And Non-Refund Of Service Charge
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
Five Delhi restaurants have been issued notices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, for failing to refund mandatory service charges.
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Consumer Watchdog Issues Notices To 5 Restaurants For Charging Service Fee
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
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Service Charge Voluntary, Can't Be Made Mandatory By Restaurants: High Court
- Friday March 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills in a "camouflaged and coercive" manner as it is against public interest and amounts to unfair trade practice, the Delhi High Court on Friday held.
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www.ndtv.com
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Food Deliveries To Get Costlier As Zomato, Swiggy Hike Platform Fee
- Monday July 15, 2024
- Business News | Indo-Asian News Service
Currently being charged in Delhi and Bengaluru, the platform fee on Zomato and Swiggy is different from the delivery fee, GST, restaurant charges, and handling charges.
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www.ndtv.com
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Restaurant Adds 18% Service Charge For Party Of 1, Internet Shocked
- Wednesday September 20, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
In the last few months, restaurants have been adding bizarre charges "wellness fee", "kitchen appreciation fee" or a "living wage charge", which they say go to workers.
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www.ndtv.com
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''It's A Service'': Restaurant In Italy Charges Rs 1,300 To Slice Store-Bought Birthday Cake
- Tuesday September 19, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The restaurant pointed out that the cake was small and required extra effort to be cut into 10 slices, which took the waitress 25 minutes.
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Restaurant Bodies Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Challenging Service Tax Ban
- Friday July 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi High Court has imposed total costs of Rs 2 lakh on two restaurant bodies for failing to comply with an order passed in relation to their challenge to the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically levying service charge.
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www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Customers And Restaurant Employees In Tussle Over Service Charge In Noida
- Tuesday June 20, 2023
- Aditi Ahuja
Massive Fight In Noida Restaurant: On Twitter, a video captured a tussle between customers and staff outside at a Noida restaurant that reportedly took place over a service charge issue.
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food.ndtv.com
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Stay Order On Service Charge Ban Not Approval Of Practice: Delhi High Court
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday its earlier order staying a ban on automatic levy of service charge on food bills cannot be shown by restaurants to the customers in a manner which suggests that the charge has been approved by it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Wait, What? Cafe Bills Customers For 'Occupational Space', Twitter In Fury
- Wednesday September 7, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
A cafe in Guatemala charged a customer for 'occupational space' over and above the usual food and drinks charges. Here's all you need to know!
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food.ndtv.com
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Thought Cutlery Was Free? Spanish Restaurant Charged Customer For This And More
- Thursday July 21, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
A customer at a restaurant in Spain was shocked when they billed him for the cutlery as well as ordering drinks on their terrace.
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food.ndtv.com
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Service Charge To Be Removed From Restaurant Bills As Per New Guidelines
- Tuesday July 5, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
Service charge cannot be added to the food bill by default, as per the latest government guidelines. Twitter users reacted to the news and shared their thoughts!
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food.ndtv.com
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Service Charge By Restaurants: Can't Add Charge In Food Bills, Says Piyush Goyal
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- PTI
Service Charge Row: The minister said the government was getting complaints from consumers regarding the service charge being imposed by restaurants.
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food.ndtv.com
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Service Charge At Restaurants: All You Need To Know About The Ongoing Debate
- Saturday May 28, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
Should restaurants levy service charge on the bill amount? This discussion has recently been in news and here's all you need to know.
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food.ndtv.com
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"Mystery Service Charges, Surprise Ad Placements": Restaurant Owner Shares Reason For Quitting Zomato
- Monday June 2, 2025
- Edited by Somdatta Saha
Social media users supported the restaurant owner in the comments section. Read on for details.
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Castle Barbeque, Chaayos And 3 More Delhi Restaurants Issued Notice Over Levy And Non-Refund Of Service Charge
- Thursday May 1, 2025
- Written by Jigyasa Kakwani, Edited by Neha Grover
Five Delhi restaurants have been issued notices under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, for failing to refund mandatory service charges.
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Consumer Watchdog Issues Notices To 5 Restaurants For Charging Service Fee
- Tuesday April 29, 2025
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
Consumer watchdog CCPA has issued notices to five restaurants for continuing to impose mandatory service charges despite a recent Delhi High Court ruling upholding guidelines against the practice.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Service Charge Voluntary, Can't Be Made Mandatory By Restaurants: High Court
- Friday March 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Restaurants cannot mandatorily levy service charge on food bills in a "camouflaged and coercive" manner as it is against public interest and amounts to unfair trade practice, the Delhi High Court on Friday held.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Food Deliveries To Get Costlier As Zomato, Swiggy Hike Platform Fee
- Monday July 15, 2024
- Business News | Indo-Asian News Service
Currently being charged in Delhi and Bengaluru, the platform fee on Zomato and Swiggy is different from the delivery fee, GST, restaurant charges, and handling charges.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Restaurant Adds 18% Service Charge For Party Of 1, Internet Shocked
- Wednesday September 20, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi
In the last few months, restaurants have been adding bizarre charges "wellness fee", "kitchen appreciation fee" or a "living wage charge", which they say go to workers.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
''It's A Service'': Restaurant In Italy Charges Rs 1,300 To Slice Store-Bought Birthday Cake
- Tuesday September 19, 2023
- World News | Edited by Ritu Singh
The restaurant pointed out that the cake was small and required extra effort to be cut into 10 slices, which took the waitress 25 minutes.
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www.ndtv.com
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Restaurant Bodies Fined Rs 2 Lakh For Challenging Service Tax Ban
- Friday July 28, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Delhi High Court has imposed total costs of Rs 2 lakh on two restaurant bodies for failing to comply with an order passed in relation to their challenge to the guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically levying service charge.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Customers And Restaurant Employees In Tussle Over Service Charge In Noida
- Tuesday June 20, 2023
- Aditi Ahuja
Massive Fight In Noida Restaurant: On Twitter, a video captured a tussle between customers and staff outside at a Noida restaurant that reportedly took place over a service charge issue.
-
food.ndtv.com
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Stay Order On Service Charge Ban Not Approval Of Practice: Delhi High Court
- Wednesday April 12, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Delhi High Court said on Wednesday its earlier order staying a ban on automatic levy of service charge on food bills cannot be shown by restaurants to the customers in a manner which suggests that the charge has been approved by it.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Wait, What? Cafe Bills Customers For 'Occupational Space', Twitter In Fury
- Wednesday September 7, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
A cafe in Guatemala charged a customer for 'occupational space' over and above the usual food and drinks charges. Here's all you need to know!
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Thought Cutlery Was Free? Spanish Restaurant Charged Customer For This And More
- Thursday July 21, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
A customer at a restaurant in Spain was shocked when they billed him for the cutlery as well as ordering drinks on their terrace.
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Service Charge To Be Removed From Restaurant Bills As Per New Guidelines
- Tuesday July 5, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
Service charge cannot be added to the food bill by default, as per the latest government guidelines. Twitter users reacted to the news and shared their thoughts!
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Service Charge By Restaurants: Can't Add Charge In Food Bills, Says Piyush Goyal
- Saturday June 4, 2022
- PTI
Service Charge Row: The minister said the government was getting complaints from consumers regarding the service charge being imposed by restaurants.
-
food.ndtv.com
-
Service Charge At Restaurants: All You Need To Know About The Ongoing Debate
- Saturday May 28, 2022
- Aditi Ahuja
Should restaurants levy service charge on the bill amount? This discussion has recently been in news and here's all you need to know.
-
food.ndtv.com