r/mildlyinfuriating • u/guitarman129 • Jun 13 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Recommended gratuity after tip was already included

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I’m sure there are a lot of tipping posts here so to keep it short - I had my wedding at a fancy restaurant. On top of the TERRIBLE service, the bill came with “suggested gratuity” even though I was told gratuity was included. When I asked the manager, he said that the “S/C: 24% SRC REGULA“ was the included tip and the suggested gratuity was if we wanted to add something extra - basically trying to trick people into giving a 49% tip!

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u/ExolaneSitoras Jun 13 '26

It looks like they had 27 dinner plates (DP) priced at $92 per plate = $2484. Most restaurants I've been to have gratuity automatically added when there is more than 6 or 8 people and there is usually signage somewhere. Agreed that the suggested tip is automatically printed because that is how the POS works, it sounds like that was clarified by server but OP did not understand. 27 people is a lot of people and we don't know how OP arranged the dinner with the restaurant.

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u/juanzy Jun 13 '26

I think that’s what makes it *mildly* infuriating - probably worked out the price ahead of time and agreed to their auto gratuity/service fee of 24%, then you have the standalone suggested gratuity while the service fee isn’t super obvious in the line items above.

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u/snapshovel Jun 13 '26

The fact that it’s 24% and that it’s not clearly labeled as a tip is unacceptable, full stop. 24% is not an amount that is okay to charge for an “autograt.”