Questions tagged [restaurants]
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Can a server be fired for a customer walking out in a restaurant
Suppose at a restaurant, a customer leaves without paying the check. The server is either unaware that they left or unable to stop them.
Can the restaurant compel the server to pay for the walkouts? ...
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Is it making off without paying to dispute the charged amount based on a misunderstanding, even if this is the customer’s own fault?
Bob goes to a burger joint every week for several months and orders an individual beef patty for £4 which they are able to put through on the till as an “extra.”
One time Bob arrives at the place and ...
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Can I sue a restaurant for serving me meat in a vegetarian dish and not apologizing or doing anything about their mistake when pointed out? [duplicate]
I went to a Korean restaurant for the first time with some friends. Knowing there aren’t many vegetarian options, and also being unfamiliar with Korean food, I made sure to check the menu carefully ...
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What changes in laws and regulations have there been in the last few years concerning food safety and allergy contamination in prepared foods? [closed]
Recently there seem to have been a change in the legal requirements in restaurants in serving customers that have food allergies. What instruments could have contained this?
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Can restaurants charge differently based on customer's language?
I greeted some Chinese friends who just arrived at an airport. They were hungry after a long flight so we ate lunch inside the airport. We sat down and opened the menu in Chinese. We ordered some food ...
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Can restaurants "force" a minimun 15% tip for delivery service in California?
Found that some restaurants promote "free" delivery when total over 60 dollars, as customers we can choose leave no tips, or any amount we want. When the order total is 59.9, it charges 15% ...
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What is the legal basis for making servers pay for customers who walk out?
In the US, different states have different laws regarding customers who leave without paying the bill, aka "Dine and Dash."
Some states allow for a restaurant to dock a server's pay, when a ...
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What specific laws govern ownership of food in restaurants, and any terms or obligations under which a person can have, take, or eat it? [closed]
This question partially builds off of some of the ideas in here: What terms surround a restaurant order?
But my question is more specifically:
is food in a restaurant considered “property”, owned by ...
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Can a customer sue an Internet Cafe for being BULLied (kicked out+ threatening to call the SECURITY)
This internet cafe (computer gaming, charging us for every hour) literally kicked me out on the 3rd time (meaning I've only been there twice before)
for "having too many complaints" and &...
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Automatic gratuity (tips) in restaurants
I have seen something along the lines of "parties of 8 or more will have a 25% gratuity added to the check" on menus in many US restaurants. Its been on menus for as long as I can remember. ...
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Can a restaurant in Germany refuse service without a tip?
So I live in Germany, and there is a restaurant about 10 minutes away from my house. I often order from there but now much less. Delivery times can vary from 1 hour to several hours… I just noticed on ...
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Can I be charged for tap water in a restaurant in New Mexico, USA
Recently I was eating at a rather upscale steak restaurant in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and at the start of the service the waiter asked if I wanted bottled or tap water. I opted for tap water, and was ...
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What laws require establishments to serve free tap water in the UK and what are the parameters of these requirements?
Can an ice cream / "fast food" shop, that purports not to be a restaurant, decline to serve fresh drinking water free of charge when asked for by a customer?
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Do I have legal obligation to change the payment method at a restaurant, if they refuse to (but have the ability to) accept my credit card?
I ate in a restaurant one day and paid with my Discover credit card. The restaurant reluctantly accepted it but told me that this card incurs a higher fee to them. The next day after my meal, they ...
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Must restaurants serve water for free to their customers in France?
https://www.economie.gouv.fr/dgccrf/Publications/Vie-pratique/Fiches-pratiques/Carafe-d-eau-verre-d-eau (mirror 1, mirror 2) states:
La carafe d'eau ordinaire en accompagnement du repas est inclue ...
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