So he did it on New Year’s Eve and 4 month later whoever is writing this article still doesn’t now if it’s permanent or just one time thing? Great journalism.
The surcharge is written on the menu… Printing two menus is wasteful and annoying.
Lots of places add a 10-15% surcharge on holidays here (Australia). As long as they are up-front about it, it’s not that hard to do the math in your head…
Because hiding prices in obscure surcharges is deliberately misleading customers. Given that they are surely having a special menu for the occasion they can easily print the true prices instead of fake prices. I would avoid shady places doing that. If they fool customers when it comes to paying who knows how the fool them in the kitchen.
Having to calculate your final price of your meal, is a hidden price. A transparent price is when you pay concrete prices for concrete services, without any x% surcharge on everything. Maybe you like it that way, but exactly that should be illegal in the EU because it serves no purpose other than making prices appear smaller than they are by having a smaller number there that is not the full price.
So he did it on New Year’s Eve and 4 month later whoever is writing this article still doesn’t now if it’s permanent or just one time thing? Great journalism.
Welcome to 2026 where the facts don’t matter.
Vibe reporting.
The headline is still true even if he only did it twice, it’s still bad
Why is raising process on public holidays bad? (As long as the staff are also getting paid more)
Because the price on the menu should be what you are obliged to pay.
If they want to increase prices on holidays, they should print a menu with the correct prices.
The surcharge is written on the menu… Printing two menus is wasteful and annoying.
Lots of places add a 10-15% surcharge on holidays here (Australia). As long as they are up-front about it, it’s not that hard to do the math in your head…
Prices must indicate what you’re going to pay. These hidden costs are scummy practices and very well regulated in the EU.
Not sure what you’re defending here buddy, you like paying more?
Because hiding prices in obscure surcharges is deliberately misleading customers. Given that they are surely having a special menu for the occasion they can easily print the true prices instead of fake prices. I would avoid shady places doing that. If they fool customers when it comes to paying who knows how the fool them in the kitchen.
It’s not hidden, it’s written on the menu.
Having to calculate your final price of your meal, is a hidden price. A transparent price is when you pay concrete prices for concrete services, without any x% surcharge on everything. Maybe you like it that way, but exactly that should be illegal in the EU because it serves no purpose other than making prices appear smaller than they are by having a smaller number there that is not the full price.