点评:I recently visited Katz in the Galleria for a birthday dinner with a large party of 10. While the food and overall atmosphere were great, the experience took a disappointing turn when we received our check.
I paid for a group of six, and the other two couples in our party paid separately. What caught me completely off guard was the automatic gratuity fee that had been added—without any prior notice. Nowhere in the restaurant, on the menu, or even on Katz’s website is there any mention of a gratuity policy for large parties. On top of that, our server never once mentioned a gratuity would be included at checkout.
As someone who believes in tipping well for good service, I left a generous tip—unaware that 18% had already been added to my bill. If it wasn’t for my sister catching it, I wouldn’t have known. I had to go back inside to request a partial refund on the additional tip, and honestly, they should have refunded the full amount.
Even more frustrating, the two couples in our party were also charged separate gratuity fees—$10 and $11 respectively—even though we were all part of one table. In total, Katz profited about $86 in tips from our group, largely due to the lack of transparency.
I won’t be returning. Good business is based on clear communication and respect for the customer. Surprise fees and poor communication don’t reflect well on any establishment, especially one positioned in such a popular location.
翻译:最近,我去了位于 Galleria 的 Katz 餐厅,和一群十人一起庆祝生日。虽然食物和整体氛围都很棒,但当我们收到账单时,却大失所望。
我付了六人份的餐费,我们团里的另外两对夫妇是分开付的。让我措手不及的是,竟然在没有任何事先通知的情况下自动加收了小费。餐厅里、菜单上,甚至 Katz 的网站上,都没有提到大型聚会的小费政策。更糟糕的是,我们的服务员也从未提到结账时会包含小费。
我秉持着服务周到、给小费丰厚的原则,所以给了一笔丰厚的小费——当时我并不知道账单上已经加了 18% 的小费。如果不是我姐姐发现了,我根本不知道。我不得不回到餐厅,要求退还部分额外的小费,说实话,他们应该全额退还。
更让人恼火的是,我们一行的两对夫妇还被分别收取了10美元和11美元的小费,尽管我们同桌。卡茨总共从我们这群人那里赚了大约86美元的小费,这主要是因为缺乏透明度。
我不会再来了。好的生意建立在清晰的沟通和对顾客的尊重之上。意外收费和糟糕的沟通对任何餐厅来说都是不好的,尤其是在如此热门的地段。