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Is it ever okay to ask for the service charge to be removed at a restaurant?

NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT

Customers are noticing a trend towards London eateries upping their service charges, and not all of them are happy with it.

On Reddit forum r/london, a poster shared a pic of a receipt with a 15% service charge added on top that’s garnered 1,400 upvotes and more than 600 comments at the time of writing.

While service charges are discretionary, many of the people in the comments were expressing their displeasure, and sharing how they’ve started seeing similar restaurant costs rising.

One person wrote: ‘Ate out in London three times over the weekend, all had a 15% tip added to the bill without asking.

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