Do you think that restaurants should charge a cake cutting fee? my three friends and me went to a restuarant for my friends birthday, it wasnt a fancy restaurant, and we brought our own cake in and wasnt told that there was a $1.00 cake fee per person, my friend cut the cake and the waitness stood there and handled out the slices without us asking her, I had never heard of this and was rather appauled, since they make all that money anyway off of our meal, and we were not told, I know it was only a $1.00, but its just the principal of it.
2007-05-09 11:29:09 · 31 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Fast Food
No it's not right... unfortunately that is the world we live in. Everyones out for the dollars. Anywho I would write a letter to the resturante and explain your issues with the charge. It may not do anything but, at least you will feel better. You never know you might get a gift card or something!?!?
2007-05-09 11:35:43 · answer #1 · answered by turttlebert 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
A dollar would be OK but not a dollar per slice. Let me explain why I say that. We have a restaurant that caters to kids and birthdays. We are in the business to hopefully help kids enjoy there birthday and yes to make money. We try to keep our prices as low as possible because we know how hard the working family favors the dollar. We have had family's want to come in and bring there own party's supplies and food and there cake and ice cream. All they wanted to pay for was the games witch they only wanted $10.00 worth of tokens. Well we couldn't do that and they got mad at us said they would never bring there kids there.
2007-05-14 18:20:00 · answer #2 · answered by nascarnut126 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is ridiculous. They would prefer you buy your cake from them so they put this stupid charge on you having your own cake. As you say they make money from you anyway and now have probably lost your business.
One time a group of us went to a medium restaurant (sorta fancy, but not real fancy). We did not want to bring our own cake as they had a delicious cake on their dessert menu and the birthday girl loved it. Someone told us that the restaurant sold the cake whole too. So we called ahead and ordered the whole cake. We thought that whomever wanted dessert after our dinner could have some and then the birthday girl could take it home for her husband and two sons. We reminded the waitress about the cake. When she brought it, this huge cake was cut into 6 huge slices (there were six of us). We were told that if they served the whole cake they had to cut it. It wasn't that big of a deal, but it kind of ruined the effect as I had brough candles to put on the cake. And, of course the pieces were way too big for any of us to eat.
So, I know how you feel.
2007-05-09 12:04:58 · answer #3 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think the cake cutting fee is pretty normal. YOu are using their dishes and forks and spending time in their restaurant. Plus you are not buying a dessert from them. So a cake cutting fee seems reasonable. However, it should be made known to you before you go in there with the cake. So I guess the lesson learned here is ask before taking your own cake!!!
2007-05-15 13:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by bluegirl6 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can completely understand charging a fee for this. I would not appreciate it, but working in a resturant for 5 years makes me understand. Their table was tied up so that they couldn't get any other tips from customers coming in. The waitress had to wait on you while you ate your own dessert. It just makes sense.
However, I do not agree with charging you a fee if you did not know about it. When you walked through the door, or made the reservation, and they knew you brought your own dessert they should have made the charge very clear. It should have came up before you had dinner.
2007-05-09 12:15:25 · answer #5 · answered by vince_pballer 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely yes on having a cake cutting fee. The one thing that needs to be addressed is that the restaurant is in business to make money! So when people bring in there own wine or cake - there should be a minimal charge. The restaurant is losing out on the sale of a desert or wine so there fore need something to compensate for that. What would be next - bring in your own steak?
2007-05-09 11:46:09 · answer #6 · answered by t_sublette 1 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It sucks I know, but its simply to pay for washing up and any breakages. Just like corkage on a bottle of wine. Someone has to wash the glasses, or in your case the knife, plates and possibly cake-forks/spoons, and then put them into the steralizer and clear the tables. Doesn't sound like much, but restaurants add all the minutes it takes to do these jobs up and at the end of the year its a huge amount of lost revenue or extra expense if they don't cover it with a charge.
2007-05-15 00:41:34 · answer #7 · answered by A65 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you take your own wine to a resturant, they usually charge a corkage fee, the cake fee is kind of the same thing. You brought your own desert, held the table while you ate it so that other customers couldn't use the table, and the resturant didn't get the revenue if you had bought their desserts. Seems fair to me.
2007-05-09 11:38:28 · answer #8 · answered by Carol G 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Many of these responses I find funny. I could say I understand why people get offended by corkage and cake fees but I don't. I think the anger stems from a lack of awareness and common sense. Here is a different scenario completely unrelated but completely comparable. I have a flat tire. I go into pep boys buy a bottle of windshield cleaner then proceed to their automotive garage. There I tell the mechanic,
Me: "I need to change my tire but I don't want to buy your tire nor pay you to change it for me. I brought my own special tire and I just want to use your equipment real quick"
Mechanic: "Unfortunately we can't let you do that. We are in the business of selling and replacing tires. If we let you use our equipment we cannot during that time use the equipment for other paying customers needs."
Me: "That's absurd! I'm a paying customer I bought windshield wiper cleaner! I just want to use it for a bit! I've never heard of this policy ANYWHERE else in the world!"
Mechanic: "Be that as it may I still cannot let you come in and use our equipment without paying to use it. We are expecting other cars in today that have appointments and we will be needing that lift and torque wrench to work on their car."
Me: "Oh, so it's all about money! It's rude to think of money before thinking of customer service!"
Mechanic: "Actually I am considering both because every business relies on service and profit. If we make no profit then we cannot afford the equipment, and if we do not have equipment I couldn't be hounded by cheapskate idiots such as yourself. We do sell car jacks as well. Maybe you might want to purchase one of these so you can change your tire at home."
Me: "Ugh. You make no points at all. I am not going to accept your company's policy and while I could easily go to another auto store I will insist on coming here and complaining about the rules you have a right to make in your own establishment."
Mechanic: "Well nothing I can do about that it is a free country"
Me: "What if I'm replacing my brakes instead? Can I use your lift now"
Mechanic: "No, still no"
2016-04-20 04:14:50 · answer #9 · answered by nicole 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well it does make sence the buisness is protecting their own intrests. from a purely buisness point of veiw, you are bringing food in to their resturant, so buy letting you do that they lose out on 6$ a person if you were to get dessert there. they are trying to make up for their loses. and giveing you the convence of bringing your own cake. from a consumers point of veiw i see your point it is stupid. but from a buisness end they have to make money, it's not a charity. i'm still trying to figure out how they can sell an 8$ bottle of wine fo 25$ . but thats just me:) sorry they didn't tell you about the cake fees:(
2007-05-09 11:41:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋