Legal Question in Consumer Law in New York

grituity in restaurants

If a menu specifies that ''For your convience, 18% grituity will be added to your bill.'', do I have to pay it? More restaraunts are doing this, and it does not matter the size of the party. Be it 1 or 20 people in the party.

Isn't grituity suppose to be for ''good service''?

Is there a difference between a ''tip'' and ''grituity'' in restaurants?


Asked on 5/13/02, 12:44 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Kenneth J. Ashman Ashman Law Offices, LLC

Re: grituity in restaurants

I suppose if notification of the mandatory gratuity is provided prior to starting your meal, then, by ordering, you have consented to its terms. If that is the case, you could always leave the restaurant prior to ordering.

If no notification is provided, then I would agree that you have some claim that the amount of the bill does not reflect the prices on the menu.

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Answered on 5/13/02, 1:18 pm


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