Originally Posted by
SYD-YYZ
Thanks for the responses. I might just leave it as it seems too much hassle for just $2 - but then again I wouldn't want them to do it to anybody else.
What $2? You're entitled to the entire charge (in a strict legal sense). In some states, when an illegal act can be established, the damages are tripled, not tripling the $2, but the entire bill.
Go for the gold! Like a poke in the eye with a sharp stick, a salutory lesson for the restaurant may break that old hound from sucking aigs (a phrase which once caused me to be threatened with dire consequences for using on FT).