Originally Posted by
GoPhils
I usually don't order room service but did last week at the Ren Westchester and was reminded why I typically don't.
22% service charge (and the book actually pointed out that 15% goes to the staff and 7% goes to "offset costs") plus a $4 "in-room dining charge." Bill came out to be $50 for a grilled cheese and a turkey club. Good lord.
Indeed. That is why room service is joke and only as a last resort even if someone else is paying the tab. And often the same exact items being offered downstairs from the same kitchen are marked up a dollar or 2 in RS menus.
I'd like to know who woke up one morning and decided that the standard 15% server tip wasn't enough and got everyone to buy into 18-20% + ? If anything, this adjusts automatically to the servers benefit. If food prices spike mid year, I don't get a wage increase, I might not even get one annually. If 15% of $5 was adequate in 1900, why isn't 15% of $100 today?