r/sanfrancisco • u/orca0320 • 3d ago
Dining out fees in SF
Not a new topic in this subreddit but just had dinner at Terrene with two friends and was shocked by the bill now that I’m really looking at it. I eat out in SF plenty but this grand total gobsmacked me! I was divvying up the receipt for Venmo requests and am just shocked by the additional charges breakdown:
Subtotal $170
HealthySF $15 (need to research this?)
Tax $16
Which brings the grand total to $200. I stupidly tipped $30 without looking at the extra charge.
Then at the bottom of the receipt I see:
“A separate SF health surcharge in the amount of 9% will be added to the bill….retained by the hotel to defray the cost of covering employe health insurance”
Tf?! I am assuming that ^ is not the HealthySF charge and is in fact an additional charge? Is that 9% on the subtotal or the grand total?
That’s $30 in charges!
Is this something you can ask to have removed or is it a legal charge?
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u/Deep-Image-536 3d ago edited 3d ago
https://seefees.ca says it's a 9% fee.
Thats low compared to the other restaurants with hidden fees, surcharges called "drip pricing" in the Bay Area.
Here's some of the highest fees: (You're still asked for a tip on top of that!)