Can bring your own cake but pay a fee
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (45785)
Staten Island, New York
September 13, 2022 11:43am CST
Went to a restaurant last night for hubby’s cousin’s birthday. His aunt brought two delicious cakes from the French bakery to the restaurant. She was told that if she wants the cake cut and out on the table to be consumed by the guests she’d have to pay $3/person to do that. There were twelve of us so it would be $36 to have the damn cake cut and be eaten.
If she didn’t want to pay that she could order some dessert from their menu and then the cake cutting would be free. I’ve never heard of such a thing before. If anything charge a set fee to have the cake cut and allowed to be eaten (sort of like a cork fee for a bottle of liquor you bring to a restaurant.) Don’t charge per person.
His aunt ended up ordering four pastries for the table to avoid paying $3/person charge. Wonder if the pastries cost more or less than $36.
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@Nakitakona (56481)
• Philippines
26 Sep 22
That's their policy. She has to abide with it. Ours is different No one is allowed to bring outside food to the restaurant.
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@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
26 Sep 22
That is true. One must follow the rules.
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@Nakitakona (56481)
• Philippines
28 Sep 22
@lovebuglena Correct to avoid embarrassment.
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@kaylachan (76398)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
13 Sep 22
DOesn't surprise me. If they can find a way to make a profit most places will take it.
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@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Sep 22
At least they allowed us to have the cake. They didn’t allow us to open and drink a bottle of liquor, even when we offered to pay them. They don’t allow you to bring your own bottles. But that’s understandable.
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@RebeccasFarm (93187)
• United States
15 Sep 22
@lovebuglena Yes it should indeed a set fee and not per person I agree
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@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Sep 22
Well, they want you to get their dessert as that’s how they make money. So if you bring your own it’s understandable they will charge you but it should be a set fee and not per person.
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@DaddyEvil (144406)
• United States
13 Sep 22
That's a normal charge for a restaurant. They want to sell their own desserts, not encourage people to bring in outside food. You can't blame them for that. (I'm sure before they started charging that way some people took advantage of them and only ordered a minimum item and then expected the restaurant staff to wait on them/their birthday party as if they'd ordered a full meal with desserts.)
@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Sep 22
They should have told her right away there’s a fee if you bring your own cake. Unless she didn’t ask when making reservations.
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@DaddyEvil (144406)
• United States
14 Sep 22
@lovebuglena I would bet she didn't bother to ask and assumed the wait staff would handle it for her.
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@NJChicaa (122086)
• United States
13 Sep 22
That isn't uncommon. It costs money for the restaurant to provide the plates, forks, etc., to have someone cut/plate the cake, to collect and clean the used dishes/forks. Paying per plate makes perfect sense since it is a lot more work to cut/plate 20 slices of cake than it is to deal with just four.
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@Marilynda1225 (84125)
• United States
13 Sep 22
That sounds crazy to pay that much to cut the cake and I realize that the restaurant wants to make money if you bring your own cake but $36 is nuts.
@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Sep 22
If we had more people it would’ve been even higher.
@LindaOHio (185090)
• United States
14 Sep 22
I've heard of this before. It's a shame that they couldn't eat the cakes.
@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Sep 22
We all ate the cake but hubby’s aunt had to pay however much the restraint’s dessert was to avoid the fee.
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@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
14 Sep 22
The cake was bought specifically for the birthday dinner. Couldn’t not have them cut it and bring it out.
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@lovebuglena (45785)
• Staten Island, New York
13 Sep 22
I think so, especially if you have a large party. And they didn’t tell her about this charge ahead of time when she made reservations for the dinner.
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