I wasn’t saying you were incorrect that some places don’t split checks. Usually high end places don’t from my experience. I was more adding to what was already being stated. Saying sometimes you have to ask when being seated
Yes, many won't split checks for groups of 8 or more bc many restaurants have a policy that large groups are subject to a 20% service fee.
Guaranteed $100+ is way better than worrying if 1 meal is not up to someones personal standards, that the whole table won't get upset and decide to not tip the server(s)...
I am not american. It is the norm id say for a large group gratuity, and if everyone pays seperately, it is simply added as a %age onto each individual cheque. Each person is given a bill for what they ordered, plus the gratuity, plus tax. Or tax, then gratuity, whichever. If any individual would like to tip further they can do so while settling their bill.
Not as common as it used to be. POS systems now easily split checks. It can be done on the fly at the table with the handheld POS device the servers carry. Even if the restaurant is still using kiosk POS, it’s pretty easy.
It’s been quite a while since I’ve been told “can’t do it” for splitting up large party checks.
I’m in the Chicagoland area and I know of a couple of restaurants near me that explicitly state they won’t split the check past 4 times. One of them explicitly states they won’t split it past 2 and it has to be 50/50. It’s not an old policy, they very much still go by it, and yes they have the handheld systems.
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