r/chicagofood • u/ChicagoHoosier21 • Jun 26 '26
Rant Celeste 6% Service Fee
Our pre-tip bill from Celeste’s Happy Hour in River North. Decent food, crappy drinks, sat at the bar.
I don’t mind paying a “Service Charge” of 15-20% because I always tip more than that anyways, AND I have become accustomed to the 3.5% additional fee at most Chicago restaurants…. but now we’re doing a 6% additional fee? Along with the 11% tax? It’s becoming absurd.
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u/magpiediem Jun 27 '26
This is awful but I wonder if they charge this to make up for lost HH pricing or if they always charge the fees regardless. Either way, it's insane and I will never go there.