An Indian YouTuber took to X to praise a restaurant's policy to not exact a service charge from the customer but the photo of the food bill he shared has caught the internet's attention. Ishan Sharma, a startup founder and entrepreneur, posted the photo of a food bill he received after enjoying a big meal at a restaurant and praised the eatery for its pricing model.
"Restaurants, take note!," he wrote along with the post that showed a bill of five food items. The vegetarian meal included paneer khurchan, daal bhukhara, paneer makhani with khasta roti and pudina parantha. The bill for the five items came to be a whopping ₹10,030.
Below the large amount, the receipt read: "We levy no service charges." Sharma praised this move by the restaurant but his compliment was not well-received by most on X who were shocked to see the large amount of money he spent for the meal. (Also read: Indian man sparks a row by leaving only 10% tip in US restaurant)
Take a look at the post here:
Social media shocked by food bill
Many users were shocked that Sharma paid such high prices for a typical north Indian meal. " ₹2900 for paneer makhani, ₹1125 for three paranthas and ₹400 for a roti," pointed out one user.
{{/usCountry}}Many users were shocked that Sharma paid such high prices for a typical north Indian meal. " ₹2900 for paneer makhani, ₹1125 for three paranthas and ₹400 for a roti," pointed out one user.
{{/usCountry}}"Jitne paise aapne Paneer Makhni ke pay kiye hain utne mein Darbhanga University mein MA ho jaati hai," said another user. Several others resonated with the sentiment arguing that ₹10,000 is what most people will spend on a weekend getaway or a big shopping spree. One user even suggested buying a pair of good quality earphones instead.
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Others mocked Sharma for lauding the missing service charge when he already paid so much money for the food. "Bro they charged you Rs. 375 for a roti worth Rs. 25, they wouldn't care to collect a 10% SC," said one of them.
"Increase price to a point that they don’t need service charge separately," said another.
"I think, they have added service charge and all other charges in each dish's price. 375 INR for 1 roti (Khasta or whatever) - You can get a full meal in this on Zomato without any discount," said a third user.