Gordon Ramsay Restaurant Implements 20% Service Charge
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has implemented 20% service charges at his Lucky Cat restaurant in Bishopsgate, London. The restaurant is located near Liverpool Street Station in East London. This move is cited as one of the first examples of such high mandatory charges being applied in British restaurants. The implementation follows discussions regarding tipping practices in the hospitality sector. Discussions regarding the cost suggest a base price of approximately 90 pounds per person before alcohol.
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LBC London
“The celebrity chef has implemented the high tips on at least two occasions at his Lucky Cat restaurant in Bishopsgate, which is by Liverpool Street Station.”
LBC London
“90 pound per person and he's 20% discretionary service charge on top of that in small writing, he can afford to pay them all.”
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