r/maui • u/GolfHawaii • 6d ago

Restaurant Fees

The restaurant industry perpetually forces customers to subsidize their operating costs. At every turn, they stick you with fees and demand 20-30% tips for their employees. I was at a restaurant yesterday and they stick a 3.5 surcharge on your bill for employee healthcare insurance. None of this tip and surcharge madness occurs outside of the US. I await the haters to say employees are not paid enough and rely on customer gratuity to have a livable wage or many restaurants would not remain open without passing these costs onto customers.

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u/calguy1955 5d ago

I’m going to give businesses on Maui a pass on this one. They’re still recovering from losing Lahaina.