Restaurants · Food and eating
service charge
fee for service
A service charge is an extra amount added to a restaurant bill for serving you.
This vs that
The service charge was included.
We left a tip.
Hear it in real life
Is the service charge included?
Yes, it's already on the bill.
The bill included a ten per cent service charge, so we didn't leave an extra tip.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
'Service charge' and 'bill' are the ordinary terms people use in restaurants.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The restaurant charged me a service.
Say: The restaurant added a service charge.
Use 'service charge' for the extra fee on the bill.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
a service charge; add/include a service charge
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about restaurants.
Could we have the bill?
Could we have the bill, please?
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Your turn: say it out loud
There was a service charge on the bill.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
service charge
fee for service
“The bill included a ten per cent service charge, so we didn't leave an extra tip.”
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