re: A Guide: Eating out in Hyderabad/Secunderabad/Cyberabad Quote:
Originally Posted by SILVERWOOD I visited the main branch and dined at persis.
Zafran Exotica charges 5% service tax and an atrocious 10% service charge.
Other restaurants like bahaar et al have fixed priced menus, so do they have the vat component (4-14.5%) inbuilt in the mentioned price.?
Do we have clear guidelines as to how much % a restaurant can charge a customer.? | Quote:
Originally Posted by mobike008 Enjoyed my first plate of Haleem from Bahar in Hyderguda. Rs.60/Plate
The first plate of the season is special. It just tingled the buds at the right places
I wouldnt call it the best. But, it was extremely good, thick, loaded with ghee and spices were perfect and not overwhelming as in some other outlets. However, the shocking part is quantity is ridiculously low. It was the quantity of Hyline in Gunfoundry who makes much better Haleem than Bahar but, was also infamous for low quantities. But, people still throng his place.
@Waseem, Did you eat at Persis? I recall they charing those taxes. if they dont, they already make up for some high prices of their dishes including their "famous" biryani | Quote:
Originally Posted by bblost Why can they not put an all inclusive price in the menu card.
I hate these add-on charges. | Quote:
Originally Posted by hyd_traveller Service Tax applicability depends on which outlet of Paradise you have visited.
I have a feeling that they will have no choice but to levy it at Persis Gold, the outlet on the 2nd floor.
Service Charge depends on the policies of the management of the business unlike Service Tax which is a Government levy and has to be collected by the business and deposited with the Government.
I have no issues in paying up the Service Tax as billed at any outlet (present rate 3.09 %) but I have very strong reservations in paying up Service Charge (unless and until the quality of the food served and the service and ambience justify it). |
I need some serious advise from the finance experts here.We were at Sigree on Saturday night for a forced dinner(the story behind this is a big one so doesnt matter).First things first,Sigree is nothing but a glorified darshini(its an insult to the darshini to be comparing the place with sigree/flame n grill -entire gamut of restaurants in that building).Service was pathetic,they kept serving us the same two starters over and over again until we asked for the buffet menu list and we find we were being taken for a ride,there was a whole list of items on the list while we kept getting the same thing.People were walking all over the place and eating and the hotel staff have no clue how to manage crowds.There was a birthday group and they were such a nuisance-why dont they hire a private place and do whatever nonsense they want to do rather than intruding into other people's privacy and space is beyond me.
Anywys getting to the point,I was given the bill and it was a princely INR 475 per head which was anywys atrocious for the kind of service and ambience that we have there(somebody please change the name of that place from fine dining to roadside dining please)
Now what stood out as the shocker was the amount of tax components included in that bill.I have attached a scanned copy with this for each of you to see.There is a 10% service charge which is downright nonsensical for the kind of attention and sincerity their staff shows,VAT is a cant help component,so is the service tax component,but the components on secondary education cess & Education Cess,imho what on earth are those components doing on a restaurant bill?This is plain double taxation isnt it?
Reason is because these cesses IMO,are charged on income.Whereas in this particular case the restaurant(Speciality Group)is blindly taxing the amount from the customer,and the customer ends up paying the cess twice as this percentage is already taxed on your form 16 as a percentage of your total income and here again,if you eat at speciality group,they are charging you for no good reason.Is my understanding correct?I wanted a clarification from this forum people as I am sure there are people who deal with such things here  before I raise a stink with the restaurant and the concerned authorities
For a two people meal,we ended up paying an extra amount which amounts to more than the rate for a child's buffet cost!
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