Old Glory — Restaurant in Nashville-Davidson

Besides being sticker-shocked with a $50 bill for three drinks, I'm even more shocked at Emily, the GM (oddly she neglected to sign her surname) replying to my concern over the added gratuity. I don't have a copy of the drink menu, nor my check, to confirm if it states a 20% gratuity would be added to all checks no matter party size. It's pretty dark in there, so menus and tabs are hard to read. After putting a candle near the check in this very dark speakeasy, I saw that a line near the total stated an added gratuity. It wasn't verbalized, so I almost added a tip on top of it. We all know the restaurant industry got hit hard with Covid. I worked in the industry almost all my life. I've heard dozens and dozens of people complain that some businesses appear to be taking advantage of customers by adding at least a 20% gratuity to all sorts of orders. I'm just in total disbelief that a GM would actually come out and state it very clearly to me that we, as consumers, must foot the bill because the wages paid by their employers are not enough to compensate them.

My email: Hello, We came in last night for a round of drinks On Nashville Guru, it states an updated confirmation as of September that you do happy hour. Besides that somehow not being true/valid, I was in shock that a 20% gratuity was added to a party of 3 ordering just one round! We ordered at the bar, brought our own drinks to our table, returned our glasses to the bar and paid. Therefore, the bartender got a great tip for making three drinks "which is his job"! I also was not informed gratuity was added and almost added more. We are locals that frequented often prior to COVID and feel a bit taken advantage of.

Old Glory reply: I'm so sorry it was a disappointing evening. Unfortunately I can't control Nashville Gurus info or content. We got rid of happy hour after Covid because we had to close for so many months it just didn't feel necessary to continue to discount items. We needed to make money to keep the doors open. As far as the gratuity it's a similar story, it IS "their job" and the majority of money they make is from tips for providing the quests with this service. After Covid we noticed that the tips were not enough to compensate our staff. This is becoming more customary in the industry. The gratuity is listed on the menu and on the receipt. Again, my apologies it was not the experience you were expecting. I appreciate your feedback and hope we will see you again. Sincerely, Emily, GM I Sent...

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