I think there’s an issue with Woodstock dining scene. No, not just Covid related. Being an artist colony /tourist trap, I think merchants here, or at least a few of them, feel they can get away with mediocre food and/or gauging.
My total for the...dinner order was $65 roughly, before taxes. After I paid, I found out from the receipt that there is a 10-% takeout charge. And I was kinda tricked into leaving a tip on my credit card, which I gave $5.
They should’ve labeled the charge loud and clear on the menu, every page of it, to be sure customers are aware.
So I then called up restaurant to complain and the person said, oh, the take out charge is see mostly to tip the wait staff. That’s wonderful— then why trick customers into tipping? So basically between the mandatory charge and my tip, I was levied a service fee equal to 19% of of my food bill — equivalent to a sit-down gratuity at a NYC restaurant!! They offered to refund the tip portion but I told them that it was not the point; the point was about fair and transparent consumer practice.
Now the food! They used DARK chicken meat for our pad Thai and ramen! Absolutely cheap quality and awful tasting :(. Again, YY can get away with this mediocre food and cheap practice bc it’s the only pan Asian restaurant in a place like Woodstock. Dark meat like that is soooo unhealthy... again, should at least describe such ingredients clearly on the menu. Again, about transparency.More