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Birthday parties is a time for celebration. But for a California woman cake cutting kind of ruined their party mood. In a viral video, Justine (@justinelovesushi) shared how a rooftop bar and restaurant is owned by L’Ermitage Beverly Hills accused her too much $110 to cut the cake.
The video, which has garnered 400,000 views on TikTok, began with Justine showing the sliced chocolate cake to the camera.
“We had this cake cut at a rooftop bar in LA; they cut the cake for us and can you guess how much it cost?” she asks.
Justine then held the receipt close to the camera and identified the part where the cake cutting service was listed as $110.
She went on to explain how she asked them to cut the cake. They agreed, “and boom, $110.”
“Like, at least tell us,” Justine said. Eagle-eyed viewers discovered the receipt was from L’Ermitage Beverly Hills. In a partially cut moment from the video, the video caption appears to tell people not to go to Poza. This suggests that the establishment Justine was referring to was the Poza rooftop bar and restaurant in LA. This is owned by L’Ermitage Beverly Hills.
BroBible reached out to Justine and L’Ermitage Beverly Hills via email.
How did commentators react?
The comments were divided on this. Some agreed that it was one ridiculously expensive restaurant costs. “A $10-20 would be acceptable…but $110 to cut a cake…” said one.
“I would refuse to pay it,” added another. “H- no.”
However, other commentators were on the restaurant’s side.
“The receipt says you had 11 guests,” wrote a third. “That’s $10 per guest. Based on the prices of the other items your party bought, you got a bargain. They’re in the business of selling their food and drinks, not handing out the food you brought.”
Similarly, a fourth added: “It’s usually a per-person charge. I’ve worked where it was $6 per person. That’s because when people sit an extra half hour to eat a cake they brought to the restaurant, they’re losing money. You’re taking up time and space in their business.”
Meanwhile, a fifth took a more intermediate approach: “You bring food to a restaurant. Cake-cutting fees are normal in a high-end restaurant,” they said. “But they should have told you about the fee. And given you the option not to.”
Restaurant guests charged for music
Recently another TikToker went viral after complaining about a similar problem. In the viral TikTok, there was a receipt for a restaurant meal that cost a total of $2,372.07. About 5% of that restaurant bill was attributed to something called the “house fee.”
According to the receipt, the “house fee” therefore covered costs such as security, salary increase, music, health insurance and taxes. It cost a total of $79.51. While many commenters agreed that this was a surprise price to pay, others echoed commenters on Justine’s video, arguing that if they’re dining in a large group and already paying an expensive bill, they shouldn’t be too shocked.
As one commenter put it: “Complaining about how much the charges were on a meal that costs more than most people pay in rent is certainly a choice.”
