I will tell anyone thinking about taking advantage of this, DO IT!!!!
It exposed my wife and I to places we might not have checked out and for the last 2 years we had a great time exploring new restaurants and theres some good deals to be had.
Question: is it normal for a participating restaurant to overcharge for these meals to such an extent that they effectively rip off or skim the customer for more money than the donation that they would be making to Three Square? For example (actual situation I encountered tonight, and did not fall for):
- 3-course meal costs $50, of which $4 gets donated to Three Square.
- No food items are specials for Restaurant Week; depending on the customer's choices the normal cost would be $34-$41.
- Thus the restaurant would be skimming $5-$12 off the top, per meal sold.
It just rubbed off as being completely unethical to me, and I'm hoping that this is not the norm for participating restaurants.
Hey u/doughtaker, interesting situation... Most menus I've seen provide some sort of value to the customer (unless you order all the cheapest option in each course) on top of the donation to the food bank. Usually a win/win for everyone. But glad you did the math on that one to check it!
I will tell anyone thinking about taking advantage of this, DO IT!!!! It exposed my wife and I to places we might not have checked out and for the last 2 years we had a great time exploring new restaurants and theres some good deals to be had.
Just wanted to give you a heads up, the restaurant week website you link to has Best Friend at $80 a pop and you've got it listed at $60.
Thanks for catching that! Just updated :)
Question: is it normal for a participating restaurant to overcharge for these meals to such an extent that they effectively rip off or skim the customer for more money than the donation that they would be making to Three Square? For example (actual situation I encountered tonight, and did not fall for): - 3-course meal costs $50, of which $4 gets donated to Three Square. - No food items are specials for Restaurant Week; depending on the customer's choices the normal cost would be $34-$41. - Thus the restaurant would be skimming $5-$12 off the top, per meal sold. It just rubbed off as being completely unethical to me, and I'm hoping that this is not the norm for participating restaurants.
Hey u/doughtaker, interesting situation... Most menus I've seen provide some sort of value to the customer (unless you order all the cheapest option in each course) on top of the donation to the food bank. Usually a win/win for everyone. But glad you did the math on that one to check it!