Outrage after diners charged $72 to cut birthday cake
It should have been a happy occasion, but one woman’s birthday celebration turned sour when she was charged $72 to cut her birthday cake at a Mornington Peninsula winery for just six people.
Sue, who organised her friend’s birthday lunch at Stillwater at Crittenden, told 3AW the party was furious after such an exorbitant charge for a $10 passionfruit sponge cake purchased from a local bakery.
“We sang happy birthday and everything ... they charged me $72 for the cake to be cut,” Sue said. “If we’d have known we’d have literally cut it with a butter knife.”
However, the restaurant’s director, Zac Poulier, told the Herald Sun that the woman made the booking for 12 people and was aware of the $6 per person service charge.
“It was in the booking notes under her booking that she might be bringing a cake and she was aware that there would be a cakeage charge,” he claimed.
Poulier was also annoyed that rather than taking the issue up with the restaurant, she went straight to a radio station.
“Absolutely it’s disappointing … we did charge $72 but that was for 12 people, not for six and this lady was told at the time of booking about the fee.”
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