Harlem Tea Room's Tab: $13,300 and Change
Adding a bit of recent news to the The Harlem Tea Room's complications and questionable service long tracked on UptownFlavor, a reader sends in his sighting of a different kind of tab:
So on my way to work this past Friday at about 8:30AM what do I see taped onto the front door of the place but a LATE RENT NOTICE. It was in the amount of $13,300 and change. The wave of schadenfreude that swelled up inside me would have been less intense had my wife and I not had so many mediocre experiences at that place. Anyhoo, just couldn't resist sharing.
I wonder if that includes an 18 percent gratuity?
Comments
We traveled from Long Island for afternoon tea and were sorely disappointed. I was in a party of three and hoped to forgo the $20 afternoon tea after seeing the pre-made finger sandwiches that were exceptionally meager and unappetizing. However, I was told that I could not order anything other than the tea. We were also told that they did not have any scones and could have muffins instead. After discussing it with the other members of my party, we decided to leave and were told that we must pay a $15 cancellation fee, plus tax and a mandatory gratuity. I was outraged, but one of the other ladies paid it. I would have left because there was no warning of this fee and how dare they impose tax and gratuity. It is no wonder that this place is closing.
Posted by: Sandra | September 26, 2008 07:17 PM