While the major catering industries are improving the service quality, consumers obviously feel that the service fee has increased. At the same time, unknown so has also increased a variety of services, such as the tableware fee charged for eating and the tea fee charged for eating. So, is it reasonable for the catering industry to charge for tea places? The following is a brief introduction to legal experience.

Tea fee belongs to the overlord clause of catering service industry, and it is unreasonable to charge tea fee for eating.

Catering operators shall provide tableware that meets the quality standards and sanitary conditions free of charge, provide food and services at a prominent position with a clear price tag, and shall not set a minimum consumption, and charge or charge in disguised form fees that do not meet the requirements, such as table fees, tableware disinfection fees and bottle opening fees.

If consumers are forced to pay the "tea fee" when eating out, they should actively protect their rights and keep the evidence in their hands as much as possible during the consumption process. Specific rights protection can be carried out in the following ways:

1, call 123 15 to complain;

2. Complain to the industry director involved with the operator;

If infringement is involved, you can bring a lawsuit to the court.

In addition, Guangdong has defined the overlord clauses in more than ten kinds of public utilities such as water supply, power supply and gas supply. The seemingly established rules are actually overlord clauses.