I saw there is a lot of confusion and misconception around what a restaurant can charge. Many people are complaining over social media that restaurant owners are still charging Service Charge and VAT to them despite recent ruling from the Court. Let us clear the confusion today. Well, this story came into limelight because of journalist Madan Dhungana who filed the case in Kathmandu District Court against Green Valley Resort. In this case, Green Valley Resort had issued an invoice that was above the menu price. Let's take an example to under what might have happened. Restaurant had listed coffee as Rs. 200 on its menu, customer ordered it understanding it will cost him/her Rs. 200 but when S/he was given the bill at the time of payment, S/he saw that additional 10% Service Charge was levied followed by 13% VAT as applicable per VAT Act. Customer now ended up paying Rs. 248.60, Rs. 48.60 more than the listed menu price which court deemed as a cheating and not fair to consumer. S/h