fibbi

In most "western" restaurant I have been to, I was not charged with hot water (that comes with lemon too).
Only place I got charged is C restaurant. But they give out lemon juice in a squeeze container like the "eye drop". So they charge $ as it's more "fancy" than giving out lemon wedges?
As long as the charge is not too high, I am willing to pay. I think C charges me $2 or $2.5.
But think about it, they can charge $3 for tea, which is just hot water + tea bag (how much is a tea bag?) So I dn't mind if I got charged a little bit la. Of course, free is the best la.

For Chinese restaurant...of course not expect the charge la...since it's always provided free HOT TEA (or included in the "tea charge already), why would i expect extra charges for hot water?

fibbi

Yeah like sometimes I got charged if I want "honey with lemon" as drink from the set menu. At first I am not too 'happy' because it's free else where.
So it's always nice if there is extra charge just let the customer know, especially when customer requests something "not on the menu".