and they still want a Tip ?
“and they still want a Tip ?”
Opponents of the fee might fear that customers will calculate a tip, then deduct the “fee” from the tip, thus negating the wage increase for the servers.
Depending on local labour market conditions, the cafe might have a hard time retaining its best workers, if they take a hit on their tips. If the prices were just raised, without breaking out the “fee”, then the servers would get a tip based on the new, higher prices. Everything else being equal, the best workers would gravitate to the places where they could take home the most.