A food influencer is making a splash online after she posted a jaw-dropping receipt from rooftop hotspot Poza — showing she was charged a whopping $110 “cake cutting fee” after bringing her own dessert to dinner at the luxe restaurant, perched atop L’Ermitage Beverly Hills.
The influencer, who goes by the handle justinelovesushi on Instagram, shared the bill in an Instagram post, sparking heated debate online over whether the charge was outrageous, or completely fair game for a high-end 90210 eatery.
According to the receipt, the group was hit with a $110 fee — ($10 per person) — for staff to slice and serve the cake, bringing the total for dinner above $1,100.
“$110 just to cut a cake is honestly wild, I understand upscale restaurants have service fees and policies, but at some point it starts feeling completely disconnected from reality,” one person wrote in response to the viral clip on X.
But after the backlash exploded online, the restaurant quickly tried to smooth things over.
“We are so sorry you were not properly informed of our cake cutting fee,” Poza wrote in a public Instagram response. “Please know that is not reflective of our standard and you should have been notified of the fee once you brought the cake. As you weren’t informed, we’d be happy to refund the fee and invite you and a friend back to Poza to have a proper experience.”
The restaurant has since lowered the price per person to slice a cake — to $5.
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Despite the sticker shock, a surprising amount of online reaction sided with the restaurant.
Commenters across X and Instagram argued that cake cutting fees are common at upscale restaurants, especially when customers bring desserts from outside vendors instead of ordering in-house.
“This shows how cheap you are, you brought 11 guests, you brought your own cake because you want to feed 11 people dessert and not pay for dessert, you interrupted the kitchen staff busiest time of the night, to cut your cake, and you’re also gonna use forks and plates to eat your cake and then they have to wash your dishes and clean your mess, absolutely you pay $10 per person,” one commenter wrote.
Another added: “This is totally normal–$10 per person is cheaper than what most nice restaurants charge per person.”
Other blasted the influencer for publicly shaming the restaurant over what they viewed as a miscommunication rather than a scam.
Still, some users were stunned by the final number. “That is insaneee,” one person wrote. “In my experience, if there is a cake cutting fee, it’s ALWAYS been disclosed by the staff.”
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