When Your Restaurant Cancellation Fee Costs as Much as Dinner March 11, 2024 +1 Fed up with no-shows and last-minute cancellations NYT NYT > Business NYTimes restaurants are increasingly charging fees as high as $100 a head. And some diners are pushing back. Fed up with no-shows and last-minute cancellations NYT NYT > Business NYTimes restaurants are increasingly charging fees as high as $100 a head. And some diners are pushing back.