In England at least, those behaviours are legal, without a doubt [0][1] I'm not aware of a law that requires them to clearly sign post which payment methods th

In England at least, those behaviours are legal, without a doubt [0][1] I'm not aware of a law that requires them to clearly sign post which payment methods they accept. I think there are various laws in other places in Europe though. I'm definitely all for that They're taking on the risk of spoilage by not putting in any effort to make you aware before ordering - and hoping you'll just pay by card due to the sunk time cost. Shady but not illegal AFAIK. [0] https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/what-are-the-rules-on-paying-with-cash-aVmDa9C9WKrC https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/what-are-the-rules-on-p... [1] https://fullfact.org/online/legal-tender-cash-in-shops/ https://fullfact.org/online/legal-tender-cash-in-shops/