I agree with you. Of course to place this on a menu is telling the government they do not care about the law or they are adding it and trying to put one over on the customer, either way unacceptable, except it does allow the customer a chance to accept or decline prior to ordering.

I recall years ago dining at Captain Olivers on Oyster Pond, just over the "International Bridge" on the Dutch pier -they routinely added 15% Service charge then presented a credit card slip with a space for a tip hoping the customer would add another 15%.