Is this even legal? Cash is legal tender for all debts, public and private.
Whenever I order food and services at a real restaurant (not a fast-food joint where I must pay up front), I incur a debt with the expectation that I will settle it as I leave. Can the restaurant legally refuse to accept cash as settlement for my debt, as long as I'm not using cash in a blatantly unreasonable way such as paying $250 in dollar bills?
If they tell you up front, "no cash," before you order, you are free to walk away and the merchant is under no obligation to enter into the transaction with you.
Whenever I order food and services at a real restaurant (not a fast-food joint where I must pay up front), I incur a debt with the expectation that I will settle it as I leave. Can the restaurant legally refuse to accept cash as settlement for my debt, as long as I'm not using cash in a blatantly unreasonable way such as paying $250 in dollar bills?