Reg :service tax

Dear Sir,

Pls clarrify any one of them , Regarding for Service Tax.

Query :- Our company has arranged Buffet to client . On behalf of client we paid bill .,one of the five star Hotel.

They charged Service tax on fooding . Its Compulsory to pay service tax to Hotel Industry . Once if i paid amount to hotel.

is it   Service tax Recoverable ? Kindly reply me .

With Rgds,

Krishna