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re: What do you Tip Dine-in vs. take-out?
Posted on 9/15/20 at 5:30 pm to LoneStarRanger
Posted on 9/15/20 at 5:30 pm to LoneStarRanger
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$1-2 for taking my own damn food away and bringing it home
I find it funny how indignant you (and others like you) are about it. It's one thing if you're picking up a burger and fries, but if it's a slightly more substantial dinner that has been packed up for you, what's another $3 at least?
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 5:31 pm
Posted on 9/15/20 at 5:45 pm to Mo Jeaux
At my old server job we had a company that would order food for like 16 people every Wednesday for a standing meeting. They wanted each person’s name on their box and most of the orders had modifications.
The one employee designated to pick it up would come in and pay with 16 different credit cards/cash and wouldn’t leave a single dollar on all of the tabs.
That blows my mind. I never expected tips from regular takeout orders, but damn dude. A single dollar on each tab would have made a world of difference. Hell, $0.50 would.
The one employee designated to pick it up would come in and pay with 16 different credit cards/cash and wouldn’t leave a single dollar on all of the tabs.
That blows my mind. I never expected tips from regular takeout orders, but damn dude. A single dollar on each tab would have made a world of difference. Hell, $0.50 would.
This post was edited on 9/15/20 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 9/15/20 at 5:48 pm to Marciano1
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Why in the world would I tip for take-out?
People that say this right now with all that is going on for restaurants and their workers is a giant douchebag. Stay home and cook your food yourself.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 7:34 pm to Mo Jeaux
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but if it's a slightly more substantial dinner that has been packed up for you, what's another $3 at least?
It is such a little amount of effort. The Back of House staff are the ones who put it in containers. So you are paying $5 to have someone grab the food and place it in a bag. Silly.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 8:15 pm to LoneStarRanger
By this logic, bringing the food from the kitchen to your table ain’t so hard either.
Posted on 9/15/20 at 11:28 pm to tlsu15
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By this logic, bringing the food from the kitchen to your table ain’t so hard either.
That's a bad comparison and illogical.
Dining in:
- Pace the order
- Make recommendations/explain specials
- Describe food
- Refill drinks
- Clear plates per course
- New silverware etc
- Bring out numerous courses
- Reset table
- Clean table
and more
Take out:
- Often hostess or bar takes the order.
- Order goes to kitchen, makes, they place in the containers
- Put it in a plastic bag
Done.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 8:35 am to Marciano1
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Why in the world would I tip for take-out?
I've worked in a dozen or so restaurants in my day, either as a server or bartender. Everything from Chili's to Fine dining and I can tell you this; the person working takeout works their tail off if they're good at what they do.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 8:43 am to USMCTIGER1970
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All that extra math you did saved you $10, not even worth it. If the service was good the server deserves the extra money IMO.
My post perhaps made it seem much more complicated than reality. I tip 20% give or take a few dollars depending on level of service. My point behind the wine post is that if I order a 150.00 bottle of wine, I don't feel the need to include a 30.00 tip in the total for that beverage service.
A traditional tip is 15-18% of food total, not including taxes or liquor costs.
Somehow over the years it has become customary to calculate the tip amount on the bill total. Point is, servers are making more money.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 9:07 am to Mo Jeaux
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Appreciation for the service
What service? Carrying it from the kitchen 15 ft to hand to me? That's worth a few bucks.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 9:07 am to LSUcdro
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the food doesnt cook itself
Unless things have changed i don't think servers ever tip out the cooks.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 9:10 am to FulshearTiger
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Stay home and cook your food yourself
The restaurant and its employees would vehemently disagree with this suggestion.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 10:42 am to Chucktown_Badger
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What service?
Oh for Christ's sake.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 10:51 am to TunaTrip
Dine In - Always 20% unless service is sub par. This has rarely ever happened.
Take Out - Depends on the restaurant. Chinese and Indian takeout where the person who took my order hands me the food at the counter...$0. But when I order from Eliza, a place I love and frequent, I tip my usual 20% on to-go orders to help them out.
Take Out - Depends on the restaurant. Chinese and Indian takeout where the person who took my order hands me the food at the counter...$0. But when I order from Eliza, a place I love and frequent, I tip my usual 20% on to-go orders to help them out.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 10:54 am to TunaTrip
Dine-in 20% or 25% depending on the bill and service.
Takeout, a buck or two most of the time.
Takeout, a buck or two most of the time.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 11:31 am to TunaTrip
20% dine-in, without question. I'll throw a few dollars for takeout because... I don't know? Seems like a nice thing to do? If I'm being stingy about a couple additional dollars, I have other financial concerns.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 3:57 pm to Marciano1
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Why in the world would I tip for take-out?
This is where I stand as well. I'm not getting any service from someone other than ringing me up. The kitchen staff who is not paid by tips plates it directly into the take out dishes. The server does nothing but carry it to the register and take my card. I'm not tipping that.
I tip dine in around 20% usually.
Posted on 9/16/20 at 9:14 pm to TunaTrip
Dine-in: 20% typically rounded up to the nearest dollar
Take-out: 10% is probably about what i average, really depends on the meal/restaurant
Take-out: 10% is probably about what i average, really depends on the meal/restaurant
Posted on 9/17/20 at 9:34 am to Zappas Stache
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I tip 20% in and a couple of dollars for takeout. But during the lockdown I tipped 30-40% for takeout
this. since waitstaff have been struggling these last few months, I have been tipping high end for take out. Normally though I do a couple of bucks for taking the time to bag it.
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