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re: What do you tip at a restaurant?
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:19 pm to Sentrius
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:19 pm to Sentrius
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Europeans think americans are fricking weird for tipping.
Europeans are dumb. Servers that are tipped earn way more than if paid hourly.
Except obviously if you're in an urban area. Lulz
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Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:26 pm to Carson123987
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15 for dogshit service
20 for mediocre service
25 for good service
30 for exceptional experience
50 if i have a friend working
Probably about the same for me, but there's no rhyme or reason for me so I can't be sure. For whatever reason, $10 is my go-to tip, so I'll do it for $25 checks all the way up to $40 checks. After $40, I go 20%-30%. I'm more likely to tip 30%-50% when my bill is small. If I'm in a restaurant where the total comes out to $100+, I'm more likely to tip 20%-25%.
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served and bartended for years in college, probably a little too generous
Same. Plus, it hasn't been that long since I've been out of the service industry and I'm a creature of habit so I often know the person waiting on me.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:33 pm to PeteRose
Depends on service and establishment. Generally over 20 but 50 on small tab that I regular. Even if ordering take out but having a drink while I wait.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:41 pm to PeteRose
Q:
A: The waitress.
quote:
What do you tip at a restaurant?
A: The waitress.
This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 8:43 pm
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:49 pm to jimlsu1
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Tip a little higher if you go somewhere for breakfast and get great service
Agree. I go to this one place solo usually once or twice a month for breakfast. I get the same thing each time -- costs $12.04. I typically always have the same waiter who remembers me and my order. I leave $20 bill each time. It's one of only reasons I still use cash. He works hard and is seemingly a good respectful guy. 15% - 20% would be pathetic IMO. This of course doesn't apply for most dinner and fine dining places.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:50 pm to PeteRose
This thread again... fantastic.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 8:57 pm to tigertiger
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Here's a tip. When your drinking at a bar (and your going to be there for more than 2 or 3 rounds), give the bartender 20$ and tell them your going to be there a while.
Guaranteed better service and stronger drinks.
When someone tips me up front at my bar, they're going to get served first no matter what a-hole is standing next to them waving their card around.
Bingo. If I'm running a tab, I always tip the bartender in cash up front and make it worth their while. This has paid off so much it's not even funny.
There's many unforeseen benefits to ripping upfront. Hell if I'm bartending all night and some people buy me a shot I'll usually give it away. I can't be working a 29seat bar 4 deep on game day and be shooting Jager/fireball/rumple.
If I'm giving that *paid for* shot away. I'm definitely going to find one of the big tippers to give it to...
Same logic works for getting strong drinks/free stuff. I'm allowed a certain amount of "waste" in an evening. It's a percentage based off sales. So if the guy that just handed me 2 20's orders 5 Vegas bombs, odds are one of those is either going on my waste tab or my spill tab.
Anyone who says that tipping is a useless practice just doesn't spend much time in bars.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:08 pm to BIWO
20% unless it is bad service but never less than 15%
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:10 pm to PeteRose
Last night server got $6.
That's enough.
That's enough.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:16 pm to fatboydave
Why must it be a %?
Why not an amount based on time spent and quality of service?
Just cause the dish is more or less expensive doesn't change how much a server is working....
Why not an amount based on time spent and quality of service?
Just cause the dish is more or less expensive doesn't change how much a server is working....
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:19 pm to PeteRose
20% usually
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:24 pm to MikeD
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Why not an amount based on time spent and quality of service?
Definitely a fluid idea. Especially in restaurants.
I used to have a guy that would take up a bar seat on a Saturday night from 4-close that fell into this. He drank PBR all night and never ate. His final tab was usually $16 (8 beers).
Be always tipped $3 (%30). But in the 10 hours he took up that seat I could turn it 4/5 times with the total tip amount being around $100. In a perfect world he could have ripped extra for taking the seat for so long.
Of course this was on my busiest night of the week when I KNOW that seat would have been filled all night.
Any other random slow arse night I couldn't care less how long he sat there.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:34 pm to baseballmind1212
quote:Yes! Applies well at places you'll just be for a short time. And even a longer time. Upfront works really well on cruises. Ice & fresh towels 24/7.
When someone tips me up front at my bar
Hell, you pay insurance up front on your house and car. Works the same To Insure Prompt Service when out and about. TIPS.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:40 pm to PeteRose
I tip a minimum of 20%. Most of the time it's more.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:42 pm to PeteRose
Double the first number on the bill and add 1
I'll round up if the 2nd number is a 7,8,or,9.
Meaning for a $32 bill I'll tip $7. For $39 I'll tip $9
I'll round up if the 2nd number is a 7,8,or,9.
Meaning for a $32 bill I'll tip $7. For $39 I'll tip $9
This post was edited on 3/11/17 at 9:44 pm
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:44 pm to Sentrius
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Europeans think americans are fricking weird for tipping.
Things are different in Europe. They get paid well and don't rely on tips.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:46 pm to spaceranger
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the standard was never 15%
Uh, yeah. It was.
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:47 pm to Draconian Sanctions
quote:Not bad. But always pre-tax. Never tip on what the government adds.
Double the first number on the bill and add 1
Posted on 3/11/17 at 9:48 pm to MikeD
quote:
Why must it be a %?
Why not an amount based on time spent and quality of service?
Just because you brought me a $50 steak dont mean you should get the same amount as bringing me a $6 salad.
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