When you have a really bad waitress at a restaurant do you give a very small tip or no tip at all?

Question

if she takes 25 mins to get u refills, forgets your bread after u ask her for some, takes an additional 15 mins to get your check....and all this while u see her taking care of other tables!

Answer 1

I'm not ashamed to walk out without leaving a penny! My time is worth something!

Answer 2

If she was taking care of her other tables, at least she was working and not standing around intentionally ignoring you. Perhaps she had many really big tables who were all really demanding, and she tried to take care of you, but just forgot. Servers are expected to "multitask" and do many things at once, and sometimes aren't perfect. who knew. Another thing that always holds up servers is the kitchen. Even if a server just goes in for some bread, they MUST take out more. Almost all restaurants have a rule-"full hands in, full hands out" (meaning the kitchen). Making only 2.13 an hour and getting no tip when you're trying so hard is a terrible feeling. Although another possibility is that she had another table with a $100 bill, and yours was only $20 and she took priority over the table who she thought would leave a bigger tip. Also, someone once said, "how long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on"--I highly doubt it took seriously 25 minutes for a refill, and if it did, YOU should've asked someone else.

Answer 3

Waiters in general get a little over $2.00 an hour. If the waiter is trying and has a good attitude, tip her, look around if there is a waiter shortage, don't punish her, talk to management. If a waiter is rude for no reason other than that is the way she works, leave a one cent tip, that should tell her to smile and be nicer to the next table she waits.

Answer 4

Heck, yeah! Tips are left to show your appreciation for the good service. I've heard that the word "tips" means "To Insure Proper Service". I always take into consideration how good the service was when deciding how much to tip. I can't stand eating with people who insist on leaving more than the waiter deserved because they make less than minimum wage. Oh, well, they knew what the job paid when they took it and it's not up to me to make sure they cover their rent this month. Do a good job, get good tips.

Answer 5

It depends. I live in a small town where everyone knows everyone else. When eating there, I always tip the regular amount. Too much bad feelings if I don't.

In a place I'll never return to, there is no tip. No service, no tip. No credit card payment either. Too easy to get revenge by selling the credit card number.

Answer 6

I would never leave no tip. Food service is just that--a service. Not tipping is technically stealing a service. Like paying for a dress to get altered. If they alter it and you walk out, you didn't steal the dress--you stole their service. Even if she does a bad job, I just reduce the tip to cover about 10%. If she's good, I round up the nearest dollar on the bill, calculate 15%, and then round up to the nearest dollar.

Answer 7

NO Waiters and waitress count on their tips because their pay isn't much but if they are doing a terrible job why should you reward that with a tip.

Answer 8

It depends on the situation. Is the place crazy busy and she is being run off her feet or is it slow and she's spending time chatting with her friends or co workers. If she or he is really busy and maybe the only person working, I can understand.

Answer 9

I may reduce it to 10% or so for bad service when she is busy. For no tip, she has to be really bad--not just busy or forgetfull. Bad enough I want to see a manager.

Answer 10

I leave a very small tip if you leave none they tend to think you just forgot or that you leave it with the cashier when you cash out