If you go out to dinner and the service is good.Why would you leave a bad tip?Or not at least 15%?

Answer 1

some people are cheap and dont care about the fact that people in the service industry RELY on theyre tips to survive, especially since they get paid so little.

Answer 2

A good service is not what the waiter thinks. It's what the customer thinks. If the customer doesn't feel the service is good, generally the tip will go down. Nowdays, every waiter expects that their customers give a 15% tip regardless of the service. It's also due to the way their pays are being calculated by using 15% tip as the markup (which is I guess is accepted by the state).
A good waiter always brings the appetizers in time and well before the main course (not with the main course), periodically checks to see if the customer needs anything, fills any empty drinks before it is emptied (not when the cusotmer had to see in the waiter's direction over and over and finally get hold of the waiter to get something or fill something up), A good smile, showing some care towards the customer , being happy to serve the person (if the waiter thinks bad, it shows on the face). Always checking with the customer if the food was good and if there was any trouble or issues. At the end, making sure everything was done satisfactorily, and done in time.
Now when you do these things and ask these questions in a good manner, even if the customer feels something was not up to the par, he will atleast realize that you tried your best, and gave every chance for you to respond to anything that you disliked. Inspite of all this, if a customer doesn't tip you well, then he's not a good customer.
Some restaurants have less waiters to serve more, which becomes a problem in quality. If any customer notices such issues, you have to complain to the manager and the establishment mgmt itself. A good restaurant worries about quality and not just quantity. They will have enough waiters in the restaurant to pay good attention to every customer.
If a waiter is one of those persons, stuck in a bad restaurant where there isn't enough waiter's, he won't be able to provide good service and there will be this tipping problem. It's better to leave such restaurants.

Answer 3

First of all, a tip is a gratuity. That means that it is a discretionary thing. Wait staff seem to have the attitude that they are entitled to a tip, and don't care much about the service they provide.
The wait staff are paid a salary for their work. When it costs me $25 for a pizza that I could have made myself for $15 and then have to fork over an additional $4 to have someone throw some food on my table, i find it a bit much.
I do however appreciate good service and will leave a generous tip if i received good service.

Answer 4

If I am at a restaurant and the service is good, I will tip 15% plus an additional 2% for the bartender if I order a drink. But if I constantly have to ask the waiter/tress for something I will drop it to 10%.

Answer 5

Most people who have never worked was waitrons don't realize that "tipped employee" pay in the US is $2.19 per hour...yes that is correct...most waitrons make this no matter what restaurant they work for.....the US government justifies this by saying that the employee will receive tips that will cover the difference between the $2.19 per hour salary and the minimun wage, which is legally what any other business is required to pay. Employees are required to claim all tips that they make, however, the US government deems it reasonable to assume that ALL waitrons will make 15% of their food sales as tips, so they expect that tipped employees will claim this amount as their income for the year....if there is a discrepancy between the amount that the employee claims as total income for the year and the 15% of the employees total food sales for that same year, the government can empower the employer to collect the difference directly from the employees paycheck....

So, essentially, the US government says that you are expected to leave at least a 15% tip.....if the service or the food is unacceptable, get the manager....and if you can't afford to tip, then go to the drive thru...

Answer 6

I always tip at least 15% for good service.

I have no qualms about lowering the amount if it takes forever to acknowledge my existence, if the server doesn't check on me often enough to see that my drink needed refilling 15 minutes ago, or...and I HATE this...if I spend more time sitting waiting for the check than I did for the meal.

I understand that servers get slammed, and I take that into account. But when Latronda, Kelly and Lurlene are chatting back by the kitchen avoiding my eye like they owe me money, I get a tad irked.

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IMS: It's the 21st century, honey. Kick that tip up to 15% for good service. It's the going rate.

Answer 7

If service and food is good I leave at least 15% and I usually compliment the staff on a job well done.
If it's bad I still leave a tip, silly I know but maybe the staff are having a bad day or something.

Answer 8

Not everyone thinks the tip reflects just the service. Some believe it reflects the overall dining experience. I know it may not seem fair to hold the waiter accountable for the ambience or the taste of the food, etc., but that's how it works in some people's minds. So, I guess it pays to wait tables at a nicer restaurant where the whole experience will be good rather than to be a really great waiter at a place where you can't count on how the meal is going to be.

Answer 9

I think if you can't afford to leave a good tip, you shouldn't go to a place where people wait on you hand a foot, getting you whatever, whenever you want it. Go to the drive-thru and then go home and complain to yourself about how lousy your food or service was. Because most people that don't tip the way they should; are just looking for something to complain about anyway. I've worked in the food industry for 10 yrs. and it is almost impossible to please the majority of people. So, don't sweat it just know good things come to good people. And everybody may talk a lot of smack about people who work in restaurants, but just remember one thing; Everybody has to Eat!!!!

Answer 10

People who don't tip are the ones who have never had to work a manual labor or service job, and don't realize how much the waiters depend on the tips, don't realize the IRA makes the waiters pay taxes on the equivalent of 15% of their base pay, and don't appreciate the the fact that the waiters don't control the kitchen. I worked my way through law school in a steak house. I tip 20%.

If you can't afford to tip, don't eat out!

Answer 11

You should be prepared to leave a tip or don't go out to eat...the only time you should ever not leave a tip is when the service is bad.