Would you tip on the whole bill? or just on the meal?
2007-01-17 05:25:51 · 20 answers · asked by DARLENE M 1 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
I'd say give him/her 20% on the meal, nobody would expect you to tip for the wine.
2007-01-17 05:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tip the total bill amount!!! I am a waitress in Missouri and we automatically add a tip of 20% to any bill over a $200 and for parties of 6 or more. It is only polite to tip accordingly. If you are in a fancy place, I'm sure they poured you a glass of that wine too and catered to everything you desired. If the service is bad though I would tip 10-15% at least. But yes if the wine is taxable it should be tipped on.
2007-01-17 07:32:02 · answer #2 · answered by navyspse 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tip should be between $102.50 (15% of the total) and $130.00 (20%.) At a restaurant, if you purchase alcohol at dinner it is curtious to tip on top of the alcohol purchase. After all, the server takes responsibility for selecting the correct wine for you, opening the bottle and serving it. If you are dining at a finer restaurant, as I assume you were if you purchased a $500 bottle, then there is usually also a wine steward, who takes a percentage of the servers tips. If you don't tip on the alcohol, then the server is left giving the wine steward the same percentage on a much smaller tip.
Keep in mind for the future that the tipping standard is different if you bring the wine yourself. If you byob, but the server still opens and pours the wine for you, you will still tip on the wine. If you go to the same restaurant and your bill is $150, and you brought your own $500 bottle of wine, then you would leave 5-10% of the value of the bottle of wine on top of the 15-20% on the original check. The tip on the food would be $22.50-$30.00, plus $25-$50 (at your discretion) for the bottle of wine you brought. Overall tip in that scenario being $47.50 to $80.
2007-01-17 06:17:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Of course you tip for the wine. The service on that is an extremely important part of the meal. Also, if the wine cost $500, it's an extremely fancy restaurant and your tip had better be a MINIMUM of 20% or $130.
2007-01-17 05:34:39 · answer #4 · answered by Venice Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You tip on the entire meal, including the wine. And - I'm assuming it is the same in all states - in Texas there is no sales tax on alcohol in a restaurant so you cannot rely on the tax to give you an accurate number. 15-20% of the total bill is customary - $98-130.
2007-01-17 08:26:31 · answer #5 · answered by cinren13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course you tip on the whole meal. Anyone who can afford to spend $500 on a bottle of wine, can certainly afford the appropriate tip. Not tipping on the whole bill is just plain cheap.
2007-01-17 05:45:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would tip according to service.
If you received excellent service, tip 20%.
You can afford the extra $130 if you can afford a $650 meal and drinks.
If the service wasn't great, but you felt it was good, tip accordingly.
However, I would not tip less than $65 unless the service was just adequate.
2007-01-17 05:35:36 · answer #7 · answered by Josi 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you can afford to spend that much on wine than you can afford to tip the whole bill. Typically you do tip on the entire bill, if you went out and had 2 martinis would you not include that in the cost of the meal? I would tip areound 100.00-150.00 on that 650.00 bill.
2007-01-17 08:24:40 · answer #8 · answered by Tracy L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say about $45 b/c 30 is about 20% w/o the wine, and then give some for the wine
2007-01-17 05:38:04 · answer #9 · answered by oopsydaisy500 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip your server 25% of the total bill if the service was good.
2007-01-17 08:00:04 · answer #10 · answered by acesfourpal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋