Is 5% too much to tip?

Question

Thinking of taking the family to Ponderosa this weekend. Just don't want to tip too much

Answer 1

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Restaurants or bars
If you get awful service, talk to the manager. The manager cannot correct the situation if he doesn't know about it. Skipping the tip will not accomplish anything, and the next poor customer who gets that server will get the same service you did.

If you are buying the meal and someone offers to get the tip, tell them they can buy next time, and you pay the whole thing. This prevents any uneasiness about them seeing the amount of the bill or worrying that they will be stingy on the tip.

Restaurants report a percentage (around 12%) of the gross sales for food and beverage to the IRS for their staff. This means that if you have a $200 food bill and $200 wine bill, the restaurant will report 12% of $400 or $48 as income to the server. In other words, the server has to pay tax on it whether you tip it or not. If the restaurants do not report it accurately, the restaurant and the wait staff get audited by the IRS.

Please don't get hung up on the 12%. It is just a reasonable example. I recommend tipping 10-15% on the alcohol and 15-20% on the food. 10% on the wine is perfectly acceptable. Whether to tip 10 or 15 percent would depend in large part on how helpful the server was in choosing the wine and serving it.

Food server - 15-20%.
Counter service - 15-20%.
Cocktail server - 15-20%. For free drinks in Vegas, tip $1-2 per round.
Bartender - 15-20% or $1 per drink. If at the bar before a meal, settle up with the bartender before you go to your table.
Wine steward - 10% of wine bill.
If a bar has a cover charge, you do not tip on it.
Busboys - Nothing, unless he did something extra special like cleaning up a huge mess. Then give him $1-2.
Maitre d' - Nothing, unless he gets you a special table or the restaurant is full and you had no reservation. Then give $5-10 or more.
Coat check - $1
Restroom attendant - $1
Separate checks - If you want separate checks, ask the server to go ahead and add 18% gratuity to each check.
Musician in lounge - $1-5
Musician that visits table - $2-3 if you make a special request. Optional if he just stops by and plays.
Takeout - If you get good service, in other words, the waiter gets and packages the food, then tip $1-2 or up to 10%.
Drive through - Nothing.
Self-service restaurant or buffet - Nothing unless there is some service. Tip 10% if the server delivers all or part of your meal or keeps your drinks refilled.
When breakfast is included in the price of the hotel room - Estimate the value of the meal by looking at a menu. If there is no breakfast menu, consider the quality of the hotel and the price of an evening meal, then make your best estimate. Your tip should be 15-20% of your estimate.
Teppanyaki chef - 15-20% of the total bill. The gratuity will be split among the wait staff and the chef.

Answer 2

If someone took me to Ponderosa for a meal and I saw the host leave a 5% tip, I would offer to leave the tip, since it would seem obvious that taking us out to dinner was too much of a financial burden in the first place.

Answer 3

Personally, I give 5bucks minimum or at least 20% of the bill. If you have worked in the food service industry you'd understand how much it sucks dealing with the public and counting on them as your only source of income. If you do get terrible service though, try to think about whether it was completely their fault and tip accordingly.

Answer 4

Its 10 to 15% of the bill

Answer 5

If it's a sit-down service then 10-15% assuming it's good service. Anything more is idiotic. 5% is ok if you're never going back and you don't give a damn if the waitress gets enough money to get drunk this weekend.

Answer 6

I think I read in a book about manners once, that the proper amount of tipping is 10% of the total bill. but you can always tip more if you think the food or the service is worth it.

Answer 7

ohhh Ponerosa. I havent seen one of those in years yum yum i didnt even know they still had them. please can a come too?
sorry but honestly keep in mind that most wairesses and waiters depend on their tips. their paychecks usually come back void after taxes. I always thought it was 14 percent actually. I dont know but what I do know is they dont really get any compesation besides their tips. If they give you bad service though I wouldnt tip much.

Answer 8

When I move in with my man he will be helping me around the house and hes even admitted it to me and all, he doesnt have a job yet but he is looking. He makes me laugh even if it means im not laughing with him but at him. He wouldn't dare lie to me because id break his legs. I am spoilt all the time by him and i love it. And the best thing about it is.. Hes only one man!!!

Answer 9

Absolutely. The best tip is a harsh criticism of whatever they're most proud of. A punch in the face also works if their spirits are already particularly oppressed.

Answer 10

No, I'd say 5% is too little. I usually start at 15%.