I am a server at a family restaurant, and I have seen it all. I treat every table the same as it is my job to do so, but I seem to come across people that don't tip at all at least once a week. Obviously, I won't do this forever, but I was just wondering what the general public uses as their basis for tipping?
2007-02-26 04:02:46 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
20%.
New York-
Long Island area.
twice tip rounded up to the next dollar- never any change- if not as great.
Been a diner waitress through college, and a banquet waitress.
Been a bartender.
Got better tips when i learned my job, though, I gotta say!
Twice tax went to fivers guaranteed in the smoking section- and the money was worth more then, so it was a compliment.
Good luck.
2007-02-26 04:09:38 · answer #1 · answered by starryeyed 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am a server as well, so my answer is probably biased. I tip 20 percent pretty much on every check, if not more. I will tip less if the service is absolutely awful. I come across people all the time that do not know how to tip. As a standard I think that the general public does 15-20 % depending on the service and their dining experience. It's obvious that not everyone knows how to tip as well as they should, whether it's from bad math skills or just being cheap. I have seen it all as well. You can have tables in the same night, one with a 30 dollar check that leaves you 10 dollars, and then one who leaves 10 dollars on a check over 100.
Just a story here- I had a table recently who came and took their 1 dollar tip BACK (55 dollar check) after the manager took the alcohol they were trying to leave the building with- they put the vodka they ordered in their Gatorade bottle.
2007-03-01 14:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by Colleen Cook 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since I am a student with no income, my normal tip is double tax (so 2 x a little over 8 percent) = 16-17% if the service is good to excellent. Service would have to be absolutely amazing to get more, but I know this will change once I have an income!
2007-02-26 15:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by saria 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
%15 is the base and it can go up or down from there. I will not tip well if I have to keep reminding my server about things. What if the food sucked, is that the servers fault? No, But I dont feel it should be my problem and shouldn't have to give extra money for a bad meal.
2007-02-26 13:35:20 · answer #4 · answered by chris a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20% for good service. But, if the service is poor we do the basic 15%. You have to think about not just the server, but the busboys and behind the counter people. If the server is good they share a percentage of their tips.
2007-02-26 14:59:09 · answer #5 · answered by CRNMinSD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the service is good I tip at 20%. That's always my "going in" position. I expect good service and normally get it. Anyway, my thought process is that the wait staff are going to take care of me. The tip is reduced by poor service. If I got really poor service I would leave a quarter and would notify the manager.
2007-02-26 13:05:05 · answer #6 · answered by SA Writer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a server does not earn his/her tip, by leaving me with an empty drink glass, forgetting my table in favor of others (both have happened to me numerous times) they get NO tip from me. If a server gives moderate service, passable service, they get around 15%. If a server goes above and beyond (like the one I had at Frisch's last Friday) they get about 30%.
2007-02-26 12:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by Jessie P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I tip 20-25% for great to excellent service, because I've been in your shoes too. What I came to discover is that either people are cheapskates or that they assume the person or people they're with are leaving the tip...so nobody does! I've heard that all too many times. They get to the register and one person turns to the next and says "How much did you leave for a tip?" and the other person says "I thought you left the tip!"
Sucks, but true.
2007-02-26 12:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently I'm not with the times according to the other answers but I tip from 15-17%...17% when I feel I get excellent service...
According to tipping.org however...
15% to 20% of bill.
If you receive excellent service or if it is a 4 star + restaurant or large parties, a 20% or greater tip is recommended.
2007-02-26 12:24:39 · answer #9 · answered by Carlos C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
15-20%. You will probably get 30 answers and they will all be the same...bad tippers aren't going to admit it.
In Europe, though, it is not customary to tip at all! If you try, they will often take it, but often they see it as a handout, as though you are treating them like a beggar. I used to think that was why Rachel Ray was such a crappy tipper on "$40 a day" but then saw some shows she did in the US and she was just as stingy. Down with Rachel Ray and her annoying giggle!!!
2007-02-26 12:54:28 · answer #10 · answered by Killer B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I normally tip 20%. If the service is just not there then I'll leave 10%, but never leave no tip.
2007-02-26 12:48:29 · answer #11 · answered by I Know, I Know 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋