It doesn't seem right to tip based upon cost instead of quality of service. Why should the tip for a $10 entree be $2 and the tip for a $25 entree be $5 at the same restaurant? One wasn't any harder to serve than the other, no extra work was done, my drink was refilled the same number of times, etc. Trust me, I have had $5-10 dinners served with more attention to service than alot of the $50 ones I have had.
2007-02-28 07:39:52 · 10 answers · asked by Cary M 2 in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
I'm not sure but I don't think it's a rule you really have to follow. We've tipped $5 on a $7 tab because the server was really nice a attentive. We've also not tipped well when the service and bad, the server themselves were rude, and when the food was awful. My fiancee is a chef and I've worked at as a server before so maybe we are more critical, but he's also tipped hostesses and busboys who were obviously working hard and made us feel welcomed. There's no real law that says you have to tip a certain amount, I just look at how much the server did for us and their overall attitude. Just remember....if you tip really bad they may remember you, but it is your money and you shouldn't give it to anyone you dont think deserves it!
2007-02-28 09:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by acdshottie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a better method for tipping by all means enlighten us.
In Europe the tip is automatically included in the tab. But here in the USA where people are always looking for a good deal, tipping is optional. However, no matter how good or how bad the service, that server has to pay bills like most everyone else. It is just bad manners not to leave a reasonable tip. If you don't have enough money to tip, tell the server so that they will not feel bad.
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If you are not comfortable with leaving a 15% tip then you should consider eating fast food or take out. I am not nor ever have been a server but if I can't leave a tip I stay away from the restaurant.
2007-03-01 14:41:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never tip percent - always to service. Case in point:
I was at IHOP last night and ordered a Diet Coke and a small salad. The other person had coffee. I asked for the salad on a big plate. The total bill was $6.25. My tip was the same - $6.25, totaling out at $12.50. The reason I tipped so good is she kept my soda glass filled for the 2-3 hours I was there. It was a slow time, but she made extra efforts to make sure we were taken care of. If I had tipped 25-30% - deemed a great tip - It would have been only $1-$2 and I felt she deserved more.
2007-03-01 07:21:26 · answer #3 · answered by txdavid74 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tip according to the service. Like you, I don't see why a more expensive dish should mean a bigger tip. Tipping for expensive wine is also a gripe I have. Usually, I at least double the tax and round it up, but I have left smaller tips for poor service.
Once I tipped a nickel because the service was so rude and slow. The waiter and bus boy ignored us and the food was awful. They got the message, and shouted and swore at me as we left. Incidentally, that restaurant failed. Another time, at the 'Top of The Mark,' in San Francisco, I left no tip and wrote on the check 'No tip because of bad service and poor food.'
I don't like the European way (though it may be better for the waiter) because there is no incentive for waiters to go out of their way to provide great service--so, all too often--they don't.
A good waiter in a nice restaurant in the US can do very well from tips.
2007-03-03 22:54:25 · answer #4 · answered by not the real me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a rule, it 15%. I cheat and usually just look at the taxes to give me an idea. I don't see tipping as a given. I tip also on service. I have even come back to a restaurant and given more because I felt that i didn't tip well the first time.
2007-02-28 08:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by kitty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just a general rule. Tip based on your service and how you feel. The guideline is in place to simply say never tip less than that amount, unless the service is poor. Doubling the tax can also be a good way to calculate the tip too.
2007-02-28 07:49:47 · answer #6 · answered by codenamex_47 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason is good ol Uncle Sam taxes the server on the food they sell. Tipping should be at least what the tax on the ticket is cause thats what most rest. tax there employees so if you really want the server to be tipped you must tip more than that other vise you cost the server money. T.I.P.S stands for To Insure Prompt Service
2007-02-28 09:55:44 · answer #7 · answered by leopardwoman777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minimum of 15% of the bill (not including taxes), but in the US and most of Canada, tipping is at the diner's discretion unless the management has stated it will add the service into the bill. If you are having a big party at a restaurant they will add the tip on to the bill without your discretion.
In foreign countries, especially in Europe, they tip is added into the bill by the proprietor and you must pay their bill and tip.
2007-02-28 10:45:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know that is a great question and I totally agree about service for cheap meals usually being better than expensive ones....I wish I knew the answer...I think I am going to check back on this one....
2007-02-28 07:47:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
so they can get more money out of you.
2014-07-18 06:07:16 · answer #10 · answered by LISA 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋