In the following cases, how much will you tip?

Question

Lunch:
1. $5.60 (Good service, in a Mom&Pa restaurant)
2. $9.90 (Average service, in a franchised restaurant.)
3. $25.50 (Average service, in a normal restaurant.)

Dinner:
1.$25.50 (So-so service, in a good restaurant.)
2. $118.00 (Great service, in a up-scale restaurant.)

Answer 1

I'm almost without exception a 15%+ tipper. I'd probably go 20% in the good & great service situations and stick with 15% in the others.

Answer 2

I always tip the same, unless the server forgot several of my requests or was rude. If the server was very friendly or extremely helpful I may add on a few bucks. What I do is take the first digit in the bill (say $25.50) and double it and use that as a guideline for the MINIMUM tip amount. So 2.5 doubled is 5. I would tip $5 which is roughly 20 %. ( For $118.00 I would double the first two digits after rounding up: 12 X 2 = $24 tip.) If there are five people in my party I tip more than if there are only two because that is a lot more work. I do this because I am a server and I know it is NOT THE SERVER'S FAULT if my steak is overcooked or if my drink is poorly made. If I have a problem with my food I send it back but I do not penalize the server for this as long as he/she is helpful and understanding. I usually frequent the same restaurants where I know the food and service is excellent so I am rarely disappointed.
If the service is inexcusable lousy I leave $1 to make my point, but I have only done this once and it is NOT something I take pleasure in. I believe that tipping is a mandatory part of the dining experience and if you are cheap or just an as*hole then GO TO MCDONALD'S. If you don't tip and then return to the restaurant again expecting decent service... dream on. You will be served your food and then ignored until the check comes. I personally would never spit in anyone's food or otherwise tamper with it but I certainly exert the bare minimum of effort into waiting on non tippers and I make sure my tipping tables get most of the attention.

Answer 3

for all of the above I would tip NO less than 15 percent, even if the service is crappy. And the reason for that is, simply you never know if one person is having a bad day, and secondly there are some circumstances out of one's control even if everything is done correctly. Like the length of time it takes for food to come out could be the kitchen's fault. Also some hostesses have no clue how to follow the program of rotation and end up sitting some servers more than they can handle at once. And to top that off, a server's hourly wage is usually no more than about 2 something an hour. There are 2 types of people in servers occupation: the ones who condescendingly assume he's an idiot because he can't find a better job than waiting tables(who normally have a tendency to tip either really shitty or nothing at all) or the ones who appreciate what he does and take note that perhaps he's working this job because he's good at what he does(and further validate that appreciation by leaving a tip better than his hourly wage).

I'm a strong believer in Karma so I definitely would rather be the latter of the aforementioned clientele in a restaurant.

Answer 4

I always tip between 10-15% depending on how good the service is. If I have poor service than I will tip less than that. For lunch $5.60, I would probably tip between $1-2; for $9.90 I would tip $2; $25.50 $3-4. For dinner $25.50 $2-3 and $118.00 I would probably tip at least $20.00.

Answer 5

Lunch: 1. 1.50
2. 1.00
3. 2.50
Dinner: 1. 2.00
2. 25.00

I tip according to the service I receive. Great service earns 20% or more, good and average service earns 10%, and so-so service earns a so-so tip!

If you choose to be a wait person you are choosing to serve people you don't know, don't like or sometimes people you don't want to be around, it comes with the job. You have to serve no matter your personal feelings because you are working for tips!

If you are prejudice you probable need not become a wait person.

Answer 6

mom & pop place
pay with a ten and tell them you will be back
and service will even be better
applebee
2.00
marios restaurant
5.00
DINNER
2 bucks maybe your sever just sucked and they were at the best they can be
25.00
that person has take time to learn the job
the specials taken good care of you
and if the meal was out of this world buy the line cooks a beer for after work

Answer 7

1. $5.00
2. $3.00
3. $6.00

4. $6.00
5. $30.00

If I knew the server had made the tips I had seen above, I might even tip more to make up for the previous tips.

P.S. When I go out to eat I budget my money to include a great tip. If the service is poor, then I will save some money.

Answer 8

1. I would round out a tenner. Tell the server to keep the change. 2. Maybe $3.50 3. Maybe $7.00 Dinner 1. Maybe $5.00, no more than that though. 2. About $50

Answer 9

1. $1-2.00
2. 0
3. 0 to $3.00
4. 00
5. $ 5.00

Great service in an up scale restaurant is expected..
Never would i tip so-so service. no reference to change to better service.
average service, depends on the quality of food also..
mom and pop place i might be a regular.

i don't tip just to tip..

Answer 10

I never go by percentage, I always go by service and the type of restaurant...

I would probably tip $2 to them all except for the upscale restaurant, I would tip them at least $10 for great service. Maybe Im cheap, lol.