is it the law to give tips after a meal?

Question

is it the law to give 10-15% tips after a meal at a restaurant even if they gave u really bad service?

Answer 1

nope...just a courtesy...also i think it keeps the wait staff from being nasty to the customers...if they are nasty...they dont get a tip

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Some states tax the help for a certain percentage of tips even though they may not have received that amount. Because of this, it is courteous to leave a waiter at least 15% of your total bill, providing the service was satisfactory. If not, we always leave a 10% tip. We had one restaurant add 15% tip to our credit card when we paid our tab. We had already left a sizable cash tip on the table. Needless to say, we retrieved the cash tip and never went back. Every business has their own policies, I think rules vary in different states but tipping is not a law in most states.

Answer 4

It's not law, but it is part of the servers' salary. Most restaurants pay below minimum wage. They expect servers to make up the rest in tips. It should be law or restaurants shouldn't get away with paying slave wages. The % that you tip has gone up from 10% to 15%. I always start my tip at 15%. Depending on the service, it will go up or down. The word tip is an abbreviation for, To Insure Promptness. I waited tables for many years. What I tell people who don't like to tip; Go to restaurants that don't have table service, like Mc Donald's'. Also if you go out and you get bad service, don't leave without tipping. When you do that, your sever will just think you forgot to tip. Leave 50 cents or a dollar and include a penny. Leaving a penny is how you tell your server you didn't enjoy the service.

Answer 5

There is no law regarding tipping. Some restaurants may charge a mandatory tip for large parties. Unless you had bad service, though, you should tip your waiter or waitress. Restaurants don't pay these workers at the same rate of pay as everyone else. Some only make $2.13 an hour and rely on the tips to make a living. Some restaurants figure approximately an 8% tip rate for wait staff and show that on their W-2s at the end of the year, so if they don't make the 8%, they still have to pay taxes as if they did. This is partly to get around the fact that *some* hide how much in tips they actually make.

Answer 6

no, its not a law.

and a 10% tip isn't worth the time of the server.
18-20% is an appropriate tip. If your service is bad, then 11% is as low as you should go.

What most people don't understand about servers is in most states they don't even get paid Min. Wage. When i severed i was paid $2.13 and i had to claim 11% of my sales every night. so i was taxed that i made $11 on that $100 check that i only got $2 on. (and no, my service was GREAT- people just suck- hince why i'm not a server anymore :))

If your service was REALLY bad, then have a conversation with the manager. They need to know that they need to hire better help.

Answer 7

No, it's not the law. The only time I don't leave a 15%-20% tip is when the server is rude to me, or if the server is obviously fooling around instead of providing good service. Even if the service isn't that great but it seems like the server is trying, I'll tip.

Answer 8

I won't abide by that law if it is a law, poor service deserves no tips. I always tip after a meal and I did receive good service but definitely not if I get really bad service! No Way!

Answer 9

No, if it was, there would be many more people in jail right now. How much you tip is up to you. The norm is 15-20% If the service is bad and you really don't want to give them 10%, at least give them something since they did the work. Maybe they were having a bad day!

Answer 10

No. It's a courtesy. Even if the place has a policy to add a gratuity for a certain number of people in party you are not legally obligated to pay.

I dislike going to a nice restaurant and getting crappy service but having a gratuity added on anyway. I don't tip percentages - I tip according to service.

Answer 11

It is not the law, but many restaurants will add a gratuity to your bill if it's a large party (must be posted, or printed on menu). Many higher end restaurants automatically add on gratuity to everyone (and it's not 15%). We do 18% at my restaurant. But if you get bad service, you should ask to speak to a manager, or call back later (they need to know, and might invite you back to dine on them). It's also OK to tip accordingly. If you got bad service, they deserve a bad tip.