When dining out, do you tip well?

Question

Serious answers only. Do you tip well when you dine out? Does it depend on the service?

Answer 1

I tip like I'm paying protection money. If I'm going to go there often, I tip really well, like 20%+ (on the whole bill, including tax). If I'm not, I tip normally about 15% on the price excluding tax.

Look at it this way - if you are deemed a problem customer or an ****** by the wait staff, "something might happen" to your food from the kitchen to the table. So, I usually want the wait staff at places I go often to want to fight for my table - I'd much rather they say, "Hey look! It's that great customer so-and-so! He's so nice and tips really well. Let me go and say hi!" instead of, "Oh, sh!t....look who it is..... cheapie cheap-skate who's always b1tching about something....."

Answer 2

When dining out, i do in fact tip well, usually 20% of the total bill. Waiters and waitresses are not paid minimum wage, as they are expected to get tips to make up the differance. This does, however, depend on the service i receive. If the server does not come back and ask if i need a refill of whatever i am drinking, or ask if everything is okay now and than, the tip does go down. For any server that goes beyond the normal call of duty, than the tips goes up also. I do not however, blame the server for bad food. I will simply complain to management that the meal was not up to standard, and still tip the server.

Answer 3

Dependant on how much I get and how pleasant the server is. However, if the server has a problem, I will occasionally inquire as to how their day was and what made them like they are. A little bit of talk therapy on occasion can brighten someone's day, because I doubt any of the other customers care if your boyfriend just dumped you, you got a lousy customer prior, just got evicted, lost your house, or your pet just died, most of them see a server simply as the "food delivery machine." After a bit of venting, a server will likely be much more pleasant, and appreciative; unless they're just bitter, which happens also.

I have never avoided tipping when I have eaten out. If I just have a cup of coffee and a danish, I'll usually tip the full amount of the tab, rounded up or down. So, on a three-dollar tab I will give a three-dollar tip. However, on more expensive bills, such as dinner at a fine dining establishment, I will tip around 20-30% for good service (not necessarily "friendly" service, I don't expect higher class waitstaff to be buddy-buddy with me). I will not completely eliminate a tip for a server because, despite the attitude, they served me, and that is the minimum that a server needs to do. So, I will give 5-10% in that case.

Answer 4

Although my wife doesn't believe in tipping for poor service received, I do but the tip is usually a lot less than I planned.If a waiter or waitress gives you good service then I believe they should not only get a good tip but should be commended for the service they gave.Most of these people work for minimum wage and deserve the extra money for their services.
Here's a short story I have to tell you. I go to the mall and sometimes stop for a submarine.A woman who works there (she is also the manager) is always smiling and goes out of her way to serve the customers. One day I tipped her and commented on how great she was with people and always so cheerful. Jokingly she looked at me and said "it must be the medication I'm on" and smiled. I told her she should hand out some of that medication to other people who work with the public since they needed to work on customer relations.
Anyhow, for those of you who work with the public I only have this to say.Leave your problems at home and approach customers with a smile and BE NICE & COURTEOUS.I know it will make you feel better and it just might include a nice tip for you.

Answer 5

I tip 15% on food and beverages I don`t include a tip on the tax only on the sub total. If the service is really good I may leave 20% if the service is really really bad I leave 10%. service is the key here so my answer is yes it does depend on the service. Are you in the hospitaly industry?

Answer 6

It does depend on the service. I will leave up to 25% usually, but once I left a waitress 1 cent and told her:" that is what your service was worth to me". The next time she was great and got her $10 tip on a $40 bill

Answer 7

I was a server back in college...I know how hard these folks work and how much they depend on tip-based income...so, yes I usually tip well (15-20+%).

If the service is bad...I'll reduce that...or even eliminate the tip alltogether...but only if it's a server issue...your waiter shouldn't be held accountable for kitchen errors or management related issues....

Answer 8

I occasionally tip, normally rounding the bill up, or putting 10%. This may be because in England tipping isn't considered as obligatory as it is in the USA. Over here I definately wouldn't tip 20-30%, as staff are paid a relatively decent amount and tips are just a small 'bonus'.

Answer 9

I go out to eat often and usually tip 20-30%. Even if I only go to IHOP, I still tip well. I feel bad when someone in my party leaves two or three dollars and some change.

Answer 10

It does vary depending on the service, but normally I will give between 15-20% for tips...the wait staff works very hard and it's a thankless job...lots of rude people to wait on and I don't want to be one of them!