how do you tip at a bar, restaurant, or hair dresser?

Question

What is your critiera for your tipping style? Service, the look of the server/bartender/hairstylist? How much money you have? and so on

Answer 1

Hey....I've been in the Food and Beverage industry for some time and would like to give some advice/pointers if I may. I've been a bartender, server and was in management, as well!!! Folks serving you depend on their tips to "live". In many cases, they make less than minimum wage and can sometimes work 12-14 hour days....just to make ends meet!! Tips can make the difference betweena single mom/dad being able to adequately feed their children or provide other neccesities. Tips should always be based on service....how he person took care of you...etc!!! BUT...be mindful of how busy the server/bartender is. If the place is extremely busy...you will not be the CENTER of the UNIVERSE !!! It's not fair to other patrons or to your server!!! PLEASE....PLEASE...PLEASE...always tip between 15% - 20% of your total bill!!! NEVER...NEVER...tip based on what you have in your pocket !!! ALWAYS....ALWAYS...budget in a tip when you go out!!! Otherwise...PLEASE...PLEASE...stay at home and come out when you can afford to tip!!! Most of us love waiting on folks....but it hurts when we're not compensated properly!!! AND NO...a tip isn't automatically added to most bills (some places will add gratuities for parties of 6 or more...ask your server for your restaurant's or bar's policy. Thank you for asking....I can tell you're the kind of guest most servers/bartenders would love to take care of !!!

Answer 2

As have everyone else mentioned tipping is based on services rendered. Therefore at a bar, if i do not have a tab open and I pay per drink w/cash it is a dollar per drink,unless it is a very expensive or difficult drink to make, though if I have a tab it is usually 15-20% depending on the service.

At my hairstylist, I give the person that washes my hair $5 and the stylist 10-15%.

Waitstaff at a restaurant can range between 10-25% and keeping in mind that the waitstaff is partially only as good as their support (busboys, Barbacks, bartenders, host/hostesses) they usually have to do a tip out to them as well.

Answer 3

I'm not a drinker but:
Restaurant, no matter what the bill is I never leave less than $5...then according to the bill, I'll add more money and if they did a really amazing job, maybe a few more dollars (which also goes with if they did a horrible job, less money) So, usually between $8 & $10 for a $30 bill.

For my hair dresser, I give $2-$3 to the girl that washes my hair and $5 to the woman that cuts it (it'd probably be more, but she's the owner, so I see no reason to give her $10) the cut itself usually costs about $36

Answer 4

Hair Dresser - 10% of the full cost
Waitress - 10% for bad service -20% for OK service and 25% if I have it and the service was great.
Bar- $.50 one drink, $1.-2 drinks and so on. If I am in a bar for three hours my husband and I will have 6-8 soda's and or drinks so it adds up.

Answer 5

its simple: bar/restaurant you put it in the small black book they give you. You tip based on service ( norm is 10-15% BEFORE taxes) if they went out of their way and did a heck of a job give them 20% but if the servers did a horrible job you dont have to tip or if you do 5%.
Hairdresser is different, they do your hair as you like spend time with you and once you are done the hairdresser normally walks you to the front and you give her the 10-15% tip and just hand it to them OR if they dont walk you and they started their next client you could either do 1) leave it at the front bc they have tip boxes or 2) go to her station and leave the tip on her table.

In the end you tip how you felt the service was.

Answer 6

Restaurant or bar -- 15% is the norm. I tip 20% for great service. I work in the hospitality industry and 15% is the standard

Hair dresser -- 15% is again the norm -- my daughter is a stylist and that is the standard in her salon.

Answer 7

a waitress look to see how shes serviced you gave u x-tra napkins was nice, checked on you, made sure you had everything you needed and then based on that tip her but what ever the bill the tip should be 15% of the bill.

a hair dresser if she did you'r hair good about 5 bucks
if she did it like **** dont tip or giver them like 2 bucks
how ever you feeel.

bartender if she gives you you'r drinks the ones you ordered and if she dosent make you wait then at the end of ther night depending on you'r bill total again it all depends....
you should know if they drserve a good tip or not...

Answer 8

The better job they do, the better tip they get. Plain and simple.

I usually tip 20-35% for a server, a few dollars whenever I get drinks (but I rarely buy), and I am no authority on a hairstylist, because I rarely go (but last time I went, it was 15%).

Answer 9

at a restaurant 10% of the price of the meal. you dont tip at bars unless youve had loadz there and have a bill and then just add some extra change. you dont tip hair dressers.