2007-08-13 21:53:16 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
It all depends on the service! If the service is good, then it is a $10-$20 tip. If the service is not so good, or the food order is wrong and not immediately corrected, then the tip is reduced considerably
If the service is really good I will tip more. I have been know to leave a $40 tip on a $60 check! If it is poor, the tip may be in coins!
A tip is payment for the waiter's service. They should not expect it just for doing the minimum or less!
2007-08-14 16:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by fire4511 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The average tip is 15% of the bill, so in this case 15.00$ I would personally take this as your general guideline and then go up or down based on service. If the service was exceptional I might leave 20.00, if they were really slow or rude, or messed my order up I would deduct the amount I felt appropriate from the tip. It's all about how you feel you were served at the restaurant, servers are providing you a service and if you are a good customer (not an ***) you should expect to receive good service and the servers tip should comiserate with that level of service!
2007-08-14 05:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by cattier23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Always depends on the service. For a 100$ check for two people, that would be a nice place (where I live) if the server was excellent I don't mind leaving 25$ but if the server was horrible and seemed to care less if I was there or not, they might get 5$. Tips should not be something automatically given. Screw the whole 15% no matter what. I feel if you earned it I have no problems in giving a great tip.
2007-08-14 01:47:16 · answer #3 · answered by mastercheddaar 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If the service was good, I would leave $20. If you were a demanding table I would leave at least that, especially. Like, if you needed 3 drink refills per person, etc etc. $15 would tell the server that they were barely average. Really 18-20% is the norm now, especially when you consider that in many states (such as where I live) servers only make like $2-$3 an hour. (I make $2.33/hr) and then they have to tip out, quite a bit sometimes.
And to whoever said 10%...you might as well slap the server in the face, it's pretty insulting to get only 10%.
2007-08-14 06:26:27 · answer #4 · answered by Kate 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Between 15 and 20% for the most part. Assuming they did the basics but weren't exceptional I'd probably leave between $15 and $16 dollars. But if they were absolutely wonderful like the waiter we had last year on our anniversary, then they'd walk away with closer to 30%.
2007-08-14 04:12:13 · answer #5 · answered by karnythia 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
At least $20. At most restaurants a portion of the tip is given to the host, busser, bartender, etc., so that great tip you think you're leaving your server doesn't all go in their pocket. Also, the higher a bill, the more work for the server, as there are usually a larger number of guests to wait on. And most people probably don't realize that besides tips, your waitress if probably only making about $3 an hour.
2007-08-14 05:18:11 · answer #6 · answered by Melissa J 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Also, remember that a restaurant has to report a waiters taxable wages based on sales they had with 15%, because the IRS assumes that as the standard rate for tips and will charge income tax, no matter if there was an actual tip or not.
2007-08-14 02:09:19 · answer #7 · answered by Sabine M 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
A typical tip ranges from 15% to 25%. 15% for average service and 25% for phenomenal service. A great "tip" is to double the sales tax, which is 7.65% (in the U.S.).
Remember that TIPS is an acronym for To Insure Prompt Service. This is your way of expressing to your waitstaff how much you appreciate the job you have done. The hourly payrate for waitstaff is very low and to say that they work for tips is in no way an exaggeration.
2007-08-14 00:56:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
15% is no longer the standard for average serving. It has been bumped to 18% as the price of everything is rising, and servers have to live, too. Don't be afraid to tip higher than 20-25% if the waiter did a great job. I would leave at least $25 on this.
-B
2007-08-14 04:50:51 · answer #9 · answered by TypeA 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
It all depends on the service. Average service generally will get 15% as a rule and excellent service will get in the 20% range.
However poor service and non-existent service should not guarantee a standard tip.
2007-08-14 00:53:25 · answer #10 · answered by cjrrock 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋