I had dinner at Longhorns last night and everything was great the service was fast and the food was great. The tab came to $50 and I left a $12 tip. Do you think this was to much/to little? And what would you have left?
2007-09-25 04:12:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dining Out ➔ Other - Dining Out
The way I usually decide tips is like this:
If the service was great then I figure out 20% and add 2 dollars.
If the service was okay but not great than I figure up 10% and add 2 dollars.
If the service was terrible I leave 5% and a note on how to make it better.
2007-09-25 04:36:11 · update #1
You did good. I do the same thing by always leaving a couple of extra dollars on top of a good tip, coz it won't really make a big difference in my pocket if I leave $12 or $13 instead of $10 (which would be the normal 20%) and I know it will make up for somebody else leaving a great server a bad tip just because they are cheapskates.
2007-09-25 12:08:20 · answer #1 · answered by Minna V 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have left $10. That's 20%. I leave 20% if my dining out experience was great. 10 to 15% if it was OK to Good. If my server had an undesired attitude and the food wasn't very good, I wouldn't leave a tip. I would pay the amount on the bill and leave.
I think a tip is something extra you give to people for doing a good job. for example, if a taxi driver gets you somewhere fast, give him a tip.
If the server was undesired but the food was great, I would leave a small tip and let the manager know about the server. Unfortunately, everyone has to split tips in that industry.
2007-09-25 13:39:43 · answer #2 · answered by Scotty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you left the right amount. I would have left the same thing. If I have really good or great service, I usually leave 25%. Average service I leave 20% and not so good service I still leave 15%. Waitressing is a very hard job and they make such low hourly wages.
2007-09-25 11:33:28 · answer #3 · answered by shayshay7000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think 20% minimum if your service was great and you really enjoyed yourself. Service is 80% of your whole experience. Any by the way...if you get rotten service (not problems with the kitchen or bar) just plain rotten unfriendly service...make sure you leave zero for a tip. Why reward rotten service? A terrible server will never change if he/she still makes 10-15% tips.
2007-09-25 11:21:01 · answer #4 · answered by x dee x 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You left a good tip that reflected your contentment with the service.
As a general rule an acceptable tip is in the 15% to 20% range and your tip was 24%.
2007-09-25 11:17:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How did you decide on $12 at 24%....just curious. I probably would have left $10 just because $12 seems like an odd number and it's 20% of the bill since etiquette dictates 15% to be the norm.
2007-09-25 11:21:40 · answer #6 · answered by rcButterfly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I leave 20% if my service & food were great. So $10.
2007-09-25 22:33:03 · answer #7 · answered by Maebnus 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That tip was very generous. The average is 15% and you left 25%. I would have left about that if the service was good.
2007-09-25 11:17:03 · answer #8 · answered by buckeye45694 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you left a little more than 20% which was a good choice if you had great service and quality food.
2007-09-25 11:17:22 · answer #9 · answered by Kym 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The minimal tip would have been $ 7.50 so if the service was extremely well, I probably would've left a $10 tip.
2007-09-25 11:17:16 · answer #10 · answered by cna_angel06 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋