just yesterday my girlfriend got no money on a $200 tab. and has to tip out 3 percent. so she actually paid 6 bucks to be a server for that table. thats what i call awesome and classy
10% standard service. If some is extremely nice or goes beyond the norm 20% If I'm at a bar\restaurant and there numerous hours watching the games I usually give 50% since we were in their section all day.... Don't tip take out...haircut maybe 4 bucks...
I have somewhat of a sliding scale (higher for cheaper tickets, lower the more expensive it was) depending on where I am, how expensive the check was, and the quality of service. For example if I'm at Chilis, have decent service and the checks only about ten bucks, I'll still leave $3 or so. For a $20 - $50 bill I'll leave 20%... above that as the bill and tip starts getting more expensive, I'll typically slowly slide down from 20% to 15%.
My grandfather is a crazy b*stard. If you keep his glass full and are friendly then he will leave you fifty plus depending on the bill. It's outrageous how much he will drop on awesome service. And on the other hand he's horrible to go out with when the service is so-so or crappy. He complains the whole time, mumbles, and then will leave nothing if it comes to it. Once there were twelve of us at Sonny's. He left the waiter 75.00 for taking such good care of us. I told him, "Dayum Grandpa. Had I known that I would of made us something at home and you could have just given me the seventy five." I normally don't tip because I normally don't pay. :grin: That's Juicy's job.
i tip but i think the whole idea being based on a percentage of the price of the food is r****ded. whether i order a 9 dollar cheeseburger or the $15 baby back ribs, why should i tip more simply because the ribs cost more? the waiter doesn't do anything different than bring me my food and fill my drink.
Never less than 20% unless the service is bad. If they've got a personality and do a great job, I'll sometimes tip 50%. That's gotta be a sucky job, so they deserve it if they can act like they give a damn. :grin:
yes for instance where she works. one to the bar, one to the food runner, and one to the busser if they happen to have one that night. i think its funny when people tip say $8 on say $100 you give $3 of that away so you end up with $5. then you have to pay taxes also and the more food/alcohol sales you have the more money you have to claim for tax purposes so your $2.13 an hour turns into maybe 30 cents an hour. and as a rule in my opinion everyone i have worked with in this industry does not like having a black table, and some of the black people i have worked with are more vocal about it then anyone else in there displeasure of waiting on a black table. on average they will receive the same level of service (although not always, greet times or refills can be bad, or other things) but just way too often are either rude or tip horribly. you just have to do your best to take it in stride and realize its part of the job and not let it effect your service to other tables. in saying that ive had plenty of black people i have been a server or bartender for that have been great and tipped decent. and to the other extreme, asian people are usually very polite and tip well and usually only drink water or alcohol. which i think is smart. its just not practical spending almost 3 bucks for tea or a coke. and to the other extreme
15-20%, but it all depends on where I am and what I'm doing. Several of my friends are bartenders, and my tab is always much cheaper than it ought to be, so I sometimes tip more. Service has to be exceptionally poor for me to do less than 15%.
I usually double the tax. When I get horrible service I let them know by tipping them around 7-10%. I also do give a bigger tip, generally 20-30% if the service was really kickass and by this I mean the waiter gives me refills on a drink that isn't generally supposed to be refilled or gives me something extra for the hell of it.
I never leave the table without tipping at least $3, 15% or more if that ends up to be more than $3. I worked as a waitress this summer so that definitely opened my eyes up to tipping. Server wage is $2.13 an hour. Some nights and days I made less than $5 an hour, but made up for it on some nights I made about $10-11. The restaurant I worked for had to pay the difference from minimum wage if I made less than it including my server wage and declared tips. The restaurant took 2% out of sales, 1% for hostess and 1% for bartender, so yes I could and did lose money on low or no tips.
I tip based on service. This is typically an issue if I'm not coming from work or well dressed but I refuse to leave a good tip for poor service. It's a shame because on those occasions when I'm dressed down and someone gives me good service I will usually tip around 50%.
