How Much Do You Tip At Restaurants?

senior said:
Tips are what separates the people that get the attention/service and those who don't. That $20 handshake isn't about tipping your concierge as much as it is letting him know who you are and that you are expecting to be taken really good care of. It opens doors you would otherwise never see.

Never flash the tip no matter when you are doing it. When you do that you are doing it for yourself to look like a big shot, not compliment the people responsible to take excellent care of you.

People that come into places like Las Vegas and don't tip will get a mediocre experience, where someone that spends some time with the front desk, valet and concierge that slips a discrete tip to each will have the time of their lives for much less than you think. VIP in clubs, events and parties are given to these people to pass out at their discretion.

Tipping is gratuity. Why wouldn't you show gratitude for a job well done. I don't care what their wage is or if they made $5k that night. If they did a great job for me I show my gratitude.
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I remember when a "Thank you, I appreciate your service" went along way. Now people expect a monetary thank you as well? Wow.
 
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ryannull said:
I leave roughly 25-30%, unless the waitstaff is very rude.

I was a restaurant manager for 15 years. I know they don't make shit per hour and the tips are their bread and butter.
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That's my exact point. A system whereby the server/worker is counting on tips to make a living is a system that needs a overhaul. Again, there are many places around the world that function just fine without the system. It's all about being brought up in a system like that, and accepting it as the norm, where it shouldn't be.
 
Depends on if I can see them prepare the food or not....

Can see kitchen....5%

Cannot see....30%




lol but in all seriousness I try to start at 20%

RedClover
 
Do we really need to pay a tip? How this trend become so popular that pplz feel shamed of NOT paying tip at all? Are not we already paying huge money for the dinner/lunch/breakfast in hotels/restaurants?

IMO it is just a showoff but it doesn't mean I don't pay, I do as well but I would rather feel good by helping a needy person than paying a tip to the guy who is getting paid from the hotel itself and the fee is already been added in the bill.
 
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It depends upon service. Something i dont like to tip to some people who dont act good or serve food in poorly way or dont come second time when we ask for extra salad or a glass of water. For all others, i had tipped them handsomely.
 
i leave usually 10-15 % whenever i am with my gf :D
it becomes a trend here in india. waiters always looking for the TIP from you if you are in a hotel or restaurant with your partner.
 
Here most people won't even accept a tip. They take it as an insult if you offer them change. They get paid high salaries and are proud of their jobs. The only people taking tips are most likely Filipinos.
 
luckyjim said:
Here in Belgium we don't tip. The tip of 19% is included in the price. It makes it so much easier.
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Yes that's true, although since I've actually started earning decent money, I did start to tip in restaurants in Belgium too.
Although when I read here that you leave a 25% tip, that seems very high for me. So if you have to pay 100 euro or more (which is not really that exceptional if you're going to dinner with 3-4 people). You pay a 25 euro tip? So if they do 3 tables a night, they make more than an average employee?
 
rgeczi said:
That's my exact point. A system whereby the server/worker is counting on tips to make a living is a system that needs a overhaul. Again, there are many places around the world that function just fine without the system. It's all about being brought up in a system like that, and accepting it as the norm, where it shouldn't be.
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Our waitstaff was only making $2.75 per hour. They had to claim a certain percentage of their tips. If they didn't make enough claimed tips for a pay period, we had to pay the state minimum wage. That rarely happened, but it does.
 
ryannull said:
Our waitstaff was only making $2.75 per hour. They had to claim a certain percentage of their tips. If they didn't make enough claimed tips for a pay period, we had to pay the state minimum wage. That rarely happened, but it does.
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Yes, I know this all too well.

To answer some people in this thread, yes, being a server doesn't require you to have a diploma or whatever, but if the restaurant is using a system that depends, and I mean depends, on tips for the servers, then they truly aren't paying high enough.

And about paying min. wage or not, wow, that is talk for a different thread. Who here lives decently (insert humanely) on min. wage alone? Especially if you have a family.

Anyways, my vote, out with the old system and in with a new one.
 
Well, in my place its not used at all. People dont like getting tips and they like their jobs. Tried twice, but they returned the change lol.
 
In my country ( Bosnia ) only the richest persons leaves huge tips like 20%, rest of the people usually leave 1 or 2 $ tip, and waiters are happy with that, since average waiters salary here is like 200-300 euros per month.

But i have a friend in France, he is earning more from tips than from salary lol.
 
dheer said:
Do we really need to pay a tip? How this trend become so popular that pplz feel shamed of NOT paying tip at all? Are not we already paying huge money for the dinner/lunch/breakfast in hotels/restaurants?
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No, you don't have to. The waitstaff could probably charge you gratuity on your tab.

Our waitstaff could, but I highly discouraged that at our establishment. Plus, when you do that, you end up screwing yourself. Because usually they leave much more than 15% for gratuity.

Our place was in a seasonal hotspot, and we got a lot of Canadians. The waitstaff did add gratuity to their bills. Canadians would only leave a $1 no matter if the bill was $10 or $100. It's just the way Canadians tipped there.

I could tell some hilarious psycho waitress stories. I've had to fire waitresses for chasing customers out the door and through their tip back at them, if they didn't tip enough.
 
I leave about 10% as a tip - rounded up to the nearest convenient number.

D.
 
ryannull said:
No, you don't have to. The waitstaff could probably charge you gratuity on your tab.

Our waitstaff could, but I highly discouraged that at our establishment. Plus, when you do that, you end up screwing yourself. Because usually they leave much more than 15% for gratuity.

Our place was in a seasonal hotspot, and we got a lot of Canadians. The waitstaff did add gratuity to their bills. Canadians would only leave a $1 no matter if the bill was $10 or $100. It's just the way Canadians tipped there.

I could tell some hilarious psycho waitress stories. I've had to fire waitresses for chasing customers out the door and through their tip back at them, if they didn't tip enough.
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HEY, was that a shot at me? :p kidding

But still, I am a bit surprised that most of the Canadians that went to your place only tipped a buck. In Canada we do live in a "tipping culture", and know the "rules" of tipping, so, it's odd to hear you say they tipped poorly.
 
I was always told 15% and I always tip more than that unless I'm short on cash that day.
 
How much you pay your waitresses + the fact they rely on tips is really a mirror of the American economy and why it has bit the dust.

Here, in Melbourne, you tip if the service was good. It is then either shared or given to the person that earned it - which I prefer - it shows that you can earn more by providing a good level of service 24/7 - which is what should happen.

Everyone should receive a decent minimum wage, tips should be optional and given if you thought the customer service was good, forget the food, as you don't tip the cook, plus it's only in the movies you walk into the kitchen to shake his hand. ;D
 
not even reading the whole thread on this one. I've worked in the F&B business for over 10 years before switching over to full time IM and SEO services. In the US you tip minimum of 20% no matter what. If your server was not knowledgeable about the menu and drink offered 15% is fine, if they straight up didn't give a shit 10% (everyone has bad days). You server is NOT responsible if it took forever to get your food, if you didn't like the food, if you're having a bad day! In the States servers and bartenders make half the national minimum wage in most states. Leaving a 20% gratuity is a tacit understanding that takes place between server and patron. If you leave less then that, you are actually robbing the server of their wages, because guess what, based on their food and liqueur sales, they have to use your tip money to tip out the Kitchener, the bar, and the bus staff. If you have a bad night at a restaurant, it's not your servers fault, just don't bring you business back there! End of rant. Adjust for your countries acceptable rate of tipping accordingly. But for the US, it's minimum 20% If you can't afford the tip, Don't Dine out. :) Again worked 10+years in Food & Beverage across US and UK in every possible position.
 
BTW to all mathematically challenged patrons visiting a restaurant/bar, here's how you figure out your tip. Take your bill (no dividing it is not OK, if you dine together, you pay together) divide by 10, and multiply by 2. If you can't figure that out, you have no business in IM. And if you can't pay the tab together, you have no business socializing together either. Goodnight :)
 
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