tipping at restaurants...

[TheGreenBuddy]

You guys should see the movie Waiting...

TheGreenBuddy Reviewed by TheGreenBuddy on 11-14-2007. tipping at restaurants... you just had a 100$ dinner... what do you tip, if any at all? just wondering... i can't consciencly walk out of a resturant without leaving a tip, but the wife, on bad service, prefers to just get up and walk out.... even if the quality of food and service was complete shit i just can't leave without feeling guilty if i've left nothing at the table but dirty plates... so do you tip? and if so how much? Rating: 5

[Mississippi Steve]

I *ALWAYS* tip... if the service is excellent, I will tip well enough that I will be remembered the next time. If the food isn't right, that gets brought to their attention immediately. I don't have a problem with asking an excellent server if they have to split their tips. If they do, I will slip the server an extra 10 bucks or so.

Always treat servers and waitstaff well, tip well, and they will take care of you next time.

[The.Severed.Angel]

I am a waitress, most people don't know how much bull we have to put up with. Not just from you, but your whole party, those who are irritated with waiting, and the cooks and the boss.

Think of it this way, if your having fun, so are we. Plus, if your a bad customer you are the main source of our jokes during breaks.

[thecreator]

Hmm with one person I'd say 10 to 15 but two idk 25 to 30. I'm a cook at heart so the plight of a server doesn't really concern me all that much. Old habits die hard i guess.

[dylan]

Well, I have never been a waiter, but my brother is, and I understand what it's like. My brother gets $2.50hr wages, so without tips he wouldn't be keeping his job. Fortunatly he works at a top end resturaunt and makes GOOD money.

If I get decent service I will usually tip 15-20%, however if I get EXCEPTIONAL service I have tipped 30-50% depending on the tab. On the other hand, if I get really bad service I will let the manager know and leave 5-15% tip.

I Have only once not left ANY tip. That was when I waited for 10min to be greeted and asked for my drink order(mind you there was not a crowd), then I waited another 15 min for my water and beer; another 30-40min for my food. When it finally came out it was wrong. I spoke with the manager and the waitress about it(free drink woohoo). Another 15-20min later I got another wrong order, which I told the manager Iwas going to eat because I didn't want to wait any longer because I was starving at this point. When I got the bill I paid and didn't leave a tip at all. However, I don't think they were expecting one.

[ldg420]

It depends, I to be honest,do not like too, and here's why. Servers don't work that hard, they take your order, then give you food, was it worth the tip? Probably not. If people won't tip people at the gas station, or ANY service, why tip a server? I know that server wouldn't tip someone at the gas station, therefore I don't believe they deserve one.

Always tip, or never. It has nothing to do with being cheap, but being fair.

Servers may not seem like they do a lot for you except act as a middle man but you must remember that they make $2.15/hour(at least in Colorado) A servers lively hood is in his/her tips, on a $100 bill your tip should be 20% ($20)

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[OLDE ENGLISH '800]

i always tip generously seeing as i had a single mom who worked at resturants the majority of my childhood so i know what its like living on tips.

[matthiasj]

i think the concept of tipping is stupid. Servers should get fair wages just like any other employee of a business, tipping should be totally optional. I don't feel like I should have to pay this servers salary on top of buying the food.

Just me $.02:jointsmile:

[ldg420]

i think the concept of tipping is stupid. Servers should get fair wages just like any other employee of a business, tipping should be totally optional. I don't feel like I should have to pay this servers salary on top of buying the food.

Just me $.02:jointsmile:

I agree, servers should be paid a respectable wage and tipping should be for those occasions where they went above and beyond. Unfortunately that is not how it is....

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[ChiefSmokesAlot]

what i do, is when someone leaves a very large tip, i take it.. lmao