What % do you tip when you eat out??

[gogoalie]

Don'tja just hate it when some stingey person leaves you "Chic" tract, instead of a tip?

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

If the service is good, $5. I don't tip more than what I put in the offering plate.

There was one man, mentally handicapped, that went far beyond anything I'd ever heard or or seen. I was younger, maybe 14 or so and I had been DYING for some waffles with cherry topping. I ordered it and he came back and said that they were out of cherry topping. I was depressed about it, so I ordered something else entirely.

He came back with all of our food and I had my waffles...with cherry topping! Wound up that he had run to the neighborhood grocery store to get the topping for my waffles!!!!


He got a $40 tip.

 

[justbugged]

There seems to be a big difference between coasts as far as wages are concerned.

 

[redhen]

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Whats a Chic tract?

 

[jbowen9]

If i get great service meaning i never have to ask for my glass to be filled or try to flag you down i usually do 20 or 25 percent but if your service sucks so does your tip that means 10 percent or less. Then usually if it is a place i go to some i let them know why i left a lousy tip or a good tip and the next time i usually get better service.

 

[Chicken_Hubster]

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How can you even say that? How are they at all related?

 

[the lemon tree]

We always tip 15% minimum, before tax. For exceptional service, which we've encountered a few times, we'd leave 25%-30%. Service is one thing, but if the food doesn't taste up to par or it gets to the table cold, then the server shouldn't have to bear the blame. I know in some establishments the tip is split among the cooks, bussers, hosts, and expediters, so the wait staff end up with a small amount at the end of the day.

 

[debilorrah]

Server wages range from state to state. Here it is $3.60 an hour and minimum wage is $8.00. I am very careful to pay attention to SERVICE and not the food that comes out. It is not the waiters fault if the cook didn't get it right. Even if my meal is comped due to bad cooking, the server gets 20%. The only time I do not tip a server 20% or more is when their attitude reflects non-caring. My in-laws own a very popular local restaurant, and I KNOW what those servers make, and sometimes it is a crime the small amount people leave as a tip.

Once I heard a lady about 198 year old tell a server "I have $10 and would like a steak. If you have to cut it down, do so." That waiter brought her a full size rib eye, baked potato, salad and rolls. i was MORE than happy to pick up the tab (though I didn't NEED to as it was my in-laws place HAHAH!)

 

[debilorrah]

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How can you even say that? How are they at all related?

I believe you need to read the rest of her post. Something above and beyond got a well deserved tip.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

It's just the way I look at it. I was taught to always give 10% of what you own in the offering plate at church. Giving another person more than that seems sacrilegious and that is my opinion on the matter.

I'm a college student, I do not like to tip. It's generally why I purchase the food to go so that I don't feel guilt-tripped into giving someone money that I earned. I realize servers need to make a living as well, but unless you are absolutely amazing at your job, do not look for more than $5 in a tip from me. I have not been able to go to a restaurant in the past 3 years without having to flag down the server at some point during the meal.