What percentage do you tip in restaurants for good service?

RoadRunner · 04-02-2003, 12:30 PM

RoadRunner · 04-02-2003, 12:32 PM

I'm typically in the 15-20% range.

Alec · 04-02-2003, 02:20 PM

15%

Grimey · 04-02-2003, 06:11 PM

15-20. I probably tip 20% more often because it is easier to calculate, I'm lazy, and waiters work hard for the money.

jamesglewisf · 04-02-2003, 10:21 PM

I normally tip 20% - sometimes a little less.

jamesglewisf · 04-02-2003, 10:22 PM

I worked in a restaurant for 5 years as a kid, so I appreciate how hard they work.

kezzer · 04-03-2003, 01:06 AM

I usually do 15%.

Nise · 04-03-2003, 03:25 PM

Generally 15-20%. I was a waitress back in HS and College. It was probably the hardest job I've ever had.

RoadRunner · 04-03-2003, 03:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Nise
Generally 15-20%. I was a waitress back in HS and College. It was probably the hardest job I've ever had.

I think if everyone had to spend 6 months working as a wait person, most people would be big tippers. It is hard work. You are on your feet for hours, your customers can be very rude, and the pay (including tips) is not that great.

Outlaw TexasRed · 01-21-2004, 07:18 PM

20%.

DeltaDawn · 03-19-2004, 03:28 PM

Depends on the service. Average service gets 15 percent, good service gets 20 percent, and exceptional service gets 25 percent. I used to own a restaurant and had to wait tables and know how difficult the customers can be and how hard the work is.

CuriousG · 03-19-2004, 04:17 PM

usually about 20%, no less than 15%, if it's bad service, I will deduct from the tip though. Usually it has to be pretty bad though. I don't expect to be catered to constantly, just acknowledged. There's nothing worse than someone at the restaurant who thinks that the server is their own personal assistant for the evening. The other thing that annoys me about restaurants is when I'm served by 20 different people. I'm seated by one, someone else gets me my drinks. The server takes my order, but isn't the one who delivers my food, just my check. In my opinion the server doesn't deserve 15 to 20 % for this, but I tip it anyway. It's not fair, they hardly do anything sometimes when you have the group serving like that. I hope they split the tips up fairly, but I doubt that's what happens.

jamesglewisf · 03-20-2004, 01:57 PM

DeltaDawn. What kind of restaurant did you own?

DeltaDawn · 03-21-2004, 11:04 AM

It was a breakfast/lunch deli place. It was the most horrible experience I ever had. My husband and I dedicated everyday, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year for 2 years, 5 months (we did take Thanksgiving and Christmas days off, but it didn't matter cuz we slept thru them anyway). Its been over 3 years since we walked away from the place, and it still brings shivers down my spine when I think of some of the people/things that went on there......

jamesglewisf · 06-24-2004, 06:26 PM

I got this email about tipping and bad service.

Quote:

On your home page, you said...guess what! People in service industries don't always have great days either... Maybe your waiter is a little absent-minded because his mother is sick in the hospital.
Instead of skipping the tip, talk to the manager about poor service. ARE YOU KIDDING? A comment to owner/manager could get the server fired, or at the very least, a cut in hours. Definitly feel free slight the tip! Even say "Your attitude stinks" but DON'T complain to manager.

View Poll Results: What percentage do you tip in restaurants for good service?
0%	1	2.70%
5%	1	2.70%
10%	2	5.41%
15%	14	37.84%
20%	19	51.35%
25% +	8	21.62%
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04-02-2003, 12:30 PM	#1
RoadRunner Gigglesnort Charteroo Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,169	What percentage do you tip in restaurants for good service? What percentage do you tip in restaurants for good service? __________________ Beep Beep

04-02-2003, 12:32 PM	#2
RoadRunner Gigglesnort Charteroo Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,169	I'm typically in the 15-20% range. __________________ Beep Beep

04-02-2003, 02:20 PM	#3
Alec I'm with Stupid! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: USA Posts: 1,998	15% __________________ Alec "Second-hand flatulence knows no borders."

04-02-2003, 06:11 PM	#4
Grimey Schnook Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Springfield Posts: 2,165	15-20. I probably tip 20% more often because it is easier to calculate, I'm lazy, and waiters work hard for the money. __________________ Stretch

04-02-2003, 10:21 PM	#5
jamesglewisf Doofus Maximus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 8,144	I normally tip 20% - sometimes a little less. __________________ Jim Lewis - Admin Tipping Etiquette Dining Etiquette JamesGLewis.com iPhone Tip Guide Movies Without Nudity.com To BE or not to BE

04-02-2003, 10:22 PM	#6
jamesglewisf Doofus Maximus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 8,144	I worked in a restaurant for 5 years as a kid, so I appreciate how hard they work. __________________ Jim Lewis - Admin Tipping Etiquette Dining Etiquette JamesGLewis.com iPhone Tip Guide Movies Without Nudity.com To BE or not to BE

04-03-2003, 01:06 AM	#7
kezzer WaffyDaffy Moderatoroo Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: CT Posts: 2,134	I usually do 15%. __________________ My children are the reason for everything. The reason everything is broken, dirty, and out of place!

04-03-2003, 03:25 PM	#8
Nise Snappydoodle Charteroo Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: KY Posts: 338	Generally 15-20%. I was a waitress back in HS and College. It was probably the hardest job I've ever had. __________________ NISE "Teach me thy way, O Lord;I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name" Psalm 86:11

01-21-2004, 07:18 PM	#10
Outlaw TexasRed Charteroo Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 29	20%.

03-19-2004, 03:28 PM	#11
DeltaDawn Fart Smeller Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Florida Coast Posts: 13	Depends on the service. Average service gets 15 percent, good service gets 20 percent, and exceptional service gets 25 percent. I used to own a restaurant and had to wait tables and know how difficult the customers can be and how hard the work is.

03-19-2004, 04:17 PM	#12
CuriousG Gigglesnort Charteroo Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 1,130	usually about 20%, no less than 15%, if it's bad service, I will deduct from the tip though. Usually it has to be pretty bad though. I don't expect to be catered to constantly, just acknowledged. There's nothing worse than someone at the restaurant who thinks that the server is their own personal assistant for the evening. The other thing that annoys me about restaurants is when I'm served by 20 different people. I'm seated by one, someone else gets me my drinks. The server takes my order, but isn't the one who delivers my food, just my check. In my opinion the server doesn't deserve 15 to 20 % for this, but I tip it anyway. It's not fair, they hardly do anything sometimes when you have the group serving like that. I hope they split the tips up fairly, but I doubt that's what happens. __________________ "I didn't get where I am today by worrying about what I'd feel like in the morning."

03-20-2004, 01:57 PM	#13
jamesglewisf Doofus Maximus Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Texas Posts: 8,144	DeltaDawn. What kind of restaurant did you own? __________________ Jim Lewis - Admin Tipping Etiquette Dining Etiquette JamesGLewis.com iPhone Tip Guide Movies Without Nudity.com To BE or not to BE

03-21-2004, 11:04 AM	#14
DeltaDawn Fart Smeller Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Central Florida Coast Posts: 13	It was a breakfast/lunch deli place. It was the most horrible experience I ever had. My husband and I dedicated everyday, 12 hours a day, seven days a week, 52 weeks a year for 2 years, 5 months (we did take Thanksgiving and Christmas days off, but it didn't matter cuz we slept thru them anyway). Its been over 3 years since we walked away from the place, and it still brings shivers down my spine when I think of some of the people/things that went on there......