Dear Sasha, and Kmp 11
- First I would like to address Sasha's comment. If you can't afford to tip then you have no buisness eating out. Most resturants require servers to tip out the rest of the resturant, i.e. the buser, dish guy, the cooks, and the bar staff. So when you eat the meal your hardly have enough money to pay for, then don't tip you are not only telling that server that she/he did a terrible job but you are also now requiring them to tip for you. They have now been burdened to tip out the support staff for your meal. And maybe they only work a few nights a week, go to school full time, and would like to occationally go out for dinner. You suck for ruining peoples days because of your ignorance. Secondly Kmp11, Tipping is mandatory for those who need it to live on. No one waits tables because they love serving people, they do it because they need to pay there bills. Serving jobs are neither easy to get nore easy to keep. They are very stressful and strenuos. Tip well in apperciation. Thankyo
- —Guest Joe public
wow
- For the people who think that they should not tip then go to a fast food restaurant! As a server we have to tip out a percentage of every customers dinner to the bus boys. So not only are you ignorant but if you don't tip we are paying to serve you!
- —Guest dawn
Anything less than 20% is a bad tip
- If everything is right and timely that server did their job, they served you. 10%is a slap in the face, and embarrassing to only the payee of the bill. You go back and they will drop your food on the floor and serve it to you, believe me. They get paid two dollars an hour and work harder than most people.
- —Guest DD
Depends on the Service
- I almost always tip between 15% - 20%, and usually on the high end of that. Even pretty awful servers usually get at least 10% - I try to give them the benefit of the doubt for a bad day. I have tipped up to 100% for exceptional service. Only once have I left a restaurant with no tip (and a note for the manager) but that's only because the waitress had a horrible attitude. I also try to tip in cash, even if paying the rest of the bill with a credit card. Tips are not "optional," people. Unfortunately the US government allows restaurants to pay waitstaff a much lower wage than the minimum wage for most other jobs. If the owners paid waitstaff a higher wage... guess what... menu prices would skyrocket.
- —Guest Jenny
TIP PROPERLY
- As a server, I make 2.13 an hour. That's my hourly wage. All servers, whether you realize it or not, go above and beyond their call of duty to make sure you leave happy. Our only job isn't just sitting there and waiting for you to need something. A restaurant is like any other business and servers are usually responsible for doing a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes. And when you're one of a servers 3-5 tables, YOU DON'T TAKE PRIORITY OVER EVERYONE ELSE. We do a good job of taking care of every single person that sits in our section, all for 2.13 an hour, so don't be a stingy, heartless, and uneducated moron. Tip your server accordingly.
- —Guest Server Guy
wow!!!!!
- of course nobody cares what problemas other people have financially, but hello, if you don't want to tip just go to a self-service place, servers in fla get paid almost half minimun wage, because it is asumed that they'll get tipped, you can all be as selfish as you want, but for people like you is that at some places the tip is included and sometimes it's much more then you are actually willing to pay, in order for you to get money you have to give it, it's a cycle dude and if you stop it well we'd all be poor, so give the poor service at least five bucks!
- —Guest fairyqueen
I don't care about your problems
- I make minimum wage. I have my own mortgage, car insurance, gas, groceries, phone bill, electric, property taxes, etc to pay. I could really care less about a stranger's financial problems. If I have $30 left after bills and I feel like eating at a non-fast food restaurant, that's my business. Am I going to only order water and the cheapest entree so I can afford to tip you? Hell no. Not to say I never tip, but I only tip when I have enough money and the server went above and beyond their job description. Many have said tips are needed so the servers can pay their bills, sorry but if tipping you means I can't pay my bills and enjoy a sit down meal once every couple months then too bad. I don't tip at mcdonalds and guess what they do pretty much what you do as a waiter: clan tables and washrooms, smile, give me food, take my payment, pour my drink, refill ketchup and napkins, even bag my food and bring it to me in my car. So don't act like you deserve 20% more than them or work there.
- —Guest Sasha
you are tipping for being served !!!
- When I first started my server job, I remember thinking this is crazy people are paying me extra for this!!! But then another server explained to me (and I agree) that we are providing the guest with the convenience of not having to get your own drinks, get or clean any of your dishes, clean up the table in between courses, and not have to serve themselves food. Your bill pays the restaurant for the food, your tip pays the server for providing you with everything that went along with that meal. Just think, you did nothing to eat that meal except sit and put in your mouth! You do owe them something, and if you disagree, dont eat at sit down restaurants. I believe in tipping based on service, 15-20% based on how good it was, but NEVER leave nothing, as servers have to tip out other employees. Regardless of how bad you experience was, they dont deserve to have to come out of their own pocket for you eating a meal. Leave at least 5% to cover what they have to tip out other people.
- —Guest vanessa
no tip is better than a nickel.
- i'm a waitress and often people don't even tip. better yet, some left a nickel or a dime. that's very insulting. yes, i served the meal with a smile; checked to see if they need anything else; keep refilling drinks...what did i get? nothing. and these people are regular customers..
- —Guest waitress
Why should I TIP TIP TIP Hooray
- I was once a person that didn't tip because I jus didt know better and I always thought of myself after i had achieve the success in what I started I invested in a few bars and restaurants so I had the chance to dig deep in the business and now even tho I OWN when I'm out with my wife I have a over $15 dollar limit and I judge accordingly to the service I even once tip a female $100 people I know we all feel it on the inside that we should not tip but really the people that we in this world that service us are human with real problems and family we all got are own problems but we shouldn't go out in the nice restaurants if we cnt even TIP
- —Guest Chris lighty
Not as much as you
- I used to be a delivery boy, who didn't get paid that much and did have something riding on the tip. With that in mind, I don't tip much, because I think it's stupid. Just include it in the price, simple as that. When I went to Japan, there was no such thing as tip. Waiters are courteous, because that's the right way to do your job. If you need a financial incentive to be a good person, maybe you're the one who needs to look in the mirror. Tipping should be discouraged. Give them a proper salary, period. And again, I have been in that situation.
- —Guest Bahamut Dragons
Tipping is not an obligation!
- I tip appropriately in regards to the service I receive. I've tipped from 0% to a $ 50 for a $ 25.00 meal. Why should I feel obligated to tip for service that I did not receive? As a patron I'm am there for the "experience". Do I go to that restaurant because I expect to be ignored through the whole meal from my server? Those of you who "expect" a tip and are obligated to a 20% tip without the service to go with it because waiters don't get paid enough... I am happy to hear you tip your fast food cashier, your local market, your hairdresser, your taxi driver, retail store clerk and others a 20% tip... because I assure you they work just as hard in their jobs.
- —Guest Joe
Paid by patrons, not by restauraunts
- If you don't want to tip at a restauraunt then you can go to the kitchen, put in your own order, carry your own hot plates to the table, refill your own drinks, make your own coffee, clear plates between each course & clean up after yourself. You can also set up, assist in food prep, roll napkins, clean the bathroom, break down & clean equipment, polish glasses & silverware, etc. Seriously, would you do your job for free & get a paycheck sometimes when people feel generous? Those of you who feel I should make below minimum wage because I chose this industry need a reality check. If that's how you feel, you shouldn't have the audacity to even show your face in a sit-down restauraunt. I cannot believe you expect people to bust their ass for you & not make any money because of how the industry is set up. SERVERS did not set up laws about how much a restauraunt has to pay its tip-receiving employees. Thank you to all of you who tip well & appreciate how hard we work for you.
- —Guest Jessica
My experiences
- I, until tonight, was a waitress on the opposite side if the table it was amazing to see how Incredibly rude and inconsiderate Australian customers can be. They treat wait staff like second rate citizens, not considering that the staff may be students who may be specialist surgeons in a few years time, or in my case a business executive who was helping out a business owner who couldn't find reliable staff. Spend a week doing double shifts, often in agony from 12-16hrs on yr feet but still having to smile sweetly at every customer. I must say though that the majority of people are wonderful & serving them to make their dining experience exceptional was a pleasure. Receiving a gratuity in these situations takes the pain out of the day & is the reward a good waiter deserves. As a diner I always tip 15% min in Australia. More in other countries. Unfortunately at many Aust restaurants, the owners (many of them) keep the tips when paid by credit card. Tip in cash please.
- —Guest Ex-waitress
Jada, jada, jada
- "I tip 10% for a fair service, It is a generous amount for something that is NOT mandatory. To all the people say that "tipping is mandatory" does not understand what tipping means." -- Well said, "Guest Crim" and worth repeating. If you wish to disgree, then please show me the "dining contract" that says so -- I've never seen any such document (other than the common notice of tips being automatically included for "groups of ten or more" -- a vile practice, IMO.
- —kmp11
