WHAT DO YOU TIP A SERVER?
in Dining Out
In a restaurant, assuming they did a good job. My friends are servers and they expect 20 percent where they work, and i guess if they dont maintain that percentage on average it makes them look bad
Comments
between 10 & 20 percent :-) depending on how good they are :-) (also assuming this would actually go to the server and not the boss!!)
I mean 20% is a good amount if the check is not too big! If Im eating at a restaurant and I spend 100 on two people than I'm not tipping the server 20 dollars. I think 10 is enough. If there is 5 people whose check comes out to be 100 dollars than everyone can pitchi in 3-4 bucks. Which adds up to 16-20 dollars. That's if the server is good.
Lol I was eating in a sea food restaurant at Pier 39 in San Francisco and the server was rude, late bringing us our sides that we asked for, did not clear any of our dishes through the course and did not refill our drinks. Between 6 people we spent 89.75 and I gave her $90 and told her to keep the change (we all agreed that she didn't earn a tip). She came back and through the quater on the table and said that she didn't need my stinking tip. Lol so I guess even the worst servers expect a nice tip.
I've been serving for 8 years. I expect 20% from every table. But I also expect to deliver excellent service every time. I can't stand that people get a flat percentage regardless of quality. In a perfect world, great service = 20%, Good service =15-18%, Slow, mistake-riddled service = 10%, awful, rude service = 0%. I have no problem getting stiffed if I do a terrible job and have no excuses. If everyone did this, bad servers would have to find a new job and great servers wouldn't quit their job because of crappy tippers. Result: a free market society filled with excellent service at all times!
I am prone to over tip, and I believe my standard amount is about 20% -- but remember for a modest ticket of $15, that's still only $3. I am not talking break my savings account open here. Occasionally, I tip just a little more, throwing a five their way.
I tip this if and only if they have been pleasant. They don't have to be friendly or solicitous. But if they are rude, or invisible all throughout my meal, they get very small tip, more like a dollar. I am interested above all in being fair with a tip, not trying to look flashy and rich, or become friends with the server.
It depends on where I am. When I'm home in the US, I start at 20% and go up from there for exceptional service. Here in Italy, tipping is not common or expected. I still round up the bill, but service is generally included in the price and servers are paid a living wage.
I am also a server, so I tend to over-tip to make up for jerks that don't tip. We go to nice places, never chains, and the service is usually very good.
I also get 18-20% when I work, I RARELY get 15%. I work in nice places and am very good at what I do. I also happen to like it, which helps.
Number 1 - I get good service becaus I tend to go to the same restauranats on a rotating basis.
I tip based on turns to the table. First there is the drink order, entree order, and dessert order. That's three trips to the table so I start at 10 percent and add 5 percentage points for each turn. So if I order drink, entree and desert then that is a 25 percent tip.
If I go to a nice restaurant and the server did their job, I try to tip them 15%. If I go to a family restaurant and the server did their job, I base it on how many people were in my party and may give them 2.00 per person in my party. If I go to a buffet and they only bring me drinks every once in a while and I have to get up and get my own food, I only leave a few dollars.
Between 15 and 25 %
I start the visit at 23% and deduct % for various reasons (always based on staff not food). I will add % for good service. Most I will tip is 25%.