I hate having to tip someone at a restaurant or bar. Each time you have to think if you gave them enough or not and then if you are with a crowd at the same table.....what a mess.
My thoughts are just ask a certain price for a meal or drink that incorporates a tip that way theres no issue EVER.
IF I DON'T LIKE THE SERVICE I WILL NOT GO BACK.

 

Tipping at a restaurant isn't a problem for me. There's really no issue, put in what you think is good and forget about.

Now what grinds my gears is when you get charged for delivery and then they still expect a tip. All that for finding my house, I don't think so.

 

True, but most food servers make minimum wage. If all servers are bumped to a higher wage with no tips, think of what that will do to our total dinner bill. Tips are a incentive for servers to provide better service, if a server provides me bad service no tip, good service , I give up to 20 % of the total bill, tip. jmo

 

Sometimes the driver doesn't get the delivery charge.

 

Depending on the area, most servers do not even make minimum wage. Here in Utah, they get $2.something an hour.

The increased cost-even to get them to minimum wage, will get passed on in the price of a meal.

I just tip what I think is appropriate for the service I received.

 

We don't go to dinner with a large group amymore, haven't for years, due to check split and tipping issues. It just ruins the whole experience when another couple or two does not pay their fair share.

I agree with Greg, tipping is an incentive for them to provide good service and we always tip accordingly, from $1.00 up to 20% of the bill. At the restaurants we frequent, we always get great service and tip accordingly, so the great service continues. If we experience very poor service, I always inform the Manager and, unless they have with an excellent response and we're invited to return, we just don't ever go back.

 

As far as Bars, It depends on the type of bar. I'd go to a bar in college with a capacity of around 2000. Granted they'd have 20 bartenders working, But if you tip em after your drinks, you more than likely will get better quicker service when there's 100+ drunk kids up at the bar.


Go to a nicer place with a group of 8 or more and this is hows its done, The gratuity is usually calculated in.

VEry true, If a server provides EXCELLENT service, I've been known to tip more than 20%. Went to steak n shake last late night for some ice cream. Sewrvice was great, total bill was 11.15, I left a 5ver for the kid. (I used to have to work all the holidays)



And thats not even the "regular" wage, I think in IL its 3.09 an hr. or something like that.

 

Figuring a tip is easy. If you want to tip 10%, move the decimial on the bill 1 place. If you want to tip 15% (quickly becoming the expected amount), add half of the tip to itself.

For example, for a $27.40 bill,
10% = $2.74
15% = $2.74 + $1.37 = $4.11

I'm cheap so I usually just leave 10%

 

Personally, I dont believe in tipping. If a person makes minimum wage and they have to rely on tips for their wage to go up, maybe they should try to get a different job. I will tip in a bar, but only after having a few to many drinks, and forgetting what I believe in!

 

Something else I will not do regarding food service..

If I have a major "vocalized" complaint against anyone serving my food , and later I go back to that same restaraunt to eat and see that same server waiting my area, I leave.

 

I couldn't care less. I'm not going to pay more for someone dropping off food then if they acually waited on me. Those drivers you speak of really need new jobs.

 

so if everyone in the industry quit for the reasons you stated, who would serve food?

 

That is a pretty good thing man, saves you from eating someone elses spit and god knows what else!

 

Found this when I googled "proper tipping amount" -

"Please don't get hung up on the 12%. It is just a reasonable example. I recommend tipping 10-15% on the alcohol and 15-20% on the food. 10% on the wine is perfectly acceptable. Whether to tip 10 or 15 percent would depend in large part on how helpful the server was in choosing the wine and serving it.

Food server - 15-20%"

Personally, I tip according to the service I receive...if I am totally satisfied (which seems to be a rarity) with the service, I have no problem with 20%. I have left more than that on occasion, when the service has been exceptional, which again, is a rarity. If the service is dismal, I leave .01. This (IMO) sends a clear message that improvement is needed.

 

Right on !!!!