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Food servers receive a low hourly wage because of the income they receive in gratuities, or tips. Follow these guidelines for tipping at a restaurant or café.
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Comments
banquetmanager said
on 5/29/2008 It's really easy. Tip 15% of the food and beverage part of the bill (without the tax included) for average/good service. Tip 20% or more is the waiter was attentive, anticipated your needs, and actually got your order right and checked in with you. In general, if the waiter seemed to actually be concerned that you were happy, take care of him or her.
Bye the way; which is better? A banquet waiter or restaurant waiter? See my view at: http://soyouwanttobeabanquetmanager.blogspot.com/2008/05/restaurant-waiters-vs-banquet-waiters.html
waitress said
on 4/8/2008 If you're a bad tipper, it cost me to serve you. I tip out 5% of my sales every night to our bartender, host, busboy , and 'temp shift' servers (which covers us when we go on a break)
So if you don't tip me at all then it cost me to serve you. 15% is courtesy...because even though alcohol is expensive, and you got that free entree coupon, it still means that I'm tipping out %5 of your bill whether you tip me or not.
If you don't want to pay for service, go to a fast food restaurant...we get paid the same hourly rate. You don't tip there because they don't wait on you and serve you. If you want to go to a sit down restaurant, be prepared to tip. I always have considered gratuity when ordering...even before I worked in a restaurant.
Some people tip well, 20%...but that extra 5% helps make up for the tips I've been stiffed on. Most of the time it's not because of bad serv
waitress said
on 4/8/2008 If you're a bad tipper, it cost me to serve you. I tip out 5% of my sales every night to our bartender, host, busboy , and 'temp shift' servers (which covers us when we go on a break)
So if you don't tip me at all then it cost me to serve you. 15% is courtesy...because even though alcohol is expensive, and you got that free entree coupon, it still means that I'm tipping out %5 of your bill whether you tip me or not.
If you don't want to pay for service, go to a fast food restaurant...we get paid the same hourly rate. You don't tip there because they don't wait on you and serve you. If you want to go to a sit down restaurant, be prepared to tip. I always have considered gratuity when ordering...even before I worked in a restaurant.
Some people tip well, 20%...but that extra 5% helps make up for the tips I've been stiffed on. Most of the time it's not because of bad serv
tipmehard said
on 1/14/2008 This article is WRONG. Yes, it is correct in stating that you calculate the tip based on the pre-tax total, but it is WRONG in stating that you then add this tip to the same pre-tax total to calculate your total payment. You must add your tip to the OVERALL BILL so that the server gets the appropriate amount in his/her pocket. Example:
Your bill at CPK is $100 plus 8% California tax and totals $108. The waitress was hot so you decide to tip her 20%. You calculate the tip as 20% of the
pre-tax total of $100 which is $20( $120 total).
THE PROBLEM WITH THIS is that the waitress only gets $12 to stuff in her bra. $100 goes to CPK and $8 goes to Uncle Sam, leaving her with only $12. She thinks you're cheap and doesn't give you her phone number.
Therefore, if you want to do the naked tango with her, you must ADD THE 20% TIP TO
THE OVERALL BILL SO THAT SHE GETS 20% IN HER POCKET.
Tuftex23 said
on 11/11/2007 If you were un happy with your service , don't be a smart alik and leave a penny or somthing like that. I would rather get no tip than a smak in the face like that.