How to Tip at a Fancy Restaurant

If you are planning a trip to a fancy restaurant and want to know how to tip properly, here is some good advise:

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Reservations to fancy restaurant
• Good Service

1. At the end of your meal. Evaluate if the service is worthy of an average tip or outstanding tip. Tip a little more for outstanding service.

2. A good rule of thumb is to tip 15-20% on the food and 10-15% on the alcohol.

3. Here is a short list of the tips you may want to provide during your visit:
   
   * Food Server - 15-20%
   * Bartender - 15-20% or $1 per drink.
   * Wine Steward - 10% of wine bill.
   * Coat Check - $1
   * Restroom Attendant - $1

Tips & Warnings

• Tip on the pre-tax amount.
• If you are not pleased with the service you have received, ask to speak to the manager. You deserve to have great service in a high-end restaurant.

[janestentson]

on 1/29/2008 "were verbally torn to pieces when they left poor tips" I hope not to their faces...that would be bad for business. The last thing a restaraunt wants or needs is bad press.

[bmi57]

on 9/6/2007 Great tips. Thank you.

[sebastianmetti]

on 8/30/2007 spot on! :D i worked at a fine-dining restaurant and poor-tippers were verbally torn to pieces when they left poor tips. i hope this article enlightens a lot of people!great work

[sebastianmetti]

on 8/30/2007 spot on! :D i worked at a fine-dining restaurant and poor-tippers were verbally torn to pieces when they left poor tips. i hope this article enlightens a lot of people!great work