[Food] How much do you tip in restaurants?

[Bozza]

UK, generally 10-15% for good to decent service, above that for exceptional service.

US, 20% upwards.

 

[Questions]

If the waitress is fit I’ll occasionally leave £2

 

[Beach Hut]

Roughly 10% however zero if a service charge already added

 

[Mt.Fuji]

0% here in Japan. No tip culture here in Japan fortunately.

 

[Justice]

If we like the service from our server we slip them a tenner or something don’t leave on the table. I don’t like this shared tip system where the owner pockets what he wants first.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Don’t generally tip at MacDonalds ……the girls at my Sunday afternoon cafe get a ‘large’ Xmas tip…hope that helps

 

[Thunder Bolt]

As an aside I worked as a waiter in my student days and know how difficult the job can be, and what a huge difference to my morale a good tip can do.

A friend of mine worked in a pub restaurant in the evenings for a bit of extra cash. We were going to give her a tip, but she said, they had to pool it later on and share it among all the staff.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

I don't tip.
Tipping came about in days when many service jobs were underpaid and was a way of boosting cheap labour as a wage supplement.

Minimum wage now ensures no one is exploited like in the olden days (pre min wage legislation) so tipping is no longer necessary.

 

[ac gull]

bit off topic - went for a meal as ASK a few months ago - and basically told not to expect table service and to order on their app sat at table - we said prefer to have table service, a big mistake

kitchen cooked all deliveroo orders in advance of table service orders and app orders were on this list too

waiting staff called on table every 30 minutes in between packing up Deliveroo orders non stop

we gave no tip

 

[Justice]

Don’t generally tip at MacDonalds ……the girls at my Sunday afternoon cafe get a ‘large’ Xmas tip…hope that helps

You dine out at the best places MaccyD’s and the cafe

 

[Justice]

bit off topic - went for a meal as ASK a few months ago - and basically told not to expect table service and to order on their app sat at table - we said prefer to have table service, a big mistake

kitchen cooked all deliveroo orders in advance of table service orders and app orders were on this list too

waiting staff called on table every 30 minutes in between packing up Deliveroo orders non stop

we gave no tip

Ask is terrible service at the best of times nothing comes together.

 

[Weststander]

On similar matters, I give larger tips after a haircut eg £14 rounded to £20. He’s a good bloke and I’m in a fortunate position compared to him.

Another thing I did during the lockdowns, people including @Herr Tubthumper mentioned this at the time, was to overpay some services to help them survive eg cafes you rated. As a goodwill thing, supposedly as payment upfront for stuff in better times, but not claiming the credit when things did pick up.

 

[beorhthelm]

minimum wage, vagaries around how tips go to staff, or service included, leave me less inclined to tip these days. so a default 10% or not bother. the "service" is taking an order and bringing a plate to you, the nature of the job is to do this well.

 

[The Wizard]

NEVER eat yellow snow.

 

[pure_white]

I never tip. Cant understand why anyone does.

 

[LamieRobertson]

You dine out at the best places MaccyD’s and the cafe

Yep ..thats me

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

On similar matters, I give larger tips after a haircut eg £14 rounded to £20. He’s a good bloke and I’m in a fortunate position compared to him.

Another thing I did during the lockdowns, people including @Herr Tubthumper mentioned this at the time, was to overpay some services to help them survive eg cafes you rated. As a goodwill thing, supposedly as payment upfront for stuff in better times, but not claiming the credit when things did pick up.

I tip my hairdresser as well…it’s a tradition I guess but he has one of the easiest jobs in the world doing my hair.

 

[AlexBH]

0% here in Japan. No tip culture here in Japan fortunately.

Just the way it should be. I’m happy to pay more for my food if that means the staff are getting paid more, but don’t leave it up to me to make up the difference and I’m not gonna give someone extra money for doing their job, plus w/e I give could be considered too much or too little and taken the wrong way.

Put the prices up, pay the staff more then I can decide if I want to go or not.

P.s I’m warming to the Japanese people more now. What I like about our Japanese fans is that they all seem happy to be here whenever they come to the Amex. I’d rather be in a stadium full of people who are happy to be there than a load of annoying day trippers getting up every 5 minutes get food and drink, playing on their phone and looking bored.

 

[Live by the sea]

If you don’t tip around 20% in NYC , you are likely to get a very unhappy waiter asking you why not !

 

[Official Old Man]

As with many, 10% if good service. I also check the bill to see if a service charge has been added. Also, if the service is bad then it's zero. Wetherspoons of course ask you to pay in advance so that takes away the need to tip.