Kitchen

[HonnyBrown]

Sienna, I tip on the total amount. That benefits the staff.

[forrestwolf]

I base my tips on the entire amount........

[SharkE]

We usually just leave a 5 no matter where, except , for the fancy, fancy places he takes me once a yr on my b'day then it's like 10-20.00. Just 2 people.

[Mz iMac]

On 9/20/2014 MalteseMomma said:

Well as a single old lady I never know what to tip and like that it is auto included for me..................with the right to refuse ,of course

15% for standard service

20%+ for good - excellent service

Besides doing the above, if the waitress/waiter does not return to ask how things are, I remove $1.

I do not tip for POOR service. I ask for the manager to advise him/her of so.

I also carry around a tip card. You can download & print from HERE

[bbluvr]

On 9/20/2014 Mz iMac said:

On 9/20/2014 MalteseMomma said:

Well as a single old lady I never know what to tip and like that it is auto included for me..................with the right to refuse ,of course

15% for standard service

20%+ for good - excellent service

Besides doing the above, if the waitress/waiter does not return to ask how things are, I remove $1.

I do not tip for POOR service. I ask for the manager to advise him/her of so.

I also carry around a tip card. You can download & print from HERE

I don't tip for poor service either, however, it has to be really, really bad, like downright hostile. Have only done it twice in my life. If the waitress is friendly and welcoming and makes an extra effort, I will tip over 20%.

I find the service down her in TX very good. Everyone is so friendly! I guess there is a lot of competition. This area is restaurant heaven.

[DiAnne]

On 9/20/2014 HonnyBrown said:

I tip 20% for good service. It's easy math for me.

Not everyone knows how to calculate percentages. I think the guide is there for people like that.

I also tip 20%.

I have never seen the guide on a bill but I agree it would be helpful for some people. I would not be offended by it.

[Sunshine Kate]

I have seen the guide on my restaurant bill and it doesn't bother me. I'll tip however much I desire.

[Campion]

The cook may have filled the gratin dish and handed it to the server, who didn't notice or...sometimes the kitchen will mess with the waiter and refuse to send another dish (once as a young teen, I worked as a waitress and the cook dropped the toast on the floor, picked it up and gave me a mean look. And put it on the plate. If I hadn't been 15, I'd have dropped my tray...oopsie! but I was scared of the place--they were mean.)

As to tipping, if you are tipping 15%, every SIX dollars is one dollar, so an $18 dollar tab is $3.00 tip. If you tip 20%, then every FIVE is one dollar. See how close your bill is to a multiple of five...$23 dollars, ok, that would be $4 and some change.

[HonnyBrown]

On 9/20/2014 Campion said:

The cook may have filled the gratin dish and handed it to the server, who didn't notice or...sometimes the kitchen will mess with the waiter and refuse to send another dish (once as a young teen, I worked as a waitress and the cook dropped the toast on the floor, picked it up and gave me a mean look. And put it on the plate. If I hadn't been 15, I'd have dropped my tray...oopsie! but I was scared of the place--they were mean.)

As to tipping, if you are tipping 15%, every SIX dollars is one dollar, so an $18 dollar tab is $3.00 tip. If you tip 20%, then every FIVE is one dollar. See how close your bill is to a multiple of five...$23 dollars, ok, that would be $4 and some change.

That method hurts my brain.

15% of $18 is $2.70; and 20% of $23 is $4.60. I just did that in my head.

[nun ya]

I just multiply the total bill by 2... to figure 20 percent.

If my bill is $30...x 2 is 60... $6 dollars