What is the most common tip rate?

Question

does it make a difference if it's a city or a small town?

Answer 1

You don't need to tip.  That Shabbat goy waiting on your table can do just fine on the $3.00 per hour they are paid.

Answer 2

I have worked at restaurants all my life. In all different posistions. Most servers only make $2.13 an hour which means they will not really get a paycheck after paying taxes. So thier income is based on tips alone. However I do not feel you should tip based on that. Tip 15% for average service and 20% on great service. Most servers are really happy with that amount.

Answer 3

15-20%

Answer 4

Whenever I go somewhere, I give at least a 15% tip.  There has only been a few times when I didn't give a 15% tip (found a chicken foot in my General Tso's chicken; at a buffet when I had to refill my drink because the waitress never came back---the most common reason).  If it is really good service, I usually give a 20% tip.

Answer 5

I usually give 25% at the very least if I'm satisfied with the service.  I'll give more along the lines of 15-20% if they were slow, rude, ignored me, etc.  I only give less than 15% if I'm really disgusted with the service.

Answer 6

15-20% based on service. Remember, your server only makes $2.15 an hour.

Answer 7

The easiest way to tip is to double the sales tax and round it off.

Answer 8

15% on the food and beverage (not tax).  They want 20% but only if it's a classy place and you spend a lot of money.  Regular joints, 15% but not on the total bill, subtract the tax first.

Answer 9

Good competent service requires at least 20% on the total bill. Excellent to outstanding service should be rewarded with 25% or more. Don't cheat your server by thinking you don't have to tip on wine. Servers usually have to share a portion of thier tips based on thier total sales (including wine) with other employees such as bartenders, sommeliers, bussers and food runners. As far as small town or city, it shouldn't make a difference. Small towns feel an economic hit harder then a city, so be generous. Also, don't be shy about over-tipping your breakfast server who work just as hard on a small check average.

Answer 10

10 to 20 % depending on the service.

In NY the minimum wage for waitstaff is $5.15, not the old $2

Answer 11

it is normally 10% for a tip but if a restaurant is excellent then you can go up to 20%

10% is basically 10 cents a dollar

each percent is a cent. the maximum tipping percentage is 15 of total billing when eating at a dining establishment so basically whomever tips over 20 % is either colonel moneybags or they're overly generous there's your answer a little excessive but hey

Answer 12

I always try to do 15% but if service is lacking then 10% so I can pay 20% for exceptional service.  I never pay 15% if the service is bad or slow unless I know the MGMT understaffed it.

Answer 13

In my circle of friends, it's a 20% tip for good service.   I don't think it makes a difference if the place is a large city or small town.

Answer 14

i think it's somewhere between 15% and 18%... if the service was really good, i'd give 20%... of course my meals never cost more than $40 so a 20% tip isn't very expensive...