What kinD of tipper are you??

Question

WE TOOK OUR FAMILY OUT TO EAT SEAFOOD AT A NICE PLACE HERE IN TOWN WE HAD ABOUT 20 PPL AT THE TABLE WITH ABOUT 3 DIFFERNT TICKETS WHEN THE TICKETS CAME THEY HAD ADDED TIHE TIP ON OUR TICKETS ALREADY MY HUSBAND WHO IS A REALLY GOOD TIPPER GOT UPSET BECAUSE IT ADDED 35 DOLLARS TO OUR TICKET AND THE SERVICE WASNT ALL THAT GOOD DONT YOU THINK THE TIP SHOULD DEPEND ON THE SERVICE WEATER OR NOT THE SERVER EARNED IT MY HUSBAND SAID HAD THE SERVICE BEEN GOOD AND WE HADNT HAD TO WAIT ON WTER AND TEA AND BREAD AND SAUCES HE WOULD HAVE LEFT EVEN MORE BUTWHE THE SEERVICE IS NOT GOOD DONT YOU THINK U SHOULDNT HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING U DIDNT GET>??

Answer 1

Large tables are a huge pain in the ***.  People who whine about the automatic gratuity are not good tippers.

Even your question (with all caps) is annoying.

Answer 2

i work in a resturaunt and it is mandaitory that an 18% gratutity be added to partied of 8 or more. Now thats not my rule- i have nothing to do with that and i have a lot of tables taht do feel offended that gratuity was added to their bill. We have to do it to all tables to prevent profileing. if it was added to one party and not another some people could say that its because of race, or class that they got automatic gratuity and someone else didn't.

They use this in order to help everyone get paid. You have to consider how much goes into serving a group of 20 people. most resturaunts have their servers tip out. i tip out 4% of my sales. i pay hostess, bussers, bartenders, and food runners. With an 18% gratuity, thats only a %14 tip on my part- not to mention if i had to share the party with someone else which would make it 7%.

please remember you can't always see all the circumstances at hand. if you feel like a resuraunt is giving you a smack in the face on your tipping ability, please understand it's corprate policy. you can always tip more. there is a lot that goes into serving a large party of 20, imagine trying to get and keep full 20 people's drinks, ring in 20 entrees, clear off 20 plates, and meet 20 peoples expectations. it's a little difficuly and overwhelming. i'm sure while you were waiting for your tea and dips and such, 10 other people have probably asked for the same thing at the same time. try to have some compassion and empathy for the situation.

if you were that unhappy with the service you should have asked to see a manager.  they might have been able to clear some things up for you. and if they were lazy no good servers- enough complaints will eliminate them from the business. i hate lazy servers.

hope this helped

Answer 3

Most restaurants now add the tip into the bill when the group is 8 people or more.  Unfortunately, the reason for this is that large groups often don't tip.  The wait staff is occupied with a large group and is unable to take few, if any, additional tables.  It is done to try to be fair to the wait staff.  

Usually the amount that they add is about 18% which is about the average most people give.  This doesn't leave any room for showing dissatisfaction for lousy service.  I don't mind the gratuity being added because I know why but maybe it would be better accepted if it was 10%.

I still give more if the service is good.

Answer 4

Whether they service was good or not -

I think large parties (8 or more) should have gratuitiy incl. - the US has an opening tipping custom but most other countries there will be a service fee for dining in the dining room.

I think if you felt the service was BAD - then leave it at the included gratuity, but if it was even a little better than good additional gratuity should be included.  Cause you also should remember that its not just the wait staff who will earn that money, but the tip will also go out to the bus crew, the food runners, bar staff and such.

Answer 5

It was probably 17 or 18% for a large party, that is standard.    

they do this b/c people are notoriously CHEAP when it comes to large parties for reasons you wrote already!!

Please do not expect GREAT service for 20 ppl.  It just does not happen!

Answer 6

That is standard procedure for a party that large.  They probably have a sign posted or even written on the menu regarding "for parties over 8...."

I think you should try to forget about it.  Call the manager if it will make you feel better, but don't go back again when you have a large party OR complain like crazy when you see the service is not up to par.  If it's a really nice restaurant, the manager will "take care" of you.

Just a lesson learned.

Answer 7

Unfortunately most places have automatic gratuities for large parties. Some even have it for anyone wanting to eat. I think that in both instances it is wrong. Do I expect the same service for a party of 20 that I do for a party of 2? No. But I do expect courtesy, cleanliness, etc... and the waiter/waitress may not fill the bill. Personally, if I had a rude or lazy server and they added a gratuity to my bill I would ask to see a manager and explain that the service was bad, tell them why. They may not remove the gratuity but they might comp you one of the meals or the drinks to make up for it.

And, yes, I do tip. Not always, if service is bad I don't but if I know the server was overwhelmed then I try to allow for it. I do know lots of people that don't though. We went out with a large group Saturday night and got there 30 min before closing (we had been told they closed 2 hours later.) The server said go ahead and order. We did and the service was so-so but he was trying to close out his tickets and clean up his tables while serving us. He was fairly friendly though and our food was good. My husband and I gave him a large tip as did one of the other couples. The other 8 to 10 people/couples there left him nothing which IMO wasn't fair. He went out of his way, stayed late and was NICE about it. I think they should have shown some appreciation but then they are pretty rude themselves (this was a ball team and some wives/kids btw, I try not to associate with rude people as a rule.)

Answer 8

20 people for 1 server?  If you come in with a large group you should definitely tip well--you probably took up most if not all of the servers tables if you would have stiffed her or given her something really low it wouldn't really be fair.

Servers make well below minimum wage because you are supposed to tip.

I would never go out to eat and not atleast tip 15% but only if the service was terrible most of the time I tip 20% and I always round up.

EDIT: If you can see the server sitting around and doing nothing while you are waiting on your drink then that is different--I still think you should leave atleast a 15% tip---