When you are dining in an all you can eat establishment, are you inclined to leave a tip?

Question

a chinese buffet, or other buffet style restaurants, where the server brings you your beverages, but you go to the buffet bar to pile up your plates. my friend and i are very much in disagreement. he says they don't wait on you there, so he leaves no tip. i on the other hand, leave a tip. what is the correct rule of thumb on this subject? thanks for your answers.

Answer 1

You should definitely leave a tip....but instead of the traditional 15%, you should instead leave approx. 10%.

Answer 2

if you have a waitress or waiter and they do a good job then yes. if the service sux then to h**l with em

Answer 3

I look around and see if anyone else is leaving a tip!  If the wait stuff is good, though, I'll usually leave a tip anyway, though not as much as I'd leave at a full service restaurant.

Answer 4

I leave a tip at buffet style restaurants as long as the service is good but I don't leave as much of a tip as I would at a full-service restaurant.

Answer 5

If a person is refilling your drinks and removing plates, then YES....leave 2 bucks.  Think about sitting there with no beverage during your mealtime and  being surrounded by plates piled with chicken bones, half- eaten rolls, and runny jello.  Please do not be cheap like your friend, reward the person passing your table and tending to your dining experience.

Answer 6

It sort of depends.  If a wait person takes my order, and brings drinks and stuff, and takes the bill, then, yes.  If it's a cafteria style, where you pay as you enter, fill your own drinks, etc., then I usually don't.  At an ordinary sit-down restaurant I pay 20%, at a buffet style, like chinese, I leave 10%.

Answer 7

they are waiters and waitresses wether they be at an all you can eat or not. they need to make a living and even if the service sucks they do have to clean up your dirty plates and they work long butt hours. so at least leave them like 2 bucks. its only fair if you were in their position.