Do you believe in tipping in restaurants...
 

...do you believe in tipping when you go out for a meal and if so, what do you think is the appropriate tip in most cases and assuming the food/service hasn't been dreadful...?...

I always tip 20%.

If it's realy awful service, you tip 15% but never lower.

Most of the time you should tip 20% that's just for normal average good service.

If you just really loved the service, something really special, then you tip 25% or more.

I only tip if the service has been great. I seriously hate places like tgi fridays where the tip is included in the bill..what ****ing cheek :bored:

That said, on holiday I always tip, as I know that the wages are very very low because the employers expect the customers to pay the staffs wages.

I never tip, If I go to hospital I don't tip the nurses...

Nurses aren't there to give you a good experience though, they are there to save your life.

Are you actually comparing nurses to restaurant servers???

Only if I get good service, I found as a Student often some Restaurant staff once they knew we were students could be less than courteous and on many occasions.

They are both there to do a job is my point alex, they both get paid to do their respective roles well and receive a wage.

exactly. it's so cheeky to expect people to leave tips.
I've done waitressing as well, and I never once expected it. received it a few times and it's a nice gesture but not necessary.

but there's a big difference between getting good service in a restaurant and getting good treatment in a hospital. I don't think the 2 are comparable at all.

1 is about smiling and providing friendly service and banter. The other is about providing life saving care. Obviously all nurses provide top quality care, they aren't worried about getting a tip, for good reason.

Restaurant servers are in the service industry, an industry about creating good experiences for people and they do get judged on a "performance".


I just don't think it's appropriate to compare the 2 at all. i think it's disrespectful to nurses to compare them to restaurant workers.

When people leave and don't tip it's really rude IMO.

Yep, always tip, think it's rude not to

Yes I always tip. Generally about 15%. That's how they make most of their money

If it's above normal service and they go out of their way for you, then 10%

I think it's a culture difference between U.S. and U.K. Tipping is much more a compulsory thing in the United States

Most waiters/waitresses make less than five dollars an hour because they are expected to make most of their money on tips.

Yes
But mainly because my dad owns a restaurant and whenever I go there I secretly keep some of everyone's tips http://a.mod-site.net/s/appl.gif (the waiters don't take it immediately they put all the plates on another table)

yeah. There's a minimum wage of £6.something for adults here across the board regardless of tips

I ****ing work my arse off cooking and cleaning in McDonalds and only get £4.50 an hour

Yup, and also it's best to leave cash tips, because most servers under-report it on their taxes, so they get extra bang for their buck if you leave cash tips.

A tip for all tippers, leave CASH tips! Even if you are paying with a credit card, it's MUCH appreciated when you leave a cash tip.

Yeah.. when I went to Vegas the tip was just included in the bill. Fair enough

Lol I always leave cash tips. Didn't really know it was being mis-reported to the government though. Not really sure how I feel about that...

nope. Way too poor to be bothered with it. Will let a taxi driver or waiter keep some change sometimes (if it's under a fiver), but this whole percentage nonsense takes the piss.

A tip is voluntary. End of.

i'm way too poor to even consider it. like shaun said, i let the taxi round off to nearest euro but other than that nah

I always leave a tip, more so if I know the waiters after going there many times, the only time I wont leave one if the service was bad!,last time a large group went out the tip was 35 pounds.

no because i've already spent enough on the meal

plus it's always added on to the bill so it's not even a tip if you're made to

It means instead of that money going into taxes and being wasted on bureaucracy, that money is going directly to someone who needs it. That's a good thing right?