Advice accepted for our trip.

[JazzyDuck]

I Don't want to cause offence or start an argument as I have seen in some threads but would like honest advice on the following.

We are doing the DDP for 3 weeks

3 Adults and 1 Child.

I have budgeted $1200ish for tips this is broken down as follows

$50 for bell boy who dose our bags.

$120 for maids for cleaning our room.

$1000 for tips on meals.

If someone could offer me advice on the tip for each of the chosen venus we have planned it would help me be able to know roughly what will be needed each time.

1) Boatwrights - D

2) Chef Mickey - B

3) Chrystal Palace - B

4) The Plaza Restraunt - D

5) Garden Grill - D

6) Teppan Edo - L

7) H & V - B

8) Liberty Tree Tavern - D

9) Whispering Canyon - D

10) Ohana - B

11) Cape May - D

12) Rose & Crown - D

13) 1900 Park Fare - B

14) Chef Mickey - D

15) H & V - FDP

16) Tony's Town Square - D

17) Beirgarten - D

18) Tutto Italia - D

19) Crystal Palace - D

20) 50's Prime Time - D

21) Yak & Yeti - L

22) Boma - B

23) Sci Fi Dinner - D

24) Donalds Safari - B

25) Spiderman - B (NON Disney)

26) Callifornia Grill - D

27) Crystal Palace - L

This is only some of the places we have ADR's for.

There are more ADR's than days on the plan so the plan is to pay for the breakfasts and use the DDP for the Lunches and Dinner meals.

Do you think I have budgeted enough to cover the meal tips?

[Sue]

Just a cursory glance at your tips put aside - you have more than enough for the bell boys and maids!
Bell boys should be tipped at $1 per bag - even for three hotels (me and ex) 2 bags each - that only came to $24! ($4 at check in and out x 3 hotels) - tipping more than that would be over generous imho
Room maids are $1 per person per day - so 4 of you = 21 nights x 4 = $84

Not got onto your meals yet, but server tips should be around 18-20% of the meal cost so that would be hard to judge, not knowing what you are likely to eat.

[JazzyDuck]

Just a cursory glance at your tips put aside - you have more than enough for the bell boys and maids!
Bell boys should be tipped at $1 per bag - even for three hotels (me and ex) 2 bags each - that only came to $24! ($4 at check in and out x 3 hotels) - tipping more than that would be over generous imho
Room maids are $1 per person per day - so 4 of you = 21 nights x 4 = $84

Not got onto your meals yet, but server tips should be around 18-20% of the meal cost so that would be hard to judge, not knowing what you are likely to eat.

Thanks Sue for your reply.

We are staying onsite and have 8 bags between us are going part way through for a few nights at universal
worked out 4 bell boys at disney and 2 at universal so 6 bell boys x 8 bags around $50.

maid for both hotels $5 per day is our normal tip thought we may need to leave more as onsite both hotels this trip but took lead that the normal tips is $1 per person per night so thought then normal tip would be fine.

[kazmc]

I'm sorry but.........


£600.00 on tips???!!!!!

I dont know what else to say.......:confused2

Have a fab holiday though :grin:

[BevS97]

$1000 for meals seems huge - I know you have a lot of ADRs booked but assuming an average value of $100 for each meal, then each tip would be around $20, so I'd say around the $500-$600 would be plenty.

I would never tip $5/day for the maid, I don't want to cause a row, but we normally leave around $2 per day.

All of these are buffets, so I would suggest you could leave less for these meals, maybe $15.
2) Chef Mickey - B
3) Chrystal Palace - B
5) Garden Grill - D
7) H & V - B
8) Liberty Tree Tavern - D
11) Cape May - D
13) 1900 Park Fare - B
14) Chef Mickey - D
15) H & V - FDP
17) Beirgarten - D
19) Crystal Palace - D
22) Boma - B
24) Donalds Safari - B
27) Crystal Palace - L

[rusty30]

Its entirely up to you of course, and I would never tell anyone what they "should or should not" leave, but it does sound an awful lot to me.

I dont tip maids daily and i dont think it is "expected" - i leave something at the end of my stay. I did leave the odd $5 when we stayed at AKL as we were there for 14 nights straight - not everyday though. If I were to leave something everyday, then it would be a dollar or two, no more. Again, bell boys, they would get a few dollars I wouldnt be working out how many bags and how much to tip (but thats just me!).

I like to tip 20% for meals - I'll only tip less if I feel we havent been treated well, which is rare. Obviously 20% of a meal somewhere like the Cali Grill is going to be an awful lot more than other places on your list.

I do think to budget £600 in tips is a huge amount of money - I personally would be more inclined to cut back a little on maid and bellhop tips but budget 20% for your meal tips - can you not work out a rough price by working out the overall value of your dining plan for the whole trip then using 20% of that as a guide to what your tips would be? Im not sure if that would work as Ive never used the plan but just an idea.

[JazzyDuck]

Having never done the DDP before and having only done a few of the disney restraunts on previous trips I am totaly thrown when it comes to the tips I try to tip 20% for meals and am trying to avoid what happend on last trip where we paid too much tips on meals not realising they had already added 20% on untill the last few days when 1 server pointed out the tip was at the bottom, I promtly crossed it out and paid her directly knowing if it was paid with the bill she would have had to wait for it.
I know when we had our last meal at Liberty Tree Tavern the bill came to well over $100 that was before tips no one in our party drinks alcohol on trips so know it isn't overly high bills.

Thanks.

I am trying my best to go on holiday this year and enjoy our first ever onsites holiday.

The only thing that is causing me stress is to have an idea of what tips at 20% i should be looking towards.

I realise I may have over budgetted for the meal tips so this is good as it will go into the breakfast pot for any other breakfasts we may book.

I take on board all coments being made so keep them coming please.

[Leanne1977]

It is so difficult to comment on the tips without actually knowing what you will order. I think your best bet is to look at the menus and pick out the most expensive items per person as you then know that will be the highest possible tip you will have to pay.

One other comment and I hope you don't mind. We had the free DDP for 3 weeks last Sept and there was basically zero times when we felt the need to pay OOP for meals. It is so much food, I really feel you will struggle to eat all the free food and then OOP food on top.

For us, and I realise you may be different, but a counter service breakfast, snack lunch and TS dinner was more than plenty. In fact it was too much.:omg:

With regards to the maids, we usually tip $3 per day and we are a family of 4, 2 adults and 2 children.:thumbs-up

But try your very best not to get too caught up in the whole tips thing. You shouldn't be worrying about it. As long as you know you need to budget for it and I feel you have over budgeted which is good, then you'll have no worries.:wave:

[JazzyDuck]

I may have steak a few times but only if it has been well done.
1 will not eat anything that comes near a bone.
meals that come covered in sauces are out.
over spiced foods are minimal.
Fresh foods are high on the list.
Chocolate also comes high on list
maybe the odd burger meal by the DD's.
DS is not big on things like chips and burgers, runny foods and round foods are also out.
simple things go down beter than mixed foods as the general idea of everything being mixed together is off putting, they prefer to add things to food themselves rather than them already being included.
Baked potatoes, salads, fruits, cheese, fish, hot pasta, chicken all fine.

This trip is trying to bend a few of the food rules and Tutto Italia is acceptable for me to book this trip as it was managed last trip and built on since.

[russrattan]

$1200 on tips-you must be not affected by the credit crunch-i would rather give £600 to a charity -thats if i had that sort of money to give away

[Brinkz]

£500 on meal tips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :erm: :erm: :erm:

I've got the free DDP this year and for the first time have decided to put a budget to one side to cover gratuities and i've based it on a simple calculation...

...If i was paying for the dining plan then the cost for me would be about $95 per day. Now considering i don't pay gratuity for my snack or my counter service, i've decided to put 18% of $95 per day (probably the most i would spend at a TS restaraunt) in the 'gratuity' fund - which is a grand total of $240 (£125) for a fortnight. I'm quite sure that will be plenty enough, especially considering half of my ADR's are for buffets.

[BevS97]

I don't think that's a very helpful comment!


My initial reaction was OMG, how much - but actually she has 27 sit down meals booked - that's a lot of meals.


A lot of those meals are fixed price, so if you aren't adding alcohol you can tell exactly what they will cost -

the Liberty Tree for example is

Adults $28.99 Little Patriots (ages 3-9) $13.99 which for 3 adults and 1 child should come to $100.96, I would probably tip around $15 in here because it's a set menu and I think 15% is fine in these sort of places.

Ohana's for breakfast - Adults $18.99, children $10.99 = $68, Again, 15%, so around $10 would be plenty.


So, for at least half of your meals you can get a pretty accurate picture. I do think your budget is high, but much better it be too high than for you to suddenly realise you are struggling to cover the tips.

I would stick your list in a spreadsheet and look up the cost of all the set price meals, and guess at a cost for the others (you can normally guess what you are likely to order, if you order something else than it's not going to make a massive difference to the end result)

[Bozza]

Lots of good advice above.

Like others, I tip the maid every day - anywhere between $2-$5 depending on what note-age I have when I leave the room on a given day. I'll then leave a more substantial tip on the last day too.

The meal tips does sound a lot, at first glance, but you have got a lot of meals there. I think your approach is sound - make sure you have enough and you won't stress about it when you are there. I think you can either go with your budgeted amount and work out on a meal by meal basis, in which case I think you'll have a nice amount of money left at the end. Alternatively, as above, work out the estimated gratuity in advance by looking at menus. You'll then be able to trim back your budget for this, I imagine.

Regardless - sounds like you have a great trip lined up there!

[dvc]

We usually give $1 per person per day to housekeeping - as there are 4 of us that is $4 per day x 30 days - $120.

We have cases on wheels so don't use bell boys!!!

We give tipe of 10-15% for breakfast and 15-20% for dinner but not for buffets where we are not served except for coffee etc - so that's a smaller tip.

However one of our party used to work in the catering/hospitality industry so knows what's its like and likes to tip well.

I think a lot of people worry overly much about tipping. It is maostly personal preference and good service. My Dad is american and spends time with us in Fl every visit. He is always appalled at how much we tip and says we are far too generous and Americans wouldn't tip that much!!!

[BarryandCaron]

Jan, that does seem an awful lot of $$ for tipping :omg: I'll have a look through the places we are eating at (mostly buffets) and report back how much we'll be spending on tips. $4 is plenty a day for the maids and we don't use bell-boys.

Caron

[MattF]

We have the free DDP this year and I have used the menus on here to work out the cost of the set price meals and then budgeted for 20% tip. For the menu choice restaurants, I have picked the most expensive menu items and worked out the total cost from there and then worked out 20% tip. I think for the 4 of us this has come to about $550 - we have 22 ADRs made.

I think your budget is too high, but better to be too high and to have some money left over rather than be worrying over not having enough

[MattF]

$1200 on tips-you must be not affected by the credit crunch-i would rather give £600 to a charity -thats if i had that sort of money to give away

Sorry that is not helpful at all.

Bearing in mind that all the meals are free this isn't that bad. Tips are expected in the US and the OP has a significant number of TS choices where tipping of between 15-20% is expected.

[spoony]

I think most people would be very surprised how much they tip over 3 weeks, it really adds up, putting it down as one figure is sensible budgeting but does make it look scary.

I think the meal gratuity budget is a bit OTT (nearly $40 a meal) but it is likely other tips over the course of the period will add up (we tipped helicoter pilot, boat captain/crew, cabs etc).

Keep your budget as it is (providing your happy with it) tip as you feel you should over the holiday and spend any remaining on a nice present (for me:d:).

[BarryandCaron]

Jan, we have 17 ADRs; 15 buffets (12 of which are character buffets), 1 TS breakfast and 1 TS lunch. I've calculated that we need approx $240 for tips and that's calculated at 20%.

I'd take what you have planned (as long as it doesn't leave you short in other areas) and enjoy a lovely treat at the end if you have any $$ left.

Caron

[MattF]

Definitely agree with Caron - then anything left over can be for a nice treat or even saved for the next trip! ;)

[JazzyDuck]

Thanks all I have found your feedback of great help.

This trip has been planned down to last detail in the finance department as on previouse trips I did under estimate how much went on tipping, it was only when we sat down and looked through our notes made from trips did we notice it was things like tax and tips had never been budgetted for in the pre trip savings so never knew why we had spent so much. This trip everything has been planned with pots for Bell boys / Maids / Meals / Tips / Taxi's / off site meals / shopping days.

Thanks again for your feedbacks.

[landkmum]

We too have the DDP for 3 weeks this August, only we have paid for it, not got it free, as we only booked in January. We will use all of our 21 TS meal credits and I have worked out it will cost approximately $300 for tips. The majority of meals we have booked are buffets and I will leave a maximum of 15% - which I actually thought was the norm for buffets.

The maid will get $2 per day and we carry our own bags so no need for a bell boy.

[Mickey_Fan]

I agree with Leanne1977 on the 1st page, as long as you have budgetted for everything then you should have no worries!

Have a great trip!

[MattF]

Thanks all I have found your feedback of great help.

This trip has been planned down to last detail in the finance department as on previouse trips I did under estimate how much went on tipping, it was only when we sat down and looked through our notes made from trips did we notice it was things like tax and tips had never been budgetted for in the pre trip savings so never knew why we had spent so much. This trip everything has been planned with pots for Bell boys / Maids / Meals / Tips / Taxi's / off site meals / shopping days.

Thanks again for your feedbacks.

glad we could help and I think this is a good idea. It is the extras like tips that you don't often think about that can add up to a lot

[FLGirl-UKNow]

I think like nearly everyone else you've overcalculated a bit but I can agree with everyone's suggestions (well, almost everyone) and think you've received some good advice. I think a lot of people use the 20% because it is easier math than something like 15% or 18% but don't feel that you have to use 20%.

Another thing that I think a lot of people will agree on is the fact that most don't eat 3 full meals each day. It is simply too much food and it can get to be a bit overwhelming. Not only can you cut back on tips but you could cut back on meals. I'm not saying to skip a meal but to consider the fact that you won't need all of them.

Our family typically does a full breakfast with a snack around lunch and then a full dinner. It works for us.

Just think how much shopping you'll be able to do with all of that extra you'll have left over! lol

[russrattan]

can someone please explain this-last year had FREE ddp we ate at the yachtman twice each time our servers were miserable and made us feel uncomfatable even though the meal was great this meal would have ment a $50+ tip-we also went to the crystal palace were the server was very good-kept us refulled -great with the kids nothing was to much trouble-the tip would have been about $15-which i would have gladly paid-so its a crazy system why should i pay about 4 times more just for eating posh-i am not prepared to eat at buffets every night on my FREE ddp just to avoid giving a larger tip

[BevS97]

I'm afraid that's just the way it works, it's not necessarily fair but that's life. If the server doesn't treat you well then you aren't obliged to leave a big tip. I do think last year when the DDP included tips that some of the service levels dropped - I noticed this a lot in the Contemporary Steakhouse, the guy there just wanted us to order the most expensive item no matter what we actually wanted.

[Leanne1977]

can someone please explain this-last year had FREE ddp we ate at the yachtman twice each time our servers were miserable and made us feel uncomfatable even though the meal was great this meal would have ment a $50+ tip-we also went to the crystal palace were the server was very good-kept us refulled -great with the kids nothing was to much trouble-the tip would have been about $15-which i would have gladly paid-so its a crazy system why should i pay about 4 times more just for eating posh-i am not prepared to eat at buffets every night on my FREE ddp just to avoid giving a larger tip

I think the difference is at Crystal Palace you are getting your own food and the server needs to only really get you drinks and clear dirty plates. They don't need to take you order, keep an eye on pacing your meal, and generally serve you.

Its a shame you had below par service at the Yachtsmans I am surprised at that. It was probably the most professional service we had all holiday, we were very impressed.:thumbs-up
I think in those circumstances, if you feel a lower tip is warranted, then you would be best placed to speak with a manager about your disappointment.

[russrattan]

i understand about reporting the server but the point iam making is the amount that you are expected to tip for going posh-and the end of the day no disney restaurant is silver service and i think the server at cp worked much harder than the server at yachtsman-who at the end of the day only had to bring out our platted meals and refill our drinks

[FLGirl-UKNow]

You also have to remember what is the happiest place on earth for some isn't always for those that work there. WDW is unlike any other place you go to and for the most part nearly all of the CM's are spot on and live up to that vibe. Not everyone can do it all the time and lets face it we all have a bad day now and again. If and when this happens to you two things should happen. One, you should speak to the manager and two your meal should either be made complimentary or either your dessert is free or no gratuity is required. This would be up to the manager to decide and take care of. If you don't address the problem it will never get dealt with.

You've also meantioned your FREE DDP in different threads. What you have to realize is NOTHING is free. They've simply used that as a carrot to dangle in front of you to book. That price is buried somewhere else in your holiday.

I'm not a fan of the DDP. It is confusing to foreign visitors who already don't understand or can't relate to the additional custom of tipping. I've not been able to verify this but typically when gratuity is included that means that the wait staff would get a percentage of the gratuity for the service. Nine times out of ten that means that they won't make as good of tips as they would generally do if they kept everything they earned on their own. It is simply a difficult area of employment to be in.

I think that it is a shame for some of the servers to see a window of possibility and take advantage of it but nobody is perfect. Doesn't make it right but it's just the reality that it happens.

[russrattan]

i- am sorry but from where i come from FREE means FREE

[Leanne1977]

i understand about reporting the server but the point iam making is the amount that you are expected to tip for going posh-and the end of the day no disney restaurant is silver service and i think the server at cp worked much harder than the server at yachtsman-who at the end of the day only had to bring out our platted meals and refill our drinks

I understand your point. Another thing to think of is the turn around at character meals. At Crystal Palace it will be a lot quicker than restaurants like the Yachtsmans. I would say an hour or less is a typical time to spend at a character meal whereas you can easily spend 2 hours dining at the Yachtsmans. So the server at CP is getting double the tables and hence double the tips.

For me to tip less than 20% on any meal it would have to be shocking service. The servers are not paid well and are taxed on tips regardless of whether they get them or not. I think that is totally unfair. I also don't consider a server who is at a full table service restaurant to just be bringing out plated meals and refilling drinks. Its a lot harder than it looks.
A server can possibly make or break a meal. Get a great server and your meal can be fantastic and your experience all the more enjoyable. They are also waiting on several tables at any one time and need to make sure all of those customers are taken care of and their meal is enjoyable.

But I also think they are human and they can't be 100% all the time and sometimes they may have an off day. Its unfortunate but life I'm afraid.

[russrattan]

What i would like to say is that i have had a lot of stick about my views on tipping but i would suggest to everyone to look on the american site disboard.com-and see that most of the americans respect my point of view as a i respect your views-i dont have a problem with what you tip so why should you have a problem with what i tip-thank you

[Leanne1977]

What i would like to say is that i have had a lot of stick about my views on tipping but i would suggest to everyone to look on the american site disboard.com-and see that most of the americans respect my point of view as a i respect your views-i dont have a problem with what you tip so why should you have a problem with what i tip-thank you

Who has said anything about what you tip?:confused2 I didn't mention anything about you!

Can you point me to where I said I had a problem with what you tip?

I am also a member of the Dis and there are a wide range of views on tipping there. Just as there is here.

[russrattan]

leanne- i was not aiming my message at you it was just a general comment-

[Leanne1977]

leanne- i was not aiming my message at you it was just a general comment-

Thank you for clarifying that.:)

I have absolutely no need to worry about what others tip. Its neither here nor there to me. I am happy with what I tip and as long as you are then there shouldn't be an issue.:wave:

[BarryandCaron]

-i am not prepared to eat at buffets every night on my FREE ddp just to avoid giving a larger tip

We eat at buffets because it's better for our disabled DS.

i- am sorry but from where i come from FREE means FREE

What you have got is FREE Disney Dining PLAN which this year does not include appetizers and gratuity. Disney have offered the plan free for a certain period not just free food.

Caron

[russrattan]

i don,t know why you have a problem with me all my comments have not been personal to anybody-my point is why should you have to leave a bigger tip just for eating at a sit down meal

[losthour]

Tipping for me is annoying. It is like a con, like sales tax too. When you see the price of a meal you have to add on tax and tip so I find the US very deceptive in those terms.

I never left any tips for maids etc because when I got to Travelodge on I-Drive they made me pay a $35 dollar service charge which no one told me about in England when I booked it.

I never left much for buffets because I served myself except for drinks which I would have done too but they insisted...

[russrattan]

well said lost hour-totally agree -great succsess someone on my side

[KarenG]

When I go to America (or indeed any other place), I accept that the social norms and culture will most likely be different to what I am used to, so I ensure I do what I can to do "the right thing".

If this includes tipping at 15-20%, on the total cost of the meal, then I do it. It's just the way it works over there. In visiting the US I accept that I need to fall in with how it works and therefore tip accordingly.

I do tip in the UK too, usually about 10%.

OP,I think it's good to overestimate and as others have already said, that should leave some extra money for you :thumbs-up

[JazzyDuck]

We eat at buffets because it's better for our disabled DS.


Caron

This is another reason for the choices I have made along with the character interactions.

[BarryandCaron]

i don,t know why you have a problem with me all my comments have not been personal to anybody-my point is why should you have to leave a bigger tip just for eating at a sit down meal

I do not have a problem against you personally just your views on tipping. I think we had better agree to disagree on our views.

Tipping is a way of life in the US and it's just the way it works leaving tips according to the price of your meals. As has been said before; a TS server has less tables to wait on, has to take your order, keep you replenished with drinks and make sure you enjoy your meal. I'm sorry you didn't have a pleasant meal at the Yachtsman, we really enjoyed our meal there.

Caron

[Pottermouse]

Hi there :wavey:

We are also on the (free) DDP and would like to know if the tip is automatically put on to the bill?

Say for instance we would like to tip more/less how would we go about this?

I understand that the wages maybe poor, but to be told how much you should tip is wrong to me. We always leave a tip, but how much is at our discretion surely?

[FLGirl-UKNow]

I understand that the wages maybe poor, but to be told how much you should tip is wrong to me. We always leave a tip, but how much is at our discretion surely?

It is your discretion on what you leave. The reason that some restaurants show it is the exact reason some of these threads exist. Some are visiting that have never had to do this (add it yourself) so the suggestion is made to give you guidance on what is "typical".

If you are uncertain about the gratuity just ask your server if it is included. They will always be happy to help.

[BarryandCaron]

Hi there :wavey:

We are also on the (free) DDP and would like to know if the tip is automatically put on to the bill?

Say for instance we would like to tip more/less how would we go about this?

I understand that the wages maybe poor, but to be told how much you should tip is wrong to me. We always leave a tip, but how much is at our discretion surely?

Two suggested amounts of 18% and 20% are shown on your bill but it is up to you what and how you want to pay. You can either write the suggested amount or your own amount on the space left for you and pay by your room key. Or you can write cash in this space and leave what you want in cash. Either way you can tip more or less of the suggested amounts. HTH.

Edited to add I wouldn't leave anything less than 15% and usually 20%.

Caron

[rusty30]

I understand that the wages maybe poor, but to be told how much you should tip is wrong to me. We always leave a tip, but how much is at our discretion surely?

Waiting staff are taxed on the assumption that they receive 15% tip on every table they serve. This is why, to tip a few dollars is deemed socially unacceptable - unless of course you have recieved poor service (which you should complain about). If you choose not to tip at least 15% you are committing a cultural blunder and ignoring the customs of the US nation - thats how they do it, and as a guest in their country, I personally like to adhere to that.

No-one can force you to leave anything, but if you dont, dont be surprised if you get a very surly and sour end to your meal, as it is expected that you will leave at least 15%.

If you feel you havent gotten levels of service that warrant at least that, then you should be speaking to the manager.

Things are just done differently there...its up to you whether you choose to ignore it or not, but as I said, if you do, your meal is likely to be spoilt as servers rely on tips to make up their very very poor wages and wont be impressed with the "stingy Brit" who chooses to leave $2.

Edited to add - Im not having a go at you pottermouse, or implying that you are stingy Im just trying to answer the question with a few facts :)

[Pottermouse]

Two suggested amounts of 18% and 20% are shown on your bill but it is up to you what and how you want to pay. You can either write the suggested amount or your own amount on the space left for you and pay by your room key. Or you can write cash in this space and leave what you want in cash. Either way you can tip more or less of the suggested amounts. HTH.

Edited to add I wouldn't leave anything less than 15% and usually 20%.

Caron

Thanks Caron that's really helpful, we have dined at Disney before but never on DDP so just wondered how it worked with the tips.

We usually leave the tip after we have had our change, ensuring that the server gets the tip and not just left on the table for whoever.

Thanks again!

[Pottermouse]

Edited to add - Im not having a go at you pottermouse, or implying that you are stingy Im just trying to answer the question with a few facts :)

No offence taken, I can see why they do it as it does give "first timers" an idea as what to tip.

I do however think it's unfair on the waiters/waitresses say that for example, serve at 1900 Park Fare for breakfast (priced at approx $19) would get $3.80/4.00 compared to those who work in the evening at Chef Mickeys (priced at approx $30) would get $6.00. They all work as hard as each other keeping you entertained and your drinks topped up.

I think it would be better to tip a "suggested" amount per server rather than a percentage of the cost of your meal.

[russrattan]

I think it would be better to tip a "suggested" amount per server rather than a percentage of the cost of your meal.

this is what i have been saying all along but not many people seam to agree with me

[minkzebell]

I would just like to add that the spiderman breakfast has an 18% tip already included in the price.... so make sure you don't tip twice!;)