Tipping question re: Buffets

[bighal]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

A meal for 2 at V&A is on average an overpriced $600. I am amazed people pay it, but each to their own...

That is $120 tip at 20%. I do not believe there is one waiter per table.

There are very few restaurants in the world where servers are earning, minimum in tips, $360- $500 a night, based on 3 tables of 2 people, and probably more. This is more than most doctors will be paid in the UK, twice as much as a pretty experienced doctor in your local hospital.

With these tips any sense of reality seems to have been lost. These people are bringing food. It may appear fancy and with wine pairings etc, but it certainly isnt rocket science- or medicine and its mainly theatre.

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There is probably many more than you think...

[YorkshireT]

Originally Posted by bighal

There is probably many more than you think...

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Probably is Hal...

[Bobbins]

Originally Posted by YorkshireT

There are very few restaurants in the world where servers are earning, minimum in tips, $360- $500 a night, based on 3 tables of 2 people, and probably more. This is more than most doctors will be paid in the UK, twice as much as a pretty experienced doctor in your local hospital.

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There have been stories for years of servers at Disney Signature restaurants earning $100K+.

[Bobbins]

Originally Posted by wilma-bride

You must have had to sign for them to charge it to your room?

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You have to sign for the DDP but I didn't remember signing anything else.

We had several paperwork hassles that year - don't know why, we've used DDP before and it worked fine, but there just seemed more bits of paper than I remembered.

Disney refunded the charge without question. Didn't know about it until it appeared on my credit card.