Tipping Questions but not the usual

[bighal]

At the end of the day I don't take I to consideration what sone one else gets paid, it has nothing to do with me.
I base my tips on how good the service/food/price was.

[bilbous]

We tip on the standard of the service, at the end of the day if the food is bad it isn't the waiters/waitresses fault.
However tipping is not mandatory and if a family is on a very tight budget then they have every right to eat out and not feel like second class citizens for not tipping.

[dx4100]

Originally Posted by Gally1968

I struggle to understand people's attitude towards tipping to be honest.

If you go out for a meal at home and the bill is say £50, surely you leave around £10 tip, 20% ? If it's circa £80 then between £15/£20, 18%/20%.

Why would it be different when on holiday ? If you want to eat at TS each evening then assuming all went well, a similar value tip should be given. If service or food is poor then that's another conversation.

I'm not one of those who will pay 20% irrespective of what or how we are served, if I'm unhappy with anything I will raise my concerns, give the restaurant the opportunity to rectify the situation and then tip accordingly. If the issue has been sorted then 18%/20% would be our norm, if the issue hasn't been sorted then the amount will reduce. If the overall quality is poor then the tip will be reduced pro-rata. But to go into a restaurant with the thought in mind of not tipping or giving a small percentage really is quite poor.

I fully appreciate the amount spent on tips over a two week holiday does add up, but that goes with the territory, particularly when visiting America.

This might be a little controversial and it is not my intention to offend anyone but if tipping stretches you a little further than ideal, then perhaps review where you are dining.

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In the UK I leave 10%... If the service AND food was good enough. Otherwise I just would not tip at all. In the UK tips are often split with the people making the food amongst others.

£50 = max £5 tip

Some places use the tip to top up peoples wages to the national minimum (or living - whatever you want to call it)

[DonnaD]

Originally Posted by bilbous

We tip on the standard of the service, at the end of the day if the food is bad it isn't the waiters/waitresses fault.
However tipping is not mandatory and if a family is on a very tight budget then they have every right to eat out and not feel like second class citizens for not tipping.

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I agree with you about the food issue. Tipping is for service not the quality of the food and unlike in the UK never shared with the kitchen staff who are paid differently.

I am perplexed by your second point though. So the server is supposed to be ok with not getting the customary tip because the customers are on a very tight budget but can afford to fly across the Atlantic and choose to eat in a table service restaurant? As previously mentioned the solution to a tight budget is simple. There are plenty of really cheap offsite places where the tip would be cheap as well. It is very easy to avoid tips completely by eating at quick service places or self catering.

[waiting4disney]

It's like going to a UK restaurant with a gift voucher. You wouldn't not leave a tip for your server.