How much do you tip when you go out to eat?

[minute bull]

Whoa. Let's not put the cart in front of the horse now...

 

[riddleofsteel]

It would be nice if a sticky was created in here that linked to a 'master' thread on subjects like this that are made monthly.

Entered this thread to post the same thing. Mayberry needs a sticky thread for tipping discussions.
It is amazing how frequently this thread is created.

 

[SwamiLeoni]

Entered this thread to post the same thing. Mayberry needs a sticky thread for tipping discussions.
It is amazing how frequently this thread is created.

That or a thread that links to all of the major discussions with popular topics that are frequently created.

 

[Serana]

honestly i get confused on whether you're supposed to tip when you order and pick up food :x
i always order and get delivery, but awhile back i just went and picked it up bc was running around town doing stuff anyways
and i was like
do i tip?
for delivery i tip bc they had to drive out to my place
when eating at place i tip for the service
but what do i tip for if im just picking up food? i thought maybe i tip bc the food is good, but then, i mean, thats kinda what im already paying for? so what do!!!

That's a great question. I feel guilted into tipping them 15% when the option appears on the debit. Sometimes, if I know in advance their debits are like that I'll pay in cash. Delivery and dine-in I always tip 15%, 20-25% if the bartender at the lounge is serving drinks that need to be prepared. Our servers here in Canada earn much more than down south.

 

[riddleofsteel]

That or a thread that links to all of the major discussions with popular topics that are frequently created.

The revised forum should have included this.

That's a great question. I feel guilted into tipping them 15% when the option appears on the debit. Sometimes, if I know in advance their debits are like that I'll pay in cash. Delivery and dine-in I always tip 15%, 20-25% if the bartender at the lounge is serving drinks that need to be prepared. Our servers here in Canada earn much more than down south.

That is another issue - popping the top off a beer bottle or pouring a draft and expected to tip at least 15%, the same as a 6 ingredient cocktail; shouldn't the cocktail warrant a bigger tip than the beer?
If a tip was truly service based, it wouldn't be based on the total cost, that is more like a commission, the waiter puts in as much effort bringing me a $12 plate of food as he does a $60 steak.

Goddammit, I'm being sucked into another tipping thread.

 

[jmadtx]

bout 20%

 

[Kiddo716]

double the tax. Usually just round it up if not a whole number.

 

[Lord Commander Palis]

bout tree fiddy

 

[Michaelangelo]

I just double the tax