How much do you tip at restaurants?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:idk why tip keeps creeping up! menu prices keep creeping up, so, naturally, tips would also creep up because of that. idk why we have to keep increasing our tip percentage.

Restaurant tips have been a standard 20% for good service since I started going to restaurants and I’m 50. Not sure how you think they’re creeping up.

Disagree, and I'm 54. In the 80s and 90s, 15% was standard.

[Anonymous]

We typically tip between 40 and 100% or more.
We have both worked in the industry when we were younger and try to provide some balance for societies short comings and put smiles on peoples faces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:idk why tip keeps creeping up! menu prices keep creeping up, so, naturally, tips would also creep up because of that. idk why we have to keep increasing our tip percentage.

Restaurant tips have been a standard 20% for good service since I started going to restaurants and I’m 50. Not sure how you think they’re creeping up.

Disagree, and I'm 54. In the 80s and 90s, 15% was standard.

I think there's a regional component with tipping. I'm around your age and from NY and it's always been 20 percent but my college friends from the South were shocked by that and thought 15 percent or even lower was standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:idk why tip keeps creeping up! menu prices keep creeping up, so, naturally, tips would also creep up because of that. idk why we have to keep increasing our tip percentage.

Restaurant tips have been a standard 20% for good service since I started going to restaurants and I’m 50. Not sure how you think they’re creeping up.

Disagree, and I'm 54. In the 80s and 90s, 15% was standard.

+1
People are so burned out on tipping. For good service, I'm happy to tip well. I resent the idea that a tip is standard though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:20% for dine in. I’m surprised at all the people who don’t tip on take out - they are still spending time and energy on making and packing your food that they’re not spending on in-restaurant patrons. I tend to tip about 10-15% on take out and, frankly, felt cheap about that. The exception is something like the coffee shop I like. If I buy a few pastries and they out them in a bag I may or may not put a dollar in the tip jar but I don’t feel the need to tip.

As a PP noted, when people mention not tipping for takeout these days, they are usually speaking about the Subway, Chipotle, Mezeh, Five Guys, Qdoba, etc. places. Yes, they are spending time assembling my order, but how is it any different than McDonald's or Burger King?

[Anonymous]

We switched from 15% to 20% during Covid to help our restaurants stay open (even when it was take-out only).

But now most of the restaurants in my quaint tourist town have started adding 4% if a credit card is used, and have increased menu prices several times a year.

So we are back to 15% for most, occasionally 20% if exceptional service.

The worst was a fancy counter ordering restaurant (great gourmet food!) that proudly said they paid all employees a living wage of at least $20-$22/hr. Then after ordering they verbally ask you if you want to leave a 15% tip. Nope! I'm standing in line to order, getting my own drink, condiments, utensils, then clearing my dirty plates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:…I’m surprised at all the people who don’t tip on take out - they are still spending time and energy on making and packing your food that they’re not spending on in-restaurant patrons.

Disagree. When I get take out, I’m not being served and attended to while I dine. Plus, waiters generally make less than minimum wage and their tips are part of their income. Workers at take out places tend to be paid hourly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:idk why tip keeps creeping up! menu prices keep creeping up, so, naturally, tips would also creep up because of that. idk why we have to keep increasing our tip percentage.

Restaurant tips have been a standard 20% for good service since I started going to restaurants and I’m 50. Not sure how you think they’re creeping up.

Disagree, and I'm 54. In the 80s and 90s, 15% was standard.

This. Standard was ALWAYS 15%, even as someone who grew up in the 90s and 2000s. 20% was supposed to be for really good service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We typically tip between 40 and 100% or more.
We have both worked in the industry when we were younger and try to provide some balance for societies short comings and put smiles on peoples faces.

🤮🤮🤮🤮

Such wretch inducing nonsense. Oh, how great it feels to give out your charity to those who apparently "are less fortunate". And Tom make you feel better about yourself. Just disgusting. This is exactly why any tipping whatsoever is considered a rude insult in Japan. It's like you think you're somehow above the waiter in terms of class, now they should be grateful about your wonder "generosity". Barffffff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:idk why tip keeps creeping up! menu prices keep creeping up, so, naturally, tips would also creep up because of that. idk why we have to keep increasing our tip percentage.

Restaurant tips have been a standard 20% for good service since I started going to restaurants and I’m 50. Not sure how you think they’re creeping up.

Disagree, and I'm 54. In the 80s and 90s, 15% was standard.

This. I'm 58 and waitressed in high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:idk why tip keeps creeping up! menu prices keep creeping up, so, naturally, tips would also creep up because of that. idk why we have to keep increasing our tip percentage.

Restaurant tips have been a standard 20% for good service since I started going to restaurants and I’m 50. Not sure how you think they’re creeping up.

Ffs, we’ve got a we-New Yorkers-are-so-much-more-sophisticated jerk in this thread…

In the 80s and 90s it was 15%. Full stop.
Disagree, and I'm 54. In the 80s and 90s, 15% was standard.

I think there's a regional component with tipping. I'm around your age and from NY and it's always been 20 percent but my college friends from the South were shocked by that and thought 15 percent or even lower was standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We switched from 15% to 20% during Covid to help our restaurants stay open (even when it was take-out only).

But now most of the restaurants in my quaint tourist town have started adding 4% if a credit card is used, and have increased menu prices several times a year.

So we are back to 15% for most, occasionally 20% if exceptional service.

The worst was a fancy counter ordering restaurant (great gourmet food!) that proudly said they paid all employees a living wage of at least $20-$22/hr. Then after ordering they verbally ask you if you want to leave a 15% tip. Nope! I'm standing in line to order, getting my own drink, condiments, utensils, then clearing my dirty plates.

None of that goes to the staff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We typically tip between 40 and 100% or more.
We have both worked in the industry when we were younger and try to provide some balance for societies short comings and put smiles on peoples faces.

🤮🤮🤮🤮

Such wretch inducing nonsense. Oh, how great it feels to give out your charity to those who apparently "are less fortunate". And Tom make you feel better about yourself. Just disgusting. This is exactly why any tipping whatsoever is considered a rude insult in Japan. It's like you think you're somehow above the waiter in terms of class, now they should be grateful about your wonder "generosity". Barffffff.

+1

Magnanimous bs that just makes it harder for everybody else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We typically tip between 40 and 100% or more.
We have both worked in the industry when we were younger and try to provide some balance for societies short comings and put smiles on peoples faces.

🤮🤮🤮🤮

Such wretch inducing nonsense. Oh, how great it feels to give out your charity to those who apparently "are less fortunate". And Tom make you feel better about yourself. Just disgusting. This is exactly why any tipping whatsoever is considered a rude insult in Japan. It's like you think you're somehow above the waiter in terms of class, now they should be grateful about your wonder "generosity". Barffffff.

In most countries over tipping is also considered an insult. Classism on display.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We typically tip between 40 and 100% or more.
We have both worked in the industry when we were younger and try to provide some balance for societies short comings and put smiles on peoples faces.

🤮🤮🤮🤮

Such wretch inducing nonsense. Oh, how great it feels to give out your charity to those who apparently "are less fortunate". And Tom make you feel better about yourself. Just disgusting. This is exactly why any tipping whatsoever is considered a rude insult in Japan. It's like you think you're somehow above the waiter in terms of class, now they should be grateful about your wonder "generosity". Barffffff.

In most countries over tipping is also considered an insult. Classism on display.

And yet as someone who has worked as a tipped employee ... I'd be grateful for the money.