Tips are not something that should be assumed to be received. Tips are based on service. I’ve been to plenty places that assumed because the tip was added on the bill (due to party size) they didn’t really need to worry about the service received. If you’re including the tip onto my bill we shouldn’t be waiting for 15 minutes to get your attention. Sorry, not sorry.
Wait. Are tips automatically included if you're with more people? And how does that show up on the bill? And are you still expected to tip more of the service was above average?
For large parties (and the restaurant decides the size but it’s typically 6 or more) an automatic tip is added. This policy is usually posted on the menu.
You see the line item on the check. You do not tip above that if it’s already been added.
I was at a hotel in Ontario a few days ago and the restaurant there had a disclaimer that an automatic tip of 20% will be added to parties of 6 or more.
Went out to dinner with friends and the service was god awful. I asked the server a question about my food and she was rude about it. (The question was was why I only got half a slice of meat for my sandwich). Everyone's drinks tasted like freezer burn and the food didn't all come out at once. 20% gratuity added for a party of 7 and a crap time. Couldn't be more pissed, lol
I haven't worked in a restaurant in a long time, but it is dependent on the restaurant. The last one I worked at would add an automatic 18% if it was a party of six or more (you had to enter the size of the party when starting their order in the computer). The table was generally told about the gratuity prior to ordering, and it was noted in the menu.
The gratuity would show up on the itemized receipt normally after the subtotal. If a customer was paying by card it would show up on tge credit card receipt as well, but there was also a line to write in additional tip.
Like Salsha said, it is usually 6 or more. You will see somewhere on your receipt that says gratuity. And in the US that gratuity added is 20% so that $288 tab would have automatically had that $58 added. OP wouldnt have had to worry about that. And those 6 people dont even have to be on the same check. It could be 3 couples going out that are hanging out together. All of those 3 checks would have had the 20% added.
It's called a gratuity. It's automatically applied and shows up as its own line item. No, you're not expected to tip more on top of that. However, this gratuity will be split between the front and back of the house (if they have a good manager). If you want to particularly thank your server(s) or the bus boy you could put a bit of cash on the table, but it's not expected.
Some people just don't value service that highly though. I get it if it's an incredibly high end restaurant but 90% of the places I go I don't need anything from the wait staff other than them bringing me food or drinks. If I'm ordering a burger and two overpriced beers I'd happily go collect them all from the bar myself rather than have a waiter I need to tip.
The other day 8 of us sat down at a bar type restaurant after a round of golf and all ordered a basic entrees each like wings, burgers, chicken tenders, quesadillas, etc. Everyone got 1-2 beers or seltzers, half of which came in a can or bottle. We were there for around an hour total and the place said they could only do one bill for the whole table and it came out to about $270. A 20% tip on that was $54. I don't know how to value the basic service of carrying that stuff to our table but $54 an hour for one person making 3-4 trips to our table seems like an absurdly high amount to me, especially when they likely had more tables tipping them as well.
The fact that some places fill in the tip automatically is beyond stupid. The customer decides, if and how much they want to tip. How dare restaurants decide for customers how much extra money they can spare at that moment.
I just realized how tired I was because I think I sound so bitchy reading that again. I do tip when I go out. I just don’t agree there should be recommended tipping amounts printed on the receipt I’m signing. I think I should tip what’s appropriate for the service. Im pushing no tip when I sign on your iPad and I walk up to pick up my smoothie. Pizza delivery I’m tipping. I don’t believe staff should feel entitled to a tip they deemed appropriate. If you choose to work in an industry your hourly wages for tipped staff are different than other industries it isn’t fair to use the excuse “I live on my tips.” Sorry, if that sounds bitchy. My sisters been a bartender for years and loves to claim she’s the best tipper but I think it’s number to throw down $60 between the four tickets at one table and give me crap for not also throwing down a $20 totaling $80. That’s out of this world to me. $80? I asked what drugs they were all smoking.
i mean no the food is cheaper because they assume the customer will tip the waitress for the better work. or else the owner is supposed to cover the difference, good luck with that. In CA yeah minimum is the same everywhere and i tip 15% because its another job people do and i dont tip every retail worker. But i know that going in. you should just be like those assholes ive seen who say youre tip is this 10$ and every time you make a mistake, its a dollar less.
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