huskergal
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Post by huskergal on Dec 15, 2022 17:55:04 GMT
Two hours spent at the restaurant. $83 bill.
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Post by Merge on Dec 15, 2022 17:56:48 GMT
Was the restaurant busy and they could have turned the table if you'd left earlier? I'd tip 25-30%.
If the restaurant was mostly empty, I'd stick with my usual 20-25%. Toward the higher end if they kept our drinks refilled the whole time we were there.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2022 17:57:20 GMT
Minimum $20. That's 25%. I'd go up to 30% this time of the year.
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 15, 2022 17:59:36 GMT
It would really all depend.. $20 if great/good service. Less if not. Dinner time? Maybe more than lunch. Again all depends.
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Post by myshelly on Dec 15, 2022 18:00:15 GMT
Depends on how the service was.
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Post by ~summer~ on Dec 15, 2022 18:02:02 GMT
I’d tip $20
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gina
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Post by gina on Dec 15, 2022 18:03:02 GMT
$20
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Post by auntkelly on Dec 15, 2022 18:07:25 GMT
It would make a big difference to me as to why you were in the restaurant for two hours.
I almost always leave a 20% tip. However, if I was at the restaurant for two hours due to poor service, I might leave a lesser tip. On the other hand if I was there for two hours because I was visiting w/ a friend, I might leave a little extra.
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Post by Susie_Homemaker on Dec 15, 2022 18:09:21 GMT
$20 as long as the service was good.
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Post by Really Red on Dec 15, 2022 18:13:52 GMT
Good service? $20. 2 hours is not overly long to me.
Great service? $25
Amazing - like you are super impressed? $30
Why do you ask?
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Post by disneypal on Dec 15, 2022 18:18:50 GMT
I'd probably tip $17 - which is just over 20% and rounds the bill up to an even $100, but may tip more, depending on how many people were in my party.
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Post by Rhondito on Dec 15, 2022 19:17:51 GMT
At least $20.
If I was parked at the table visiting with companions, I'd leave $25-30 if the restaurant was busy - you're costing the server money otherwise.
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Post by littlemama on Dec 15, 2022 20:05:27 GMT
Did the meal take 2 hours? If so, was it supposed to take 2 hours?
Or, did the meal take a normal amount of time and the guests hung around longer? Was the restaurant busy and the people prevented someone else from being seated or was it dead and their presence didnt matter one way or another?
There are a lot of variables here.
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Post by Gennifer on Dec 15, 2022 20:10:53 GMT
I probably would have tipped $40-$50. They could have turned the table again, and I generously tip all service people in December, anyway.
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Post by peabay on Dec 15, 2022 20:55:39 GMT
I'd probably tip $17 - which is just over 20% and rounds the bill up to an even $100, but may tip more, depending on how many people were in my party. Same. |
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Post by momto4kiddos on Dec 15, 2022 22:02:17 GMT
Two hours spent at the restaurant. $83 bill. Depends on the type of restaurant, how busy etc. Servers generally have 4 or 5 table sections in some restaurants. If you're taking up a table in a busy section that hour might be costing the server another $83 bill. If you're sitting in a non-busy section of a non-busy restaurant, I wouldn't be too concerned. |
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huskergal
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Post by huskergal on Dec 16, 2022 4:16:03 GMT
It would make a big difference to me as to why you were in the restaurant for two hours. I almost always leave a 20% tip. However, if I was at the restaurant for two hours due to poor service, I might leave a lesser tip. On the other hand if I was there for two hours because I was visiting w/ a friend, I might leave a little extra. 2 people got there early. The were waiting for friends. |
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Post by huskergal on Dec 16, 2022 4:17:15 GMT
Good service? $20. 2 hours is not overly long to me. Great service? $25 Amazing - like you are super impressed? $30 Why do you ask? My daughter is a server at a restaurant. She had 4 people at a table for over 2 hours. The bill was $83. They tipped her $10. |
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Post by busy on Dec 16, 2022 4:22:00 GMT
Good service? $20. 2 hours is not overly long to me. Great service? $25 Amazing - like you are super impressed? $30 Why do you ask? My daughter is a server at a restaurant. She had 4 people at a table for over 2 hours. The bill was $83. They tipped her $10. That’s awful, even if they were only there a reasonable amount of time. You have to try pretty hard to have a bill of only $83 for 4 people. Cheap MFers. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 16, 2022 5:02:24 GMT
Not enough for sure!!
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Post by Scrapper100 on Dec 16, 2022 5:55:04 GMT
Good service? $20. 2 hours is not overly long to me. Great service? $25 Amazing - like you are super impressed? $30 Why do you ask? My daughter is a server at a restaurant. She had 4 people at a table for over 2 hours. The bill was $83. They tipped her $10. Ouch. Here servers get paid over $15 an hour but we still tip 20% and if visiting longer we tip more especially if they are busy. I just can’t imagine only tipping her $10. I hope the rest of her customers tip more appropriately. |
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Post by littlemama on Dec 16, 2022 12:01:46 GMT
My daughter is a server at a restaurant. She had 4 people at a table for over 2 hours. The bill was $83. They tipped her $10. Ouch. Here servers get paid over $15 an hour but we still tip 20% and if visiting longer we tip more especially if they are busy. I just can’t imagine only tipping her $10. I hope the rest of her customers tip more appropriately. I cant imagine tipping 20% for someone who makes $15 an hour. |
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Post by Really Red on Dec 16, 2022 14:40:27 GMT
Good service? $20. 2 hours is not overly long to me. Great service? $25 Amazing - like you are super impressed? $30 Why do you ask? My daughter is a server at a restaurant. She had 4 people at a table for over 2 hours. The bill was $83. They tipped her $10. That is awful. My son was a server and my niece was. The backbreaking stuff they did and sometimes got stiffed. It isn't right. But then I am a firm believer in staff getting paid for their jobs. It is just a mess. I am sorry. It is frustrating for your daughter. |
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Post by cmpeter on Dec 16, 2022 14:52:58 GMT
Waitstaff make $15 and hour here and I still tip 15% and more depending on service. $15 might be a lot where you are, cost of living is higher here.
I would have tipped at least $20 and probably more if the service was good. When I go out with friends or any large group during the holidays, I almost always leave an extra $20. Even work events were my boss is paying.
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Post by Tearisci on Dec 16, 2022 15:10:29 GMT
Ugh that sounds like my dad. He is not a good tipper but he has macular degeneration so i always sign and tip for him. I always tip 20% but tell him it's less. He'll never know  |
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Post by busy on Dec 16, 2022 15:15:24 GMT
Ouch. Here servers get paid over $15 an hour but we still tip 20% and if visiting longer we tip more especially if they are busy. I just can’t imagine only tipping her $10. I hope the rest of her customers tip more appropriately. I cant imagine tipping 20% for someone who makes $15 an hour. Why not? When minimum wage is $15 somewhere, it’s for a reason. Because it’s expensive as hell to live there and $15/hr is a drop in the bucket. $15/hr is roughly $32k/yr working 40 hrs a week, 52 weeks/yr. Average apartment rent in Seattle is $2334/month. |
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Post by mikklynn on Dec 16, 2022 22:39:10 GMT
Good service? $20. 2 hours is not overly long to me. That is awful. I usually tip 30% if I am at a table that long. I had breakfast with a friend today and we were there 2 hours. I tipped $10 on my $20 tab. |
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Post by gina on Dec 16, 2022 22:44:38 GMT
Ouch. Here servers get paid over $15 an hour but we still tip 20% and if visiting longer we tip more especially if they are busy. I just can’t imagine only tipping her $10. I hope the rest of her customers tip more appropriately. I cant imagine tipping 20% for someone who makes $15 an hour. Minimum wage in NY is $15. I can't imagine NOT tipping at least 20%. |
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Post by scrappinmama on Dec 16, 2022 22:44:42 GMT
There are a lot of variables involved, which is why I almost always tip 20% even when service isn't the greatest. If you were there for 2 hours by your choice, I would tip more than 20%, especially if the restaurant was busy. If you were there because of slow service in the kitchen, I would still tip 20%. But if the service was slow because your server wasn't paying attention and your food arrived cold, I might tip less than 20%. Service has to be really bad for me to tip less than 20%.
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Post by pilcas on Dec 16, 2022 23:14:21 GMT
The usual 20%. 2 hours is not an unreasonable time.
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