Christian Dreisbach wrote:If you buy $500+ in wine but it's only 2 or 3 bottles do standard tip rules apply? Sadly, I'm not in this position very often but I spent some time thinking about it and wondered what others thought...
Christian Dreisbach wrote:I am sure this has been discussed before but I did a search in the forum and couldn't locate a thread...
We overheard some servers discussing how cheap a table was ...
Jeremy J wrote: I'd be willing to bet that server fawned all over them and gave them exactly what they needed. If I sold $1000 to a bunch of tables and got 10% I'd be just as pissed.
Michelle R. wrote:Jeremy J wrote: I'd be willing to bet that server fawned all over them and gave them exactly what they needed. If I sold $1000 to a bunch of tables and got 10% I'd be just as pissed.
The server's job was to fawn over the customers and give them what they needed, regardless what they spent. If I'm going out to eat, I expect to be taken care of, whether I'm spending $50, or $500. Like it or not, tips are OPTIONAL, not a given. My husband and I tip very well for good service. If we are given poor service, this will be reflected in the tip.
Yes, the tip was waaay too low, and I would consider that "klassy" and offensive, but I would also consider a server in a presumably reputable restaurant, complaining about his tip within earshot of another customer, just as "klassy" and offensive.
Jeremy J wrote:Michelle R. wrote:Jeremy J wrote: I'd be willing to bet that server fawned all over them and gave them exactly what they needed. If I sold $1000 to a bunch of tables and got 10% I'd be just as pissed.
The server's job was to fawn over the customers and give them what they needed, regardless what they spent. If I'm going out to eat, I expect to be taken care of, whether I'm spending $50, or $500. Like it or not, tips are OPTIONAL, not a given. My husband and I tip very well for good service. If we are given poor service, this will be reflected in the tip.
Yes, the tip was waaay too low, and I would consider that "klassy" and offensive, but I would also consider a server in a presumably reputable restaurant, complaining about his tip within earshot of another customer, just as "klassy" and offensive.
Maybe fawn was a bad choice of words, and certainly I would never encourage a lack of service for a smaller check, but my point that that most likely was the server's only table all night is a valid one. I suppose what I should have said in place of fawn was "had a more than adequate chance to meet the diners needs and did so." I also (as stated previously) agree that talking about a customer within earshot of other customers is totally not cool, but at them same time, servers are human and can make mistakes. It's possible in a momentary blind rage at that obscene tip, the server lacked proper decorum, and while I like to think I could handle it well, I could see myself saying something inappropriate out of shock in the heat of the moment.
One thing I would be interested to see is if this place had a gratuity policy for parties of 6 or more...most times places make it optional for the server to apply, and I can see why some servers wouldn't want to from time to time, but on a check this big, I think I would all over that gratuity button.
Deb Hall
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Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:46 pm
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Beth K. wrote:Servers are taxed (income-wise) according to their "sales."
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