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Giving bartenders a dollar no matter the order amount is not cool, really. That’s how you turn invisible to them the next time you want to order a drink ;)

baddox 8y ago
Hopefully GP meant a dollar per drink. That seems to be the norm.
- walru 8y ago
  If you're headed to a craft establishment, $2 is the norm now. (aka a drink that has 4-10 ingredients, not a vodka/soda)
  - sincerely 8y ago
    Personally if the drink is sub-10$, I tip $1.
    - walru 8y ago
      Then you're not going to 'craft' establishments.
      - sincerely 8y ago
        Maybe I'm not. Could you link an example of one? Would you tip more than 1$ on, say, a $6 drink there?
        walru 8y ago
        You wouldn't be paying $6 for a 'craft' style cocktail anywhere in the US. A 'craft' cocktail usually has 4-10 ingredients and a garnish that compliments the flavor - usually through your orthonasal senses. It's not a vodka soda or a gin and tonic. It's a Fish House Punch or a Jungle Bird or a Champs Elysees or any number of amazing cocktails that exist in the world.
  - JackCh 8y ago
    I suppose that's where the disconnect is. I only order beers or shots of whisky. One dollar per drink keeps the bartenders attentive in my experience.
40four 8y ago
I disagree. I tip a dollar per drink no matter what it is. It's no more than 30 seconds of work to pour/ open a beer, maybe 60 seconds for a mixed drink? Then I walk away. Transaction/ service complete. Unlike a server who attends to you for the duration of a meal, while you are also sitting there occupying table space of other paying customers. Most people run tabs on plastic nowadays, so how's the bartender supposed to even know what they are earning per drink? I prefer to pay in cash & tip dollars as I go, & i find most bartenders are more than happy to get them & continue good service when they see paper coming their way on every transaction.
- aeontech 8y ago
  Sure, that’s reasonable. I just see people who order a round of 6 drinks and then throw a single dollar in, at some places.

baddox 8y ago

Hopefully GP meant a dollar per drink. That seems to be the norm.

walru 8y ago
If you're headed to a craft establishment, $2 is the norm now. (aka a drink that has 4-10 ingredients, not a vodka/soda)
- sincerely 8y ago
  Personally if the drink is sub-10$, I tip $1.
  - walru 8y ago
    Then you're not going to 'craft' establishments.
    - sincerely 8y ago
      Maybe I'm not. Could you link an example of one? Would you tip more than 1$ on, say, a $6 drink there?
      - walru 8y ago
        You wouldn't be paying $6 for a 'craft' style cocktail anywhere in the US. A 'craft' cocktail usually has 4-10 ingredients and a garnish that compliments the flavor - usually through your orthonasal senses. It's not a vodka soda or a gin and tonic. It's a Fish House Punch or a Jungle Bird or a Champs Elysees or any number of amazing cocktails that exist in the world.
- JackCh 8y ago
  I suppose that's where the disconnect is. I only order beers or shots of whisky. One dollar per drink keeps the bartenders attentive in my experience.

40four 8y ago

I disagree. I tip a dollar per drink no matter what it is. It's no more than 30 seconds of work to pour/ open a beer, maybe 60 seconds for a mixed drink? Then I walk away. Transaction/ service complete. Unlike a server who attends to you for the duration of a meal, while you are also sitting there occupying table space of other paying customers. Most people run tabs on plastic nowadays, so how's the bartender supposed to even know what they are earning per drink? I prefer to pay in cash & tip dollars as I go, & i find most bartenders are more than happy to get them & continue good service when they see paper coming their way on every transaction.

aeontech 8y ago
Sure, that’s reasonable. I just see people who order a round of 6 drinks and then throw a single dollar in, at some places.