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Just FYI, if you tip 10% in restaurants in a major American city you will probably be perceived as under tipping. In my short career of patronizing eating esta
by EvanKelly 13y ago
Just FYI, if you tip 10% in restaurants in a major American city you will probably be perceived as under tipping.
In my short career of patronizing eating establishments, the accepted baseline tip has moved from 15% to 18% and now I believe it's at 20%.
It's your prerogative to tip as you see fit, but as it is a social norm, it's useful to be aware of what the "norm" is.
Maybe I've lived in exceedingly generous cities, so I'd be happy to hear back if 20% is not the "norm" for tipping a waiter at dinner.
- argonaut 13y agoI live in the US, and as far as I know the standard is still 18%. 20% is generous. But 10% is definitely undertipping.
- choult 13y ago10% is customary here in the UK, but then we do have minimum wage; AFAIK tips are tips. When I was last in NYC the minimum was 12.5%, and that wasn't all that long ago - I was impressed that the bill included tip calculations, but what really annoyed me was the "would you like the change" thing.