It is at the french laundry, yes.
For tipping I just double the tax... which is why I only eat in Oregon.
tip not required, at those prices it's included
My wife and I are going to a nice restaurant for our 10 year anniversary. The restaurant charges a flat rate for 10 courses + wine pairings @ $350 each....so the tab will be $700+ tax + tip. I usually tip 20%+, but wonder if that's overkill in this situation.
Thanks in advance.
I love all the cheap bastards with the I don't tip or I'll tip a few percent. Assholes all of you.
If you can afford the meal you and afford the tip if not go somewhere less expensive like a $600 meal of two.
Ten courses with different wines will be a lot of work for your server. I would go with the 20%
When you start getting into big numbers like this, I like to break it down to an hourly wage. At 20%, if he's there two hours, that's $70/hour. That's kind of high for unskilled labor. Of course my $50/hour is high too. That's more than I make, and my mistakes can cost 10's of thousands of dollars, potentially getting into millions if other people fail too.
Dude, Lifestyle and Class choice. You said "I usually tip 20%+" what difference does total cost make. 20% is 20% That is what you have determined as fair.
Now go Vote for Bernie and try to get things more fair for all.
your an idiot.
why not tip 100%.
irony is strong with this one.
Epic brag thread
Ten courses with different wines will be a lot of work for your server. I would go with the 20%
When you start getting into big numbers like this, I like to break it down to an hourly wage. At 20%, if he's there two hours, that's $70/hour. That's kind of high for unskilled labor. Of course my $50/hour is high too. That's more than I make, and my mistakes can cost 10's of thousands of dollars, potentially getting into millions if other people fail too.
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the restaurant should be able to pay them a living wage
I usually just stick with 15%. 10% if i feel somewhat underwhelmed by the service. 0% if it is just outright awful. But 15% is my max/standard.
But in general i hate the whole tipping thing. Pay them a decent rate and get rid of tipping
I don't think anyone is performing any unskilled labor in a high end place like this.
This. If you can't afford the tip, you can't afford to dine there.
If the restaurant can not pay their employees properly they shouldn't be in business?
Because being polite, aware of protocol, and knowing the menu takes great skill? $70/hour worth of skill?? If that's the scale, Einstein was a mere technician.