On Mon, 15 Aug 2016 08:34:00 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>William wrote:
>>
>> What is a proper tip at a "buffet" self serve restaurant where a
>> server brings you water and does not come back to your table?
>
>Even at a buffet, the server will stop by and remove old plates.

Those are not servers, those are bussers... c'mon, no one serves food
at a buffet, patrons serve themselves... buffets are lower than going
through the chow line in the military, at least in the chow line mess
cooks ladle out the food.