On 12/7/2018 5:18 AM, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes wrote:

>
> What annoys me is the establishments which deliberately pay only minimum
> legal wages because they assume the staff will get tips.
>
> I do not leave a tip, unless I have been really pleased with the service; and
> that doesnt mean staff coming over every 5 minutes to ask if everything is
> ok with my meal. In fact that over-attentive attitude will put me off giving
> a tip.
>
> I cant describe the exact service which will lead me to leave a tip, but
> it comes from the overall ambience and the feeling that I am a valued
> customer and not just another table to be waited upon.
>
> I do realise that many restaurant customers can be nothing but a pain and
> make unreasonable demands on the staff. Some appear to be complaining on a
> regular basis merely in order to try and get free meals; but we are not all
> like that.
>
>
In the US, may places pay a meager wage and tipping is minimal. I'm
talking about a coffee shop type place where you go to a counter for
service. It is OK not to tip there but many will leave the change.

Sit down restaurants are all sub minimum wage for servers and tipping is
expected. A tip of 15% to 20% is normal and expected for decent
service. Staff can make a good living in the right places. To not tip
at least a minimal amount for acceptable service would be ignorant. You
should not go to a restaurant knowing a tip is part of the server's wage.