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How much do you tip at an all-you-can-eat buffet?
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Dead Prince
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5 dollars. they don't even come pick up the plates or refill my drinks. they don't deserve money but a tip for them to be a better waitress.
Last All You Can Eat place I went to was quite awhile ago, but the place was entirely self serve. No waiters taking plates away, nobody refilling drinks ect. There was a bussing tub set near the garbage cans and an open soda fountain in a different area of the place. As I did all of the work except of course, the cooking, no tip was left.
Can't wait for someone to tell me I was doing it wrong.
Can't wait for someone to tell me I was doing it wrong.
BattleMonkey
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Always came into this with friends where we didn't know if we should tip or not at a buffet. Often in buffets you also don't get a single person who works your table but a lot of people so tipping seemed pointless.
Escape Goat
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tipping thread
fuck why have you done this
fuck why have you done this
The Faceless Master
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The Faceless Master
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anyway, i think i got the answer, a buck or two per person is fine.
Jesus. Another "how to tip" thread. This should be like 1+1 = 2 so all of you guys:
"You get excellent service = you tip" Ain't that simple?
Tipping is an extra "thanks". I means you are particularly happy, you want to pay more than what's been charged to you because of X thing that made your experience more valuable to you.
"You get excellent service = you tip" Ain't that simple?
Tipping is an extra "thanks". I means you are particularly happy, you want to pay more than what's been charged to you because of X thing that made your experience more valuable to you.
captmcblack
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Tips are included in the receipt if I get one at the end of the meal.
If I already paid at the beginning to enter and eat at the buffet (like you would at a Cicis or a chinese buffet or something), and then I'm serving myself too, no tip.
If I already paid at the beginning to enter and eat at the buffet (like you would at a Cicis or a chinese buffet or something), and then I'm serving myself too, no tip.
15%, sometimes more if its exceptional service, goes down in value if service generally sucks... but never below 10%... so i guess the same as any other restaurant. Even though they are not bringing food or taking an order, the refills and check-ups are important IMO. never know if you are gonna need sauce, extra napkins, etc...
Brofist
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I dunno, having dirty dishes cleared and drink refilled seems par for the course for me. If a waiter can't handle these tasks at a buffet restaurant no less than WTF am I at a restaurant for.The Faceless Master said:
As for the OP question, I'd leave a minimal tip just out of courtesy.
Regardless of what type of restaurant or buffet place I eat at, I always try to tip 20% of the cost of the total bill. If the service is horrible, that tends to get cut to 15% or 10%.
Personally, as long as the waiter / waitress keeps my drink refilled (and doesn't wait until I have to ask / wait 10 minutes for a refill) and doesn't let the plates pile up, I'll leave the full 20%.
Personally, as long as the waiter / waitress keeps my drink refilled (and doesn't wait until I have to ask / wait 10 minutes for a refill) and doesn't let the plates pile up, I'll leave the full 20%.
Black-Wind
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Zero . . . yeah, thats right, I said it.
For some reason, I seriously don't know why, I lol'd at the title of the thread.
I don't tip at all at buffets. I didn't know people actually did. One, I barely go them. Two, whenever I do, the wait staff don't actually do anything at all. Seriously, they don't do ANYTHING. Why should I tip someone who doesn't do anything? :lol
I don't tip at all at buffets. I didn't know people actually did. One, I barely go them. Two, whenever I do, the wait staff don't actually do anything at all. Seriously, they don't do ANYTHING. Why should I tip someone who doesn't do anything? :lol
I work at sweet tomatoes. most people leave me $1-5. I've had those incredibly nice people that have left me $20. but I hand out balloons to kids, coupons, get refills, prebus, clear the table, etc. and sometimes people will totally jip me. like today on mothers day, our busiest day of the year and people were stingy as fuck. last night, I maybe had 6 tables all night that didn't tip me. if you have a table of 6+ you should leave me 2 bucks simply for cleaning your dirty ass table up. always leave a dollar or your change at least, come on.
I am glad that American style buffet's have not penetrated Vancouver yet. The only time I have ever been to a buffet was in Vegas and I left a few bucks to the person cleaning our table out but I saw some people tipping the cashier which made no sense to me as some people in my party did that and we weren't even staying at that hotel so there was really no point to tip.
I stand on top of the table and drop some bills from above the waitress. She has to snatch as many as she can out of the air, but the twist is that not all the bills are real! Whatever she snatches out of the air she keeps. The ones on the floor... she has to pick up and hand to me.
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Nothing.
aparisi2274
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The Faceless Master said:
When I eat at a buffet where the only requirements for the wait staff is to clear empty dishes and refill my drinks, I give $1 per drink refill.
BattleMonkey
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CrankyJay said:
It's basically a buffet. Personally I've been there and haven't tipped because I only had a guy come once over and take our dirty dishes away, while the whole thing is self serve.
gutter_trash
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if I have access to water and if water boy never fills up my cup that 0
if water boy fills up my water 3 - 4 times, than 1.50 ya go
I tip poorly if they poorly refill my cup of water
if water boy fills up my water 3 - 4 times, than 1.50 ya go
I tip poorly if they poorly refill my cup of water
hulkamania-owns-you
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Same answer as always for me.
Nada waiter bitches!
I got in a group and let them take care of it if they feel guilty. Receipt nor rules say shit about having to pay a tip. I throw my share of the dough into the group pile on the table and smirk, take my napkin and swipe the final bit of grease off my face then head out while the other guys do a mental calculation. Don't got time for that shit.
Not trying to be mean to the guys just doing their job but I don't agree with tips.
Nada waiter bitches!
I got in a group and let them take care of it if they feel guilty. Receipt nor rules say shit about having to pay a tip. I throw my share of the dough into the group pile on the table and smirk, take my napkin and swipe the final bit of grease off my face then head out while the other guys do a mental calculation. Don't got time for that shit.
Not trying to be mean to the guys just doing their job but I don't agree with tips.
The Faceless Master
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that would actually have been over 15%aparisi2274 said:
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