How much do you tip your waiter?

How much do you tip your waiter?

  • More than 20%

    Votes: 13 2.3%

  • 20%

    Votes: 18 3.2%

  • 15%

    Votes: 67 11.8%

  • 10%

    Votes: 240 42.3%

  • 5%

    Votes: 7 1.2%

  • It depends on the level of service I receive

    Votes: 193 34.0%

  • I don't tip

    Votes: 20 3.5%

  • Other

    Votes: 10 1.8%
  • Total voters
    568
I try for a minimum of 12.5-15%.

For the places i regular, its closer to 20%. (Ideally the tip comes to a minimum of R50-100 on any bill.)

I wont go hungry because of that extra bit, and it makes a difference in their lives, so I'm happy to do it.
 
Snyper564 said:
Typically 10-15%, this is different if its a smaller bill. Help others where you can - if you can.
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Ja I just struggle a bit when you add wine etc. to the bill. Same work on the part of the waiter, just a more expensive bottle of wine that came out. Guess it's the same with an expensive steak vs a cheap salad. Also the kitchen staff typically see nothing of that tip. But ja - never less than 10%. Had Chinese a few days ago, R200 bill, R40 tip.
 
I tip 10% because people will look at me funny if I don't tip. People need to learn to pay their staff themselves.
 
If you guys actually get bad service do you tell them what they did wrong?

Because not giving a tip and leaving it at that, they will think you are a cheapskate.
 
Generally 10%. At my local pub, a bit more, I like to keep those waiters sharp. They deliver my freshly poured pint as I sit down.
 
Decent service 10% rounded up to the next R10

And I normally give the tip in cash.

Poor service 0 to 5%
 
I wish that tipping was not the norm at restaurants in SA. I would much prefer a restuarant pay its staff an agreed wage and charge me a full service price on the menu. That said, I know that I'm not able to change the system and tip based on service.

To get less than 10% you must have really done something dumb.
15% would be about average.
20% for good service or on small bills.

That said, scan to pay is making life difficult. Some restaurants don't allow custom tip rand values, only set %s. I used to like round numbers for the total bill, including the tip.
 
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10%. Less if service is crap. Only way I'll ever tip more than 10% is if it's me and the bartender, and we are chatting and then he slides me a free drink or something.
 
The pandemic made me a bit more sensitive to the plight of these kinds of workers. Even when service ain't great, I can't help but think they're still a person like me with their own struggles and they may just be having a bad day.

15-30%
 
Okes becoming retarded tipping Americans.

They get a salary. Bring me my food.

If I'm ordering R1000 worth, not a fck am I tipping R100.

Who are these okes dropping 30% lmao
 
Typically 20-50% (‘Murica). I go lower in the range for expensive meals and higher for cheaper ones. For really bad service, I have no problem giving zero, or significantly more for exceptionally good service.
 
saor said:
Ja I just struggle a bit when you add wine etc. to the bill. Same work on the part of the waiter, just a more expensive bottle of wine that came out. Guess it's the same with an expensive steak vs a cheap salad. Also the kitchen staff typically see nothing of that tip. But ja - never less than 10%. Had Chinese a few days ago, R200 bill, R40 tip.
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Couple of venues I have worked at would pool tips so even garden staff could get something...I feel this is right as everyone contributes to a great venue.
If you were caught not pooling your tips then you would carry on getting what was given directly to you but nothing from the pool ,which after a conference or function could be a fair amount....
 
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