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Tipping on alcohol at a restaurant
Posted: 3:45 pm, November 6th, 2009 in Miscellaneous
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i posted this on serious eats but I wanted to know what you guys thought
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check out wsj.com. their wine reviewers mentioned this before.
i dont remember exactly what was written, but there should definitely be some tip on the wine, but not the full 20% if it is a very expensive bottle.
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I tip on the whole meal (wine included) but that could just be because I hate the maths. If money is of a concern, maybe avoid the Margaux until pay day?
Did you see that Abramovitch tab from the Hamptons? That was mostly wine and the gratuity was INCLUDED.
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I don't think just because you can afford to pay for $1,000 bottle of wine means that you just pay the 20% (even if it the money impacts you very little).
That tab was what made me post this. I thought that was pretty ridiculous how they automatically included the gratuity. In any case, it's not about whether you can afford it. It's what is right and what should be done.
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You tip on food AND drinks. You really should be tipping 15%-20% of the pre-tax total. The 0% is a real jerkoff move...but so is the waiter's outwardly bitching about his tip...so it's a push in my book.
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I tip on food and booze, and I tip mininum 20%.
Then again, it's rare that we've ordered a bottle of wine at the table (and even if we did, it's probably going to be one of the least expensive ones on the menu).
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I generally follow that rule too. However, it just seems insane that if I order a $1,000 bottle that somehow I "SHOULD" be paying $200 for the server to bring and open the bottle.
And honestly.. if I got horrible service (which has happened to all of us), I have no problem tipping 5% or less on my bill. Otherwise, the waiter will think he can get away with being extremely bad at his/her job and still get away with receiving the same (or close to the same) amount of tip as a server that is excellent at his/her job.
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It does seem insane logistically, but at the same time, the server is merely bringing you your food; not cooking it or taking part in the preparation. Why should your fancy steakhouse server get more than your diner server who merely brings you a plate of eggs and juice? All "eating out" is tiered to a degree...Frankly, we should move to the european standard of no tipping--just pay the damn servers normal.....
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You should tip on alcohol. That's a huge part of a servers tips for the night. However, they should be good enough at their job to refill your glass often if you order an expensive bottle of wine. If they aren't doing at least that, then I would deduct from their tip a bit. In this case, screw the waiter. He should have never come after the dude.
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if you are at a restaurant and eating you def tip the 20%..
if you are just drinking...i usually tip 1$ per drink...
ive noticed in bars alot of people dont tip accordingly...
like if they order 4 drinks they will tip 1$....
if i order 4 drinks ill tip 4$...and peopel have told me im over tipping...but i still do it...even if its 1$ beers -
if you can afford to buy $1000 bottle of wine...$200 tip shouldnt really be your biggest concern.
thats like buying an aston martin and worrying about the cost of an oil change.
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at the bar, it's tricky. You can do $1 a drink, but if i order 3, I usually give 2 bucks. If I order 4, I will give 3 bucks. But it also depends if I'm a regular at the establishment. USually, I will just throw down a card and give the usual 20%, unless it's at McCormacks where I throw down a cart and usually tip 50-100% depending on how much I get hooked up. That way, no one's feelings are hurt, and you wind up saving money than tipping $1 per drink.....
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People who can afford $1K bottles of wine probably got to the point where they can afford $1K bottles of wine by minding their money, especially "how much to tip".
Also, $4 on 4 beers is around a 20% tip (if it's a $5 beer that is)...
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I read an article once (I think Food and Wine, but I don't really remember) where a writer went to celebrate and bought two expensive bottles of wine. The bottles of wine were more expensive than the food ordered. However, the waiter, after bringing over the bottles and opening it, never really did anything. When the guy was leaving, he tipped 20% for the food, but didn't tip on the wine. When the waiter followed him out to ask him if there was anything wrong, the man replied no. The waiter continued and asked, then why did he tipped so little, and an argument ensued over the tip on the wine. The man was pissed off and crossed off the tip on the credit card bill and replaced it with 0%.
Is there a rule for this? Do you just tip 20% on the wine no matter what? For $40 bottles, this is not that big of a deal, but at several hundred (or thousand) it is.. so i was just wondering if there was some sort of rule for tipping on alcohol...