eat in restaurant in usa in visit

[Zynara]

if i am go visit usa and eat in restaurant there do i have to tip and if have to tip how much??

what happen if dont tip?

[Wyrt]

Somewhere between 15-25%. You don't have to tip, it's just considered rude not to. If you choose not to tip I would advise not visiting the same restaurant again as they may remember you.

Our waitstaff don't get paid as much as they do in most other countries and are often dependent on tips to make a decent living.

[Deleted]

if youre a tourist and will only visit the restaurant once, dont tip

[the game]

Generally if you don't tip they spit in your food.

[Fang7986]

if i am go visit usa and eat in restaurant there do i have to tip and if have to tip how much??

what happen if dont tip?

might get a dirty look, but remember even here a tip is not required. It's expected but not required. and just to clarify wait staff still get (and are required by law) to get paid just as much as cashiers at other stores even if you don't tip.

[Deleted]

Generally if you don't tip they spit in your food.

but most places you pay after, and if you're there on holiday its unlikely you're going to eat the same place twice

[Fang7986]

Somewhere between 15-25%. You don't have to tip, it's just considered rude not to. If you choose not to tip I would advise not visiting the same restaurant again as they may remember you.

Our waitstaff don't get paid as much as they do in most other countries and are often dependent on tips to make a decent living.

wait staff gets paid the same amount as cashiers at grocery or other retail stores or anyone else working a minimum wage job. Fed law requires they get still get paid the federal minimum even if they don't get a single tip. So unless you are tipping all those other people you are being a hypocrite if you tip just the wait staff and not every one else you deal with that makes the federal minimum. source https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm

[Wyrt]

wait staff gets paid the same amount as cashiers at grocery or other retail stores or anyone else working a minimum wage job. Fed law requires they get still get paid the federal minimum even if they don't get a single tip. So unless you are tipping all those other people you are being a hypocrite if you tip just the wait staff and not every one else you deal with that makes the federal minimum. source https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm

And that changes what exactly? Minimum wage is not a living wage and waitstaff need tips in order to make a decent wage.

[Puri]

Generally if you don't tip they spit in your food.

Is it custom in the US to pay first and get your order later in a restaurant?

[Segus1992]

Generally if you don't tip they spit in your food.

Really? What is this, the middle ages? Surely shit like that is highly illegal, like in any sophisticated country?

[Deleted]

Is it custom in the US to pay first and get your order later in a restaurant?

even if you did pay first, why would you be tipping before you've really had your food and experienced the service?

[Selastan]

Is it custom in the US to pay first and get your order later in a restaurant?

Depends. If they don't ask for your money, the will give you a bill after your meal. If they ask for your money upfront, it isn't a tipping establishment. (So clean up after yourself!)

[ItachiZaku]

Is it custom in the US to pay first and get your order later in a restaurant?

Not in tip worthy places.

A place like mcdonalds or burger king, you stand in line, order and pay (no tip) and then wait for your food, then you take it and sit down (or leave) and again, no tip.

A place like TGIFridays, you go in and a hostess will seat you, someone comes to take your order, then brings it to you, they will check on you a couple times, when you need nothing else, they will bring you the bill which you can then leave a tip.

[Wyrt]

Is it custom in the US to pay first and get your order later in a restaurant?

The only place you would pay first is at fast food places and it's not expected that you tip there.

[the game]

Is it custom in the US to pay first and get your order later in a restaurant?

Chances are they won't spit in your food. To answer your question yes it is customary in the US to tip at restaurants that aren't fast food. 10-15% is customary based on your satisfaction with the service. It isn't a requirement to tip. Just keep in mind that while yes tipping is a pretty bad convention it is clearly not going to change in the US any time soon and the servers that wait on you probably make like $7 an hour and depend on tips to supplement their income.

[Kathandira]

if i am go visit usa and eat in restaurant there do i have to tip and if have to tip how much??

what happen if dont tip?

It is customary to Tip in the U.S. If you do not, nothing will happen to you. You will just upset someone who replies on those tips to live. So it is up to you about how empathetic you are.

10% for crappy service.
15% for service that is expected.
20%+ for service that actually impressed you.

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Generally if you don't tip they spit in your food.

This is a lie. It is not a general practice. And if you do find that this happened, report it to the manager immediately.

[unbound]

if i am go visit usa and eat in restaurant there do i have to tip and if have to tip how much??

what happen if dont tip?

For any sit down restaurant that has a server that brings you food and/or drink, you should tip them. In the US, the majority of those workers get paid well under minimum wage (as low as between $2 and $3 in some states) and rely on tips as part of their wages. Keep in mind that those tips are also typically distributed to other low paid staff such as the dish washer and busing staff.

Tip ranges are traditionally 15% to 20% of the total bill, before any discounts. If the service was particularly bad, reasonable people tip very little (only a**holes don't tip anything). If the service was exceptional, some tip more than 20%.

[Kathandira]

wait staff gets paid the same amount as cashiers at grocery or other retail stores or anyone else working a minimum wage job. Fed law requires they get still get paid the federal minimum even if they don't get a single tip. So unless you are tipping all those other people you are being a hypocrite if you tip just the wait staff and not every one else you deal with that makes the federal minimum. source https://webapps.dol.gov/elaws/faq/esa/flsa/002.htm

In the U.S. average hourly wage of a waiter is $2.14 per hour. This is legal because tips make up the rest of the minimum wage. It is extremely rare that a waiter will not achieve a weekly pay rate of minimum wage. If they do, the company has to pay them the difference.

[Nasuem]

In America there are hundreds of minimum wage jobs where you get no extra compensation but due to female privilege every waitress believes she should make a couple extra grand of tax free money monthly while she walks food she didn't make to a customer 10 feet away.

It's called public subsidization of private business and it's stupid.

[Kathandira]

In America there are hundreds of minimum wage jobs where you get no extra compensation but due to female privilege every waitress believes she should make a couple extra grand of tax free money monthly while she walks food she didn't make to a customer 10 feet away.

It's called public subsidization of private business and it's stupid.

Are you implying only women are waiters? If so, you need to get out more. Though I would take off the tinfoil hat before stepping out the door, people might give you weird looks.