Originally Posted by
mjh69
How about tipping for expensive dinners where i'm talking about small group of people eg 3 or 4 and spending 2-3 thousand on a meal? would tipping 17-20% still be normal in the uS?
The largest table I've ever personally waited on that did not have an gratuity applied was around $800, and they tipped 20%, so it's at least done by some.
Quick anecdote. I read somewhere, forget where, that Bill Gates took a friend's family out for dinner to celebrate the friend's son's graduation. Lots of expensive champagne was ordered. The bill was $12,000, and Mr. Gates wrote it off to an even $20K.
I wish I were working that night.
Chris