Originally Posted by
nkedel
Paying at the end at a buffet sounds seems unusual to me; I've certainly hit it at hotels, but the vast majority of freestanding low-end ones (Hometown Buffet, Fresh Choice, etc) and Vegas/Reno casino ones are pay-on-entrance.
Well, that tells you how much I get out to buffets.
You're right, in most cases. In those cases, I seem to recall just leaving the tip in cash on the table.
Some buffets, though, especially those where the buffet is an option but ordering off the menu is also an option, are pay-at-the-end.