Originally Posted by
darthbimmer
Follow the norms for tipping a waiter or waitress. I'm not aware of any country where tipping at the bar is substantially different from tipping the waiter/waitress.
I wouldn't tip bar staff but would tip wait staff in Australia.
Bugs the crap out of me at The Star Casino when you get a drink from the bar and they give you your change on a little plate that screams "leave your change hear you cheap a**". If they put it in your hand you would just walk away. I so dislike the pressure of that in Australia where staff are paid very good wages.