<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TheMaitre D':
I find it interesting that you state that 15% is the customary amount in the US.
I have worked in and run restaurants in not just Los Angeles, but also, Philly and Upstate New York. Philly has so far proved to have the overall highest tip percentage averaging out at 19%, and Utika, New York the lowest, averaging at 17%. Los Angeles runs at about 18%.
Now these are above average upscale casual dinner houses, not chain restaurants such as Denny's.</font>
What are your thoughts on the tip when you have one or more expensive wines on the tab?
Let's say your food bill comes to $100 or so for four people, but you ordered a $300 bottle of wine. Are you still supposed to be tipping that 15-20% tip on a bottle of wine that was the same amount of work as the $10 bottle?
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