Originally Posted by
kipper
You need to remember that not everyone will tip, and of those who do, not everyone tips well. I've known people who have tipped $2 on a $90+ tip, etc. Plus, servers may have to tip bartenders and hosts, so the $50/hour in tips they receive is reduced.
I'd assume the non-tippers and good tippers balance each other out. Good point about the tip-outs though. And of course there's a difference between a cheaper Mexican restaurant in my example and if we had gone to a steakhouse, where I'd expect our tip to have been more like $40-50.