How much do you tip for drinks only?
Nov 3, 2007 | 3:29 am
#16
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We don't tip at the bar in South Africa, but if sitting at a table with waiter/waitress service then 10% if the drinks service is quick.
Nov 6, 2007 | 11:54 am
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Normally a dollar or so per drink. Although the amount does vary if I'm doing cash v. CC and if I'm at more of a lounge v. packed bar.
If it's a friend working at one of the bars around campus, I'll tip big and generally end up paying only 20-30% of what the tab should have been
If it's a friend working at one of the bars around campus, I'll tip big and generally end up paying only 20-30% of what the tab should have been
Nov 9, 2007 | 6:59 am
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Can I ask if this is common to tip at the bar in South Africa? I usually give 2 or 3 Rand. I sometimes see people give a tip and sometimes not.
Nov 15, 2007 | 12:59 pm
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Same as everyone else... 1$ per beer. If the bartender under-pours, I will usually tell him/her "go easy on the head". If he/she keeps doing it... The tip may disappear. And likewise, if I get a beer or two on the house, his/her tip goes up.
I've had a bad run of under-pours in the outskirts of Chicago. Some brewpubs even charge for a taste of beer (free tastes are common in brewpubs). That's really bad form. I've also found quite a few places that sell 14 oz "pints", and have the b*lls of putting 1" of head on top of the beer.
Makes me wish the US had the same rules as in the UK for measured pours!
JP
I've had a bad run of under-pours in the outskirts of Chicago. Some brewpubs even charge for a taste of beer (free tastes are common in brewpubs). That's really bad form. I've also found quite a few places that sell 14 oz "pints", and have the b*lls of putting 1" of head on top of the beer.
Makes me wish the US had the same rules as in the UK for measured pours!
JP
Nov 15, 2007 | 4:18 pm
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Same as everyone else... 1$ per beer. If the bartender under-pours, I will usually tell him/her "go easy on the head". If he/she keeps doing it... The tip may disappear. And likewise, if I get a beer or two on the house, his/her tip goes up.
I've had a bad run of under-pours in the outskirts of Chicago. Some brewpubs even charge for a taste of beer (free tastes are common in brewpubs). That's really bad form. I've also found quite a few places that sell 14 oz "pints", and have the b*lls of putting 1" of head on top of the beer.
Makes me wish the US had the same rules as in the UK for measured pours!
JP
I've had a bad run of under-pours in the outskirts of Chicago. Some brewpubs even charge for a taste of beer (free tastes are common in brewpubs). That's really bad form. I've also found quite a few places that sell 14 oz "pints", and have the b*lls of putting 1" of head on top of the beer.
Makes me wish the US had the same rules as in the UK for measured pours!
JP
Even at most non-brewpubs, I'll get tastes without charge!
Nov 21, 2007 | 7:55 pm
#26
Join Date: May 2007
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At my regular places with bartenders I know, they get better tips because they know how I like my drinks, and some of those drinks don't get charged to my tab.
If I think I might make a place a regular spot, then I give the bartender a good tip and make sure they remember me. This worked great in Spain several years back when in spent 6 months there, and most nights I drank free but tipped the bartender.
If I think I might make a place a regular spot, then I give the bartender a good tip and make sure they remember me. This worked great in Spain several years back when in spent 6 months there, and most nights I drank free but tipped the bartender.
Dec 5, 2007 | 3:37 pm
#30
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Usual restaurant tipping
My buddie is a bartender at Tortilla Flats in Soquel and he tells me that 1 dollar per drink is sufficient. But it all comes down to your preference. Some tip more, and others tip less, some tip none at all. Go to www.tipping.org
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