How do YOU prefer tipping in Jacksonville

[Ernest Street]

I am a compulsive over tipper. If you are happy I'm in your establishment and pay reasonable attention to us..you will be rewarded..possibly handsomely if alcohol was consumed.

Oh...no math equation answers allowed.


How do you tip Jax?

[ProjectMaximus]

Pretty much always 18%-22% depending on how I round up. It rarely deviates from that, regardless of quality or speed of service.

The only difference the service makes is how good I feel about the tip I give. Sadly I don't really have the balls to tip less or the money/generosity to tip more.

[civil42806]

Servers are underpaid, unless the service is bad, 20% minimum

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I just kinda round it up....  I mean, really, you're going to wait around for your $1.34 change on a $23 tab - give the server the $30, say good night and get up and leave.

BTW, I'm a cash person when it comes to eating out, so it makes it easier.

[ChriswUfGator]

20% usually. It's easy for my mathematically challenged self to take the first number of the total and double it. Which in practice usually winds up being more than 20% since you aren't supposed to tip on tax but the total includes tax.

And if the service sucks or the server is rude (something thats becoming rather common in this city lately) then I have no problem tipping accordingly. I don't know why you'd reward someone for being a dick to you.

[thekillingwax]

A lot like you. I couldn't handle a service job, too many jackasses out there so I've always waaaay over-tipped as a kind of karmic balance, hopefully insuring I'll never have to do it myself because I'd fail horribly. I also do it in hopes that maybe it might brighten up someone's night.

[BridgeTroll]

I'm with Chris... 20% of the total.  I will... lower the tip or raise it for exceptionally good or bad service.

[BridgeTroll]

Thanks for the buffet info... that one has always left me a bit confused...

[acme54321]

The official standard is still 15% for standard service.  18 percent for full service (bartender and busboy) and 20% for fine dining (Bartender, busboy, wine steward and water/breadboy)

10% for buffets and minimum dollar per person tip at breakfast places.

Official by who?

[uptowngirl]

I am an admitted overtippere, except for buffets apparently. I usually leave a couple fo bucks if they pick up plates, maybe a couple more if they are bringing me drinks too (and that goes up if those drinks are alcohol). Funny how everyone does it different

[JaxNative68]

20% usually. It's easy for my mathematically challenged self to take the first number of the total and double it. Which in practice usually winds up being more than 20% since you aren't supposed to tip on tax but the total includes tax.

And if the service sucks or the server is rude (something thats becoming rather common in this city lately) then I have no problem tipping accordingly. I don't know why you'd reward someone for being a dick to you.

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Double the first number of the total is also what I do, which usually ends up over 20%.  If the server has done an exceptional job and has had a great happy attitude I'll go to 30%, but I have been known to go as low as 10% if the server complete sucked at their job and had a miserable attitude.  My big exception is at a happy hour, where the drinks are cheap; I'll go 40-100% depending on the bartender and the cheapness of the drinks.  I can't see punishing the bartender if the owner has decided to give his stock away for almost nothing.

[BridgeTroll]

My big exception is at a happy hour, where the drinks are cheap; I'll go 40-100% depending on the bartender and the cheapness of the drinks.  I can't see punishing the bartender

Good point and I do the same in this instance!  Forgot about that little "exception"!

[acme54321]

Yes when you have coupons or specials always tip what the bill would be at normal price.

I also tip a flat $2 on any bill under $10 that was full service.

[ChriswUfGator]

Well ok, I have a question then. There have been a couple times, once at a chinese place and the latest at Al's Pizza, where the people have been visibly pissy with me because I was getting an order to go and didn't leave a tip. So I guess my question is; what's proper in this situation? This one burns me because you walk in and your food's already sitting on the counter and you just pick it up and go. It just seems like handing out money for nothing. If anybody should get tipped, it would be the cooks who they won't let you tip. But I'm not sure why I should tip a waiter when they didn't do any waiting on me? Been wondering about this one since a couple days ago when that happened.

[Cricket]

There is no hard and fast rule when it comes to tipping. My baseline is 18% and I go up or down depending on the service, period. I tend to be more generous if I frequent the place, I guess you could call that a bribe rather than a tip.