Do you leave a tip at a breakfast buffet?
Oct 06, 2007 by Gem Jewelz3 | Posted in Other - Dining Out
I am a breakfast server at a hotel restauraunt. There is not continental or complimentary breakfast. Most people chose to eat the buffet, which costs $7.00. We have to serve customers coffe and drinks, and we remove their plates after they are through eating. It's a buffet, so they use clean plates when returning to the buffet. How do people feel about tipping at a breakfast buffet, located in a hotel restauraunt?
I would leave a tip.
sharon b | Oct 06, 2007
i tip. maybe not twenty percent- but at least 10 maybe.
Erin D | Oct 06, 2007
I always do. Most likely they aren't getting paid very much by the hour and servers depend on their tips to pay bills, eat, and provide for their kids. They bring drinks, give refills, and keep your coffee hot while you are enjoying breakfast. And since it is a buffet people are eating a lot of plates and you have to constantly pre-bus. I say as long as the server keeps up with drinks and keeping your table clear of unnecessary dishes then they deserve as much of a tip as any other server.
Casie B | Oct 06, 2007
Can't really make a living, $7.00 an hr. People should tip you. Maybe try to find a better tip job. I hate a job where I go out of my way because I enjoy what I do. It turns where there is no money in it. So I'll move on to something better. Now days people really need to be making at least $10.00 an hr. Plus. Milk alone is so high. Gas for your car. rent. The freak n power bill Etc!! Good luck! Oh I aways tip!
rain | Oct 06, 2007
yes, tip unless they're an a$$ to me
Ozeki | Oct 06, 2007
I tip.
CSSW | Oct 06, 2007
Depends on the place, some buffet restaurants the staff works harder than the sit-down resturants, serving beverages, filling glasses taking dishes and definately deserve a tip, then there are others where diners pay upfront serve themselves, including dessert and beverage and you don't even see any wait staff.
Limestoner62 | Oct 06, 2007
I always tip at buffets.
Maybe not the standard 20%.
More like 10-15%, depending on the service.
BigTip$ | Oct 06, 2007
yes
ivy | Oct 08, 2007
I always tip.
Ollie | Oct 10, 2007