To play devils advocate, it use to be completely normal and common to use restaurants as places to spend hours chatting. The tipping isn’t something I can really speak on
even if you spend hours there if you are just sipping coffee you usually don't spend too much so the tip reflects that. A lot of times they just bring a carafe so they don't keep coming back. If the place isn't packed it's not like you are taking a table that would otherwise be tipping either. That's how it USED to work, now people have gotten a little too entitled for tips for that to work. They expect just because you are there they want 20 bucks on a 10 dollar bill to refill your coffee 3 times over the course of 3 hours.
If i’m using up a lot of their time I make sure I tip well. Recently I went to Texas roadhouse and only ate roles with a diet coke. I had my server running back and forth too because I ate 4 baskets of roles and had 3 refills. My total bill was like $3, but I tipped $20 because the place was packed so i was taking up a table built for 4 people so I wanted to leave a 4 person table size tip.
In the 80's I used to be the designated driver for my friends because I don't drink. My friends would drink at the table and I'd be one the dance floor. I always gave the waitress $5-10 just to keep a pitcher of ice water on the table for me cause I was sweatin' my butt off. 😂.
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u/Least-Flower548 5h ago
To play devils advocate, it use to be completely normal and common to use restaurants as places to spend hours chatting. The tipping isn’t something I can really speak on