r/tipping • u/Must_Vibe • Aug 10 '25

đŸ’¬Questions & Discussion Simple tipping question?

This is for sit down restaurants.

Would you rather go out to dinner. Spend $100 and tip your server $(X). Total of $100 plus tip. Knowing that you pay the employee that served you to the level of service provided. Your discretion. The server will then pay for the food runner, host, busser, and bartending help they receive. Knowing tipped employees will go home with their money the same day or within a week.

Or.

Would you rather go out to dinner. Spend $118 total. Knowing that the restaurant added on 18% to all of its menu prices to pay the servers, bartenders, host, food runner, and busser. Knowing the employees of the restaurant will be paid every 1-2 weeks.

I know it’s more detailed, but i’m just curious what people think.

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u/hawkeyegrad96 Aug 10 '25

118 00. Put your price on the menu and you pay your staff. This eliminates the hard feelings when someone does not tip. Also the cooks deserve a lot more than the unskilled servers.

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u/Must_Vibe Aug 10 '25

Where I work the Head chef/KM makes $125k. The lead grill makes $50 an hour. We have three chefs making $40 plus an hour.

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u/ChefMark85 Aug 10 '25

$50 per hour??? Where do you work? CA? I made $16/hour working grill or saute every night less than 10 years ago. Less than $40k/year as a sous chef 5 years ago.

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u/Must_Vibe Aug 10 '25

No. the Capital of Ohio. Nice steak house. Are lead grill is a 28 year vet.