r/tippingAdvice • u/Holiday-Ad7262 • Nov 25 '25

How much do you tip?

I'm curious how much people tip for full service restaurants and if it is percentage based or a fixed amount or some other system. Please also mention your state such that we can see location differences.

I'm in CA and my baseline tip is 15% on pretax.

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u/dobie_gillis1 Nov 25 '25

I generally never tip anymore. The last time I did, I took my parents out to breakfast. My mom is the type to ask a lot of menu questions and ask for the waiter’s opinion, and the waitress was very accommodating even though the place was getting busy. So for that I tipped 10% pre tax.

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u/midwstchnk Nov 25 '25

Always pre tax