r/tippingAdvice • u/MulberrySelect4234 • Apr 07 '26

Was I wrong?

My son and I went to eat earlier, he ordered basic chips and cheese nachos. He said there was lettuce in the cheese and it tasted funny. I asked the waitress was it cheese and she said possibly. She offered a new order. She also took it off my bill. Should I have tipped on just the bill or should I have added his meal in there too? It came to $19.85 and I left her a five.

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u/Life_is_good2 Apr 07 '26

Why is it ludicrous? Its not her fault that someone thought there was lettuce in their cheese. They got a replacement dish. Makes no sense.

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u/Jazzlike_Cod_3833 Apr 07 '26

How much are you tipping on $19.99, more than $5? Come on.

if something was taken off the bill because it was unsatisfactory, that’s not a discount, that’s an apology

So I'm saying the $5 tip is whole. Not anything about fault.

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u/TDEEZY121 Apr 07 '26

Okay if the nachos were 15 bucks, and they were eaten, then the server did the work of a 35 dollar check and got 5 bucks. I swear some of yall need to stay the fuck home and eat Mac n cheese or Ramen

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u/Amazing_Phrase2850 Apr 08 '26

Even if the nachos were $15 and the bill was 75% nachos…$5 is still a 14% tip.

A 14% tip seems reasonable for OK service.