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OMGOODNESS $30-40 is A Lot Of Money I Would Leave A $10 Tip Depending on The Service

$25-30

my tip for y'all would be don't go to that restaurant,, 😁 Edited 16-Jan-24 08:12am

firstly it's location and the type of restaurant and cleanliness. Then, it's the quality of food and the service provided. The tip should be appropriate to the timeliness and service provided from 18 to 22%

$20

Americans are really the dumbest people on this planet. I sometimes think they are dumber than Africans, and many of them are pretty dumb. The average IQ of an American is about 97,43. The average IQ of an Australian, about 99. It use to be 100 the average IQ. Now it's dropping. So if those figures are right then Aussies are definitely smarter than Americans. Don't know if they were just born that way, or it's their culture? Probably a bit of both. They have said for some time that America is becoming a dumber nation. No wonder! Look at their president and all the idiots who voted for them. Edited 15-Jan-24 23:09pm

Depends on the service and the waitress/waiter, but if good 30-50 is generous enough

I've known people who have worked in those sorts of jobs, so I'm glad we have a fair system, unlike in North America.

Not many go beyond to give you great service, even if they had the time to do so. They do have other customers to attend to as well.

depends on the sevice and the meal. I do not feel you need to tip for just the service you expect, It should be for service beyond normal. And coffee shops where you go to a counter , should never be needed. And I was a waiter for over 15 years.

It's not hard to laugh at stupid Americans is it?😄

Food is dear enough these days without ripping off customers. Btw, not all American states have mandatory tipping. It's not everywhere in America.

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If you live in Aust. then no tip is necessaryry. Staff are very well paid here.

I don't believe in tipping when I was a sales manager I was never tipped for saving a customer 1000,s in purchasing my products

No idea, can't afford such luxury but it you have it give what you can..

I fail to understand why any tip is necessary if there are no outstanding or specific reasons - surely the total price includes service?

depends of the service i get

No. We are Aussies.

It depends upon the service. Our rule, if the service is good, 10% but if the service is super then perhaps more.

The question needs to be asked as to why they don't pay their workers well? The American system never changes.

No tipping in Aus included in the price of the meal. To the waiters and the kitchen staff ...here's a tip ...be good to your mum

If I have spent $200 on dinner I've spent my week's entire entertainment budget so, sorry no tip.

15% to 20% is a good tip. In the USA tips are part of a workers income

Nothing Om sorry Im on a pension and if Ive spent $200 on tea the restaurant has got more than enough off me

$200 only If it was my whole family, don’t tip unless I receive exceptional service and meal.

not in NZ but in USA

Another thing too, why should foreign people who visit have to pay for tips? When they come to Australia they are pleasantly surprised that they don't have to. Some still might but it should not be forced. Americans are price gouging other nationalities. 🤮

While I know some Australians are following the American custom of tipping (unnecessarily), tipping just isn’t something we need to worry about here. Thank goodness.

Well depending on country. NZ don't tip much.

The only time I've ever tipped was for taxis or pizza delivery. But I've only done it occasionally, esp the pizza as those guys don't earn that much. A bit of change or a $1.00 or so. The posh restaurant staff tend to get well paid.

Let the dumb American people tip. I think it's so funny that they are so backwards when the rest of the world doesn't require or force tipping.😁

This is Australia we should only tip for better than average service

A smile, thank you and a sincere compliment.

Are you made of money?

We dont tip in Australia our wages are good

20

Well I do not agrre with more than 10 to 15% of the total cost of the evening unless something special has happened during the time the meal had taken.

The way the service is these days the only tip I would give is be good to your mother.

Luckily, in New Zealand, waiting staff are paid a fair wage so tipping is not required to support their incomes. Tipping is only done when service goes above and beyond.

A good tip would be $50, equating to 25% of the cost of the meal, assuming the service was really good. I went to the Nautilus in Port Douglas, Far North Queensland and spend over $300 (for 2 people). I gave a tip of $100. However, this was a 40th birthday celebration for my ex-husband and we had wanted to visit this establishment for 20 years. The food and service was amazing.

If the tip is $200, the restaurant has to be more than a 5 star and everything is served according to what you want and expect. This is a well prepared dinner for multiple people.

If you can afford $200 dinners you are at an expensive restaurant where the staff get paid well anyway. I never got tipped when I worked for a living.

20% so $40 should do it

Not being wealthy don't tip. Find it hard in the USA where it is a must

In Australia No Tip as the staff are paid at Award Wages and do not need to rely on tips to live unlike America.

My tip would be to dine at someplace with more reasonable prices!

Best tip I can give you is, be kind to your mother. The other is, if it was good food and drinks. Name the restaurant . WE Australian's only tip if it was exceptionally good food and service. I understand that in USA and Canadia 15 to 20 % is normal.

I'd respectfully suggest a decent home-cooked meal would be a much better deal. It is my expectation that employers have an obligation to pay their employees rather than have 'slave' labour subsist on gratuties, Let's face it 'tips' do not get considered when you are looking at your credit score.

whatever you can afford to give, + if the services is not that great I don't tip a lot

"What is a good tip for $200 dinner?" Tip: You paid far too much and should have gone somewhere cheaper, or even better stayed home. 😛

Unlike the US where tipping appears to be mandatory, there is no need to tip in Australia or NZ as the staff are paid a good hourly wage in comparison to the U.S. If the service is really above and beyond, then I guess it's ok for those that can afford to pay more. I did have an occasion in a what I thought would be a restaurant with exceptional service where in fact the meals were not up to standard in quantity for what one was paying. As a senior, this sort of eating out event doesn't happen too often. The waitress on delivering the bill asked if I'd like to leave a tip, I said do you do Seniors Discount, she said "I take that as a no" and walked away.

I think 10%.I work in retail & I have never rec'd a tip for my good service

That seams a lot

Sadly in Australia this is not a common practice but I do I like to tip for good friendly staff $10 for every hundred. In a group of 10 people each paying the same soon adds to a decent tip.

I’m glad we never tip in New Zealand

Depends on the restaurant, it would have to be a 5star style restaurant for giving out tips, and then the quality of service would have to be 5star to match. I personally don't believe in tipping.

If food and service is good $ 20 to $35 would be acceptable.

I tip based on service not a percentage that society has told me, so nah

There is no tipping where I live in Australia. And since I am on a pension there would be no way I could afford to go out to a restaurant with those sort of prices.

No tipping where I live. Having my business at all is their good fortune.

good service, 20%. otherwise 15% or less.

For me 15% or $30.00.

$50.00 The wait staff work hard for there money.

Don't think they tip here in NZ either. So would depend on the country and how much a person gets in wages.

No tipping here in Aust it's optional as our workers get a decent wage, not like American staff.

It used to be 10% but now I think they want 20 to 25% so any where from $20 to $50 but for an extra $50 the service must be amazingly good and I doubt if any one would be worth that much extra? It should be up to the person paying the bill and it's their choice and the waiters shouldn't be hounding the customer for a good tip even though they do. Hence why we don't go out to eat as the expectations of other people are outrageous.

I wonder how many people were fed in a total of $200.00

Tipping is not done here in New Zealand, some overseas visitors do, but it is up to those diners, not expected by wait staff etc.

It is not expected to tip in Australia, except for exceptional service.

A good tip is $40, a great tip is anything more than that.

My tip would be to go somewhere cheaper ... Maccas __ maybe ...

In Australia, tipping is not done very often. But for good survive a tip is always a good idea. $10 or $20 is I think right.

Well.in.nz we dont tip . But if i was in usa about 40 if the service was good

10% of the total bill so $20

It depends on how rich you are!!!!

Anywhere between 0-25% depending on how good the service is.

20

if I have to pay $200 for a dinner, I'm not leaving a tip 😉

$2

In the place that I live in most food bills include a surcharge of 10 10% is usually included for services in most places so no need for me to tip.

race 5 number 2 ,,, no if service is good and I am doing ok financially at the time I'll give generally 20% so 40 dollars in your case

$20

I very rarely see a bill that high. A group of 10 of us recently dined out at a very nice new restaurant. The total bill was 1.700.000 IDR which is about $150 US. There is a standard tip of 5% added to bills here.Edited 15-Jan-24 09:57am

$30 to $40 bucks! You gotta be kidding. That’s the price of a meal. I’m not giving anyone money just to do their job. That’s what they are getting paid to do. Tipping should be illegal.

I think that in the US 10% is the usual, to Australians this is a weird practice but Wairing Staff have to bid for their jobs, they don't have, as we do, a fixed pay per hour rate as we have so the staff rely on Tips. Here in Australia we usually only give tips if the serbice has been exceptional.

In Australia you are not required to tip. If it was exceptional service I may give a $5 tip.

20

Very rarely tip. In Australia people are paid a decent minimum wage

It's depend

40.00

It depends on how many people you go out with if it’s only 2 of I would leave $20.00 if there’s a lot of you and we split the bill and leave $5.00 dollars from each person as I go out a lot as a group and we always put $5.00 each for a tip and we always have really good serves no matter what restaurant we go to

For a $200 dinner, if you can afford that much for dinner, your $30-$40 tip sounds about right. All I can afford are $10 dinners, and if I leave a tip, it's only $1-$2 because I'm on a very fixed, limited budget. Going out to eat is a real treat for me! ;-D

I believe a good tip is based on the experience and the maturity and how the waitress is to their customers. If you have good managers your respectful and ontop of your job then 40-50 is an ideal amount to leave your waitress.

I don't get to go to restaurants so I would not really know what the tip would be. I have never thought of this so it could be a great discussion point to find out more. Thankyou for a good idea.

$20 -$25 would be just fine but of course it depends on the service given and what someone can afford.

The $200 is for a pretty high end meal, so I would not tip for the meal, only for the service. $20 should be adequate for a meal, but I would tip more if wait staff make a special effort with the kids

Its not expected in Australia also most tips are shared with all staff I have thank a person with a hand shake containing money and tell them thank you for the service that you provided .If they ask I will say that just for you .

Unless you have migrated into Australia from a country that tips in restaurants, we don't tip. The staff are being paid to do the job.