[Atlas Sneezed]

The % concept discriminates against people who cannot get jobs in upscale restaurants or who live in poorer areas with no trans to work, and bust their ass for 1/10th of what the elite waiters get.

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When I go out for an expensive fine dining experience, I happily tip 20%+ for good service, and I expect good service, attention to details, perfect timing, correction of culinary disappointments, all by an attentive yet invisible professional presence. Someone who fails to screw up a $180 dinner for two on an unrepeatable special occasion deserves her $40.

And when I return to the restaurant repeatedly after never tipping less than 20%, you would be amazed how servers of whom I have no memory greet us with warmth and polite familiarity ("yes, I remember serving you last year, you were at the table over in the corner, I think you had the...")

Fine dining is an EXPERIENCE, and it is not worth saving 10% to risk ruining the experience.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"Someone who fails to screw up a $180 dinner for two on an unrepeatable special occasion deserves her $40. "


What about a $ 40.00 dinner? I would tip 10.

[FITZ]

The % concept discriminates against people who cannot get jobs in upscale restaurants or who live in poorer areas with no trans to work, and bust their ass for 1/10th of what the elite waiters get.

I think sometimes with fine dining upscale restaurants, the diners take much longer (low table turn-around) and the waiters actually might make more in a fast turn-over cheaper place where people just come, eat, and leave. The same table might have 5 different parties in a cheaper place and only 1 or 2 at the expensive place. Some of the lower scale diners can bring in enough money for the staff.