Poll: Tipping at a buffet?

[captpackrat]

[Poll #1534792]

Comments

[merik.livejournal.com]

As with any tipping at a restaurant, things are always flexible, and a little politeness can go a long way. Something as simple as a courteous "Is everything okay tonight?" from the waitstaff while they're removing dirty dishes will usually result in my leaving a dollar or two as a tip, even at a place where I'm getting my own drink. On the other hand, I will sometimes leave a deliberately bad tip for especially bad service, like the dime I left for the staff at one buffet that not only removed the dirty dishes from my table when I was going through the buffet again, they cleaned the table and sat a family of 5 at it. :-P