FishCharming
derailer extraordinaire!
So i just moved back to the Buffalo area and started waiting tables. I've worked in resterants in southern california and louisiana and so far it appears that my current area is populated with the worst tippers i've ever seen.
Not to toot my own horn but i'm a friendly and attentive server and frequently receive compliments from my guests but the tips around here are just appalling, often under 10%. Many of my co-workers and other servers i know in the area claim this is because of the large volume of Canadian diners we get (we're 15 minutes from the niagra falls border).
Why this is an issue with canadians i have no idea. I've heard that servers get paid much better in Canada and that gratuity is often included in the bill. I figured i'd ask you all since our crowd tends to be more of an eating out crowd and we have a lot of canadians 'round these parts =D
So what's everyone's policy on tipping? Particularly that of our friends from the great frozen north?
Not to toot my own horn but i'm a friendly and attentive server and frequently receive compliments from my guests but the tips around here are just appalling, often under 10%. Many of my co-workers and other servers i know in the area claim this is because of the large volume of Canadian diners we get (we're 15 minutes from the niagra falls border).
Why this is an issue with canadians i have no idea. I've heard that servers get paid much better in Canada and that gratuity is often included in the bill. I figured i'd ask you all since our crowd tends to be more of an eating out crowd and we have a lot of canadians 'round these parts =D
So what's everyone's policy on tipping? Particularly that of our friends from the great frozen north?
