to not leave a tip after a pub meal?

[SingleMum01]

should I or shouldn't I?

depends on the service, the type of meal and how flush you're feeling!

If it's the type of pub where you order food and the bar and someone brings it over, I wouldn't leave a tip.

If it's the type of place where service is very attentive, taking drinks orders at table, etc, then I probably would.

its a pay for food/drinks at the bar

I would leave one if the staff were running round like blue arsed flies etc. We went out last Sunday and the poor staff were knackered, really friendly and helpful but definitely knackered and I left a good tip. They definitely earn their money these people. I couldn't do God knows how many hours on my feet without telling people to feck off.

It seems to be becoming more common here.

I'd say leave a tip if you feel the service deserved it!

I've left good tips if I've had a friendly waitress who really looked after us. I've left without leaving anything if I've had a surly bugger who ignored us for ages instead of coming to see if we wanted more drinks!

I suppose if it's one of those pub pub meals (iyswim) - not the same level of service at the table - then perhaps not. Not if it's one of those places where you order at the bar and go get extra drinks yourself etc.

I was thinking above of when I go to places where you are assigned a waiter/waitress and they take orders at the table, come to table to see if you want extra drinks etc.

Then I think it's good to leave a tip if they've done a good job.

i've worked as a waitress and while i noticed and appreciated big tips quite often people nipped in for a pizza and a soft drink, paid their £10ish bill and wewnt without tipping which is fine too.

Table service = tip
Counter service = no tip
Order at the bar = small tip/service usually included.

I wouldn't tip, but then i never do, you've already paid a for the service in the mark up on the food you have been sold. It's up to the restaurant to pay their staff a decent wage and tipping just gives them an excuse not to do so.

I read that as if you were going to leave a huge mess on the table, e.g. shredded serviettes, peas, etc

mayorquimby - I hope you don't go anywhere more than once then ;)

Go lots of places more than once, luckily no where that would dream of food tampering.

if its order/pay at the bar i would usually just say add a drink for yourself when i made the order

Order at the counter type place - no tip.

Waitress takes your order and you pay at the table - 15%

Mayorquimby - how do you know for sure?

I look at tipping in restaurants as a non-negotiable part of eating out, like in America.

I like the way in the US the bill comes with a line calculating 20% for you, so you know exactly what to leave.

I bet 99% of waiting staff get minimum wage - what is that now, £5.87 an hour. Screw that. I always always leave cash tip, even though they now say that restaurant owners cannot use tips to make wages up, I bet most of not all add a large 'admin' fee to process the tips. Plus like the thouight that the waitress can just slip a tenner in her pocket.

I was a waitress when in mid teens and was always thrilled by tips so I think this influences my thoughts on the matter.

So we should tip staff to make sure they don't tamper with your food? that would make me less likely yo tip, not more, thats extortion not tipping!
I would never tip for a pub meal, ever.

I tip 10%ish if the service is ok.If the service is fab, I'll tip more. If the service is bad they can whistle for their tip and I'm unlikely to return.

(So I wouldn't tip at point of payment, I would give it at the end of the meal)

as a general rule I tip 10% but not for the types of restaurants where you have to order at the bar.

Lunch at our local last Sunday I left £2 on the table. Not 10% by any means, but this is an order at the bar and sweet teenager brings your food/ clears it away and takes your pudding order kind of place. Seemed fair to leave a token, but no need for a tip larger than a couple of squid.

I work in a pub that serves food which is a order/pay at the bar and we rarely get tips it's usually the little old couples that tip. The food isn't usually difficult to cook mainly stuff that is chucked in a microwave

Leaving a couple of squid on the table would be very original , skoda...

"I bet 99% of waiting staff get minimum wage - what is that now, £5.87 an hour. Screw that. I always always leave cash tip, even though they now say that restaurant owners cannot use tips to make wages up, I bet most of not all add a large 'admin' fee to process the tips. Plus like the thouight that the waitress can just slip a tenner in her pocket."

What about supermarket workers who are on minimum wage? Do you tip the young girl who scans your items through the till?

I generally leave a few quid, did do the 10% thing but felt a bit pointless leaving a pound coin for a £10 meal so ended up tipping more. Oh well.

Chandon, they love it. Of course at grander eateries I leave lobsters.

I never understood why tip wait staff and not anyone else, like a pp said, you don't give the till person 10% of your grocery bill!
Wait staff aren't professionals like they are in many countries, and restaurant bills can be ridiculously high anyway without paying out more for someone to do the job they are paid to do.