Im having beers at bar ordered wings and tipped $2 everything the bartender brings me.

Beer = $6

tip for beer $2

wings = $20ish

Tip for wings from bartender = $2

Total tips = $4

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Same order from waitress/er = $26

Tip = $5.20

Now I know this is micro example but extrapolate this over several drinks with food and the difference swings the other way. The question remains tho, am I tipping correctly?

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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I thought bar food is tipped the same as restaurant food.

Tipping a dollar a drink is standard because

  • It's easy

... that's really it. No thinking, no math, etc. which is important when you're drinking.

Also, you too per drink so the bartender knows you tip right from the start.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I tip the first drink, but not every single time I get a beer. Not paying a dollar for them to crack a Miller Lite. Maybe every other or third drink I'll throw a dollar on there, maybe more at the end of the night.

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