dancemomnj
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- Feb 8, 2006
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Thanks for adding the photos! I'm enjoying all your reviews!
Great reviews - enjoying reading them! Just a comment about post #24...you ate at Garden Grill but were saying that you were checking in at the Poly - may be confusing for those who haven't been there and don't know that it is in Epcot in the Land pavillion.
Looking forward to reading more!
Jill
Tipping is a whole mine field on the DIS. It is a very touchy issue with many - and no - I never waited tables but worked fast food for 5.5 years. I live in Northern Virginia, metro Washington DC where the standard tip is 20%. I know is some parts of the country the standard is 15 - 18%. I eat every sit down restaurant meal expecting to tip 20% of the total and adjust based on my experience. Yes - many here on the DIS would consider me an high tipper - I had the same comments 3 years ago when I posted detailed dining reviews. In 2006, I left extra tip money on top of the DDP tip that was 18% of the pre-tax total when I felt a server deserved 20% of the total with tax.
My philosophy on tipping is that any server deserves a 20% tip if they do what I consider a good job. A good job is keeping the beverage glasses filled, clearing plates away when I am done, answering any questions I may have, checking back to make sure the food is okay, promptly resolving any issues that may arise, accepting responsibility for any mistakes that they make, and having a "happy" upbeat attitude. The three things that bother me the most are: empty glasses for long periods of time, when a server treats my 12 year old like she is three, or when someone demonstrates an attitude of dislike for customer service. For servers who I consider to be exceptional, I calculate the 20% on the total including the tax.
I think the servers at the buffet restaurants in WDW work at least as hard as the other locations. They make considerable more trips to the tables clearing plates, etc. The only thing they do not do is carry the food out. In many of the restaurants we dine in a food runner brings the food not your server. The Garden Grill was the first location where I left a 15% tip. At the Captain's Grill (review still to come) I only left a 12.5% tip. At Boma our total with tax (including the wine) was 130.20. He met my criteria for an excellent job - he didn't rush us when the seating coordinator tried to, refilled drinks, cleared plates, and answered questions about the buffet so I left 20% of the total with tax.
Thanks for the comment on the report.I hate to hear the turkey is off the menu for Garden Grill, loved it.![]()
This was a great report, (very detailed) do you think it would have been an advantage to you to use the deluxe dinning plan?