Tips At Wdw

[Pluto's Honey]

i WAS WONDERING HOW MUCH IS A CUSTOMARY TIP AT THE BUFFETS? wHERE i AM FROM YOU DON'T TIP AT ALL. BUT I FIGURE WITH IT BEING WDW YOU PROBABLY WOULD. ALSO HOW MUCH IS THE PERCENT OF NORMAL TIPPING AT THE OTHER RESTUARANTS? THANKS

 

[CoolDisneyCat]

I always tip at buffets .. Disney or at home. How much depends on the level of service and how much they do. At Disney, I usually end up tipping close to 20% as the serves work hard.

 

[ducklite]

Customary is 20% for buffet's and full service. Some people only tip 15% at buffets.

Anne

 

[Forever42]

We tip 20% at every restaurant, whether it's buffet or not.

 

[Cruz Family]

OMG I feel so cheap. At a buffet that you get your own drinks we usually just leave a few dollars for the person who takes away the plates. For a buffet where a waitress gets you the drinks we will tip about 10-15% tops. When I was younger I had a couple of waitress jobs (none in buffets) and I was lucky if I got 15-20% from most of my customers. The only way I would leave 20% at a buffet is if the waitress went well above and beyond her duities.

 

[java]

Yes we are cheap on the buffets too. We are paying much higher prices for buffets at Disney(my 11 year old cost $30 at some) so you are starting from a much higher base than any place we have been at home(more upscale buffets also..)I am in the 10-15% range depending on service- Now if we have had great service- plates cleared away and drinks refilled then I would do something closer to 20% but if it is the normal- one drink fillup then more like 10-15% (and I was a waitress at a full service place- an Irish bar/restaurant and I think that amount is appropriate.)Last year there was a big debate about this and I still walked away leaving 10-15%. In a buffet- they are not taking my order, they are not bringing me my food, they are not preparing any portion of my meal(we had to do deserts and salads at my restaurant) so I don't equate the service with a full service meal. Now if I get a real "character" playing up the atmoshere of where I am then I go 20%(typically at AK buffet)