How much do you tip on a $500 meal?

However, in the US, where waiters and waitresses are criminally undervalued for the service they provide and do not recieve a living wage, you should tip around 20%, which for a $500 meal would equate to $100. How much do you tip and when you don't tip at all?



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It's not uncommon to see gratuities of between 30% and 50% from these travelers. If you leave tips like that, then you can safely consider yourself in the overtipper category. Is there such a thing as being too generous? says Samantha Lambert, the director of human resources for a media company in New York.

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For years 20% has been considered a generous tip when dining in at a restaurant, but according to the magazine, 20% is now the bare minimum and anyone who leaves anything less is rude. Additionally, the magazine says you should be leaving $1 whenever you pick up a coffee and tipping at least 10% when you grab takeout.

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Japan. As a service charge is typically included as part of bills at hotels and restaurants, tipping is generally not practiced in Japan.

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