Best cities for tipping
- Cleveland (20.6% average tip rate)
- Denver (19.8% average tip rate)
- Salt Lake City (19.6% average tip rate)
- Phoenix (19.5% average tip rate)
- Richmond (19.3% average tip rate)
- Chicago (19.3% average tip rate)
- New Orleans (19% average tip rate)
- New York (18.7% average tip rate)
Tipping in London's restaurants It's not customary to pay a tip (or gratuities) for fast food, self-service or takeaway meals. Many contactless or chip and pin payment machines have an option to add on a tip so you do not have to leave it in cash.
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At table-service restaurants, the tipping etiquette and procedure vary slightly from country to country. But in general, European servers are well paid, and tips are considered a small bonus — to reward great service or for simplicity in rounding the total bill to a convenient number.
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If you're a server, it's always nice to get a generous tip — usually, it means that you provided exemplary service throughout the night. But you probably don't expect to get 100 percent (the norm is between 15 and 20 percent).
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Restaurant software firm Toast examined 12 metropolitan areas to determine the best tipping city. Cleveland ranked No. 1 on the list with diners there adding a 20.6% gratuity to their checks, on average. San Francisco brings up the rear, with a 17% average tip.
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Recommended tip: 10-15% Unlike most cities worldwide, tipping in London is not expected or essential. However, the general advice is to leave between 10–15 per cent of the bill, particularly when dining at a full-service restaurant.
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Tipping taxi drivers It is polite to tip 10 to 15% of the taxi fare for black cabs and licensed minicabs in London. However, most people simply round up the fare to the nearest £1 and tell the driver to keep the change.
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What is Uber's tipping policy? You are free to tip and drivers are free to accept tips at any time. In-app tipping is available in all UK cities for drivers.
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