Should The Tip Be Less For An All You Can Eat Buffet Style Restaurant?

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Hi Mylotters I had a convesation with some co-workers about tipping a waitress at a buffet style restaurant as opposed to a regualar restaurant.Some of them said they would tip less at the all you can eat buffet. I can see why they feel this way I sort of agree with them because in my opinion I am getting my own food sometimes my own drink depending on where I go some buffets have it set up where you get your own drinks as well. The waiter/waitress is just clearing the table of extra dishes and glasses their doing less work they don't have to bring you sauces or lemmons ect.. those things are already at the bar.So technically they are doing less going back and forth. I will also say that sometimes it depends on how good the waitress/waiter does their job... there have been times where they didn't clear the plates and glasses it took them a long time to come around to our table I think thats because they know your getting your own food and drink and don't check back as much. That happens a from time to time with the Golden Corral and Cactus Willies Restaurants around here. My husband has this tip sheet that tells you what the correct percentages are for based on the amount of the check. So we usually follow that and then give a little extra if the service was really good. However I would give more to the buffet style restaurant waitress with a good personality who smiles and gives good service and less if anything at all to a regular restaurant waitress who gives crappy service and vice versa.