And another tipping question

If you pay $75.00 or more for a bottle of wine in a restaurant, do you consider maxing out the tip?

It's the same service as the $30.00 bottle. So if the food is $125.00, and the wine is $75.00, and $12.00 for tax, how much tip in a city like Chicago?

Assuming the service was adequate, a tipping site recommends tipping 15-20% on the food and 15% on the wine. You do the math.

So if the food is $125.00, and the wine is $75.00, and $12.00 for tax, how much tip in a city like Chicago?

I would tip $45 on that particular check, assuming the server wasn't rude or incompetent.

I just go 20% of the check and then round. And yes, I tip on the full value of whatever bottle I order and yes, I tip on the tax.

[Robin Garr]

I just go 20% of the check and then round. And yes, I tip on the full value of whatever bottle I order and yes, I tip on the tax.

I agree. For me, it's a simple matter of not nickel-and-diming the folks who worked at sub-minimum wage to serve me. As I've said in other variations on this ongoing debate, I may not like the system, but I'm not going to change it by being rough on the bloke at the bottom of the food chain.

Tip is no different on the food or the wine for me... check is the check.

If I'm paying cash I probably throw them an even $250 [$38 tip or 18%] assuming the service was decent.

With a credit card it's more precise, anywhere from 10-20% depending on service.

How does everyone handle the tip in a BYOB situation when there is no corkage fee? I usually tip a straight $20/bottle. Reasonable?

How does everyone handle the tip in a BYOB situation when there is no corkage fee? I usually tip a straight $20/bottle. Reasonable?

I would say it depends on the restaurant.

How does everyone handle the tip in a BYOB situation when there is no corkage fee? I usually tip a straight $20/bottle. Reasonable?

Sam,
That's about what I do for BYOB when the corkage is waived. I just add $20-25 to the normal tip for the food. There is a small family run place in Lebanon, IN that never charges me corkage. In addition to the $20 tip, once or twice/year I'll wrap up a decent bottle that is not available locally from my cellar for the owners to enjoy.
Bill

Bill,

Fletcher's in Atlanta, IN. claims a $5.00 corkage fee, but they never have charged me so far. I just tack on an extra twenty to the tab. The Library in Carmel didn't charge a corkage fee, but last time I went there they had dropped the corkage service.