A question about buffets

Noop · 04-17-2005, 12:41 PM

What buffet do you go to? Golden Corral? Shoney's? And from my exp. I I leave a few bucks.

Airhog · 04-17-2005, 12:42 PM

Are the people that bring you more water and rolls considered waiters?

I hardly ever tip when I eat at a buffet, because I dont personally believe they are. But I wondered if anyone here knew for sure

WrongWay · 04-17-2005, 12:46 PM

How in the hell did you post your answer before the question was posted?

Noop · 04-17-2005, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by WrongWay

How in the hell did you post your answer before the question was posted?

I have special powers.

Schmidty · 04-17-2005, 01:10 PM

Warren or Jimmy?

gstelmack · 04-17-2005, 01:10 PM

I tip at a buffet, usually a buck or two. They still have to clean the table when I'm done, and with my 2 year old that can be quite a chore.

Passacaglia · 04-17-2005, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by WrongWay

How in the hell did you post your answer before the question was posted?

Welcome to FOFC.

General Mike · 04-17-2005, 01:12 PM

I go to the Chinese buffet sometimes. Usually I'll leave like $1.

Eaglesfan27 · 04-17-2005, 01:42 PM

I go to Golden Corral and Shoney's occasionally. I generally tip a dollar per person at the table.

ShaqFu · 04-17-2005, 02:18 PM

$1 per person is customary, especially if they are taking dirty plates, filling drinks and/or bringing fresh plates. Some buffets just clean, but at some Golden Corral's I've ate at usually are pretty fully service (fresh plates, clean-up, drinks). I ALWAYS leave $1 per person.

I've never done the Shoney's buffet, as I almost always order off the menu there.

QuikSand · 04-17-2005, 02:36 PM

I tip 10% at a buffet, generally. I do frequent a specific place where I know the management and they give excellent service -- hot towels, extra tea, and so forth -- and I generally tip very well there.

Noop · 04-17-2005, 02:39 PM

So who has the best buffet? Shoney's or the Golden Corral? I would have to say Shoney's because their meatloaf is pretty good.

larrymcg421 · 04-17-2005, 02:42 PM

I always tip at buffets, with a minimum of at least $1, but I usually tip pretty high (20-25% at restaurants). The one time I do not tip is for takeout, unless it is a very big order. If it's just me, then I don't see what's worth tipping.

judicial clerk · 04-17-2005, 02:59 PM

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Warren or Jimmy?

I have a bet going with one of the other guys in the ofice on whether Warren is Jimmy's uncle. Apparenttly there is some sort of connection.

I tip when I go to the Buffet, but usually less than I tip at a sit-down restaurant. i tip extra if the personis having to do a lot of work at our table.

FrogMan · 04-17-2005, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

I tip 10% at a buffet, generally. I do frequent a specific place where I know the management and they give excellent service -- hot towels, extra tea, and so forth -- and I generally tip very well there.

At a buffet, 10% is usually the norm for me too...

FM

Noop · 04-17-2005, 06:08 PM

Why does it say I started the thread?

FrogMan · 04-17-2005, 06:31 PM

timestamp bug made you the first poster and that's what appears as thread starter, I guess...

FM

stevew · 04-17-2005, 06:46 PM

I usually leave close to the regular % that i tip(15-20%). I dont think you are obligated to leave a regular percentage, but i do believe that the girls are taxed as if they made 12% tips of their sales.

CHEMICAL SOLDIER · 04-17-2005, 06:48 PM

I agree, About 15-20 percent is right.

Joe · 04-17-2005, 07:34 PM

I don't tip Warren Buffet. That asshole has enough money.

Buccaneer · 04-17-2005, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

I tip 10% at a buffet, generally. I do frequent a specific place where I know the management and they give excellent service -- hot towels, extra tea, and so forth -- and I generally tip very well there.

I have to assume that noop's follow-on question (Shoney's or the Golden Corral?) has nothing to do with what you wrote.

ColtCrazy · 04-17-2005, 08:11 PM

$2 usually. I have a 15 month old. They deserve a tip of some sort. I think it is customary to leave 10% as someone mentioned.

KWhit · 04-17-2005, 10:13 PM

Buffets are nasty.

Glengoyne · 04-18-2005, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Noop

Why does it say I started the thread?

You can just delete your post, and it will fix that. Well you won't be the thread starter anymore, and you will have caused others to lose posts.

QuikSand · 04-18-2005, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I have to assume that noop's follow-on question (Shoney's or the Golden Corral?) has nothing to do with what you wrote.

Of course not. I think I may have been to a Shoney's buffet in my lifetime, but can't speak with any authority about either place. But the Sunday brunch buffet curcuit in these parts is a very serious market... so there are quite a number of quality offerings around here.

Ksyrup · 04-18-2005, 08:28 AM

I haven't been to a quality buffet in quite a long time.

We no longer have Shoney's here, and our Golden Corral shutdown last September but is opening up under new management next month. GC is my 5-year old's favorite restaurant, so we used to go once a week or so, usually after her gymnastics practice. I expect that pick up again shortly. There's enough to pick and choose from that I can manage, but it's not that great, obviously.

04-17-2005, 12:42 PM	#2
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	A question about buffets Are the people that bring you more water and rolls considered waiters? I hardly ever tip when I eat at a buffet, because I dont personally believe they are. But I wondered if anyone here knew for sure __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

04-17-2005, 01:10 PM	#5
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04-17-2005, 01:10 PM	#6
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	I tip at a buffet, usually a buck or two. They still have to clean the table when I'm done, and with my 2 year old that can be quite a chore. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

04-17-2005, 01:12 PM	#8
General Mike Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The State of Rutgers	I go to the Chinese buffet sometimes. Usually I'll leave like $1. __________________ Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF Last edited by General Mike : 04-17-2005 at 01:16 PM.

04-17-2005, 01:42 PM	#9
Eaglesfan27 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: New Jersey	I go to Golden Corral and Shoney's occasionally. I generally tip a dollar per person at the table. __________________ Retired GM of the eNFL 2007 Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles (19-0 record.) GM of the WOOF 2006 Doggie Bowl Champion Atlantic City Gamblers. GM of the IHOF 2019 and 2022 IHOF Bowl Champion Asheville Axemen.

04-17-2005, 12:46 PM	#3
WrongWay Banned Join Date: Jan 2005	How in the hell did you post your answer before the question was posted?

04-17-2005, 02:18 PM	#10
ShaqFu H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: South Florida	$1 per person is customary, especially if they are taking dirty plates, filling drinks and/or bringing fresh plates. Some buffets just clean, but at some Golden Corral's I've ate at usually are pretty fully service (fresh plates, clean-up, drinks). I ALWAYS leave $1 per person. I've never done the Shoney's buffet, as I almost always order off the menu there.

04-17-2005, 02:36 PM	#11
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I tip 10% at a buffet, generally. I do frequent a specific place where I know the management and they give excellent service -- hot towels, extra tea, and so forth -- and I generally tip very well there.

04-17-2005, 02:39 PM	#12
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida	So who has the best buffet? Shoney's or the Golden Corral? I would have to say Shoney's because their meatloaf is pretty good. __________________ Living in an Oligarchy.

04-17-2005, 02:42 PM	#13
larrymcg421 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Georgia	I always tip at buffets, with a minimum of at least $1, but I usually tip pretty high (20-25% at restaurants). The one time I do not tip is for takeout, unless it is a very big order. If it's just me, then I don't see what's worth tipping. __________________ Top 10 Songs of the Year 1955-Present (1976 Added) Franchise Portfolio Draft Winner Fictional Character Draft Winner Television Family Draft Winner Build Your Own Hollywood Studio Draft Winner

04-17-2005, 06:08 PM	#16
Noop Bonafide Seminole Fan Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Florida	Why does it say I started the thread? __________________ Living in an Oligarchy.

04-17-2005, 06:31 PM	#17
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04-17-2005, 06:46 PM	#18
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I usually leave close to the regular % that i tip(15-20%). I dont think you are obligated to leave a regular percentage, but i do believe that the girls are taxed as if they made 12% tips of their sales.

04-17-2005, 06:48 PM	#19
CHEMICAL SOLDIER College Starter Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Henderson, Nevada	I agree, About 15-20 percent is right. __________________ Toujour Pret

04-17-2005, 07:34 PM	#20
Joe Pro Starter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Minneapolis	I don't tip Warren Buffet. That asshole has enough money.

04-17-2005, 08:11 PM	#22
ColtCrazy College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Midwest	$2 usually. I have a 15 month old. They deserve a tip of some sort. I think it is customary to leave 10% as someone mentioned.

04-17-2005, 10:13 PM	#23
KWhit Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Conyers GA	Buffets are nasty.

04-18-2005, 08:28 AM	#26
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I haven't been to a quality buffet in quite a long time. We no longer have Shoney's here, and our Golden Corral shutdown last September but is opening up under new management next month. GC is my 5-year old's favorite restaurant, so we used to go once a week or so, usually after her gymnastics practice. I expect that pick up again shortly. There's enough to pick and choose from that I can manage, but it's not that great, obviously. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

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