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

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

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

I have special powers.

Warren or Jimmy?

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.

Welcome to FOFC.

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

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

$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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

FM

Why does it say I started the thread?

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

FM

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.

I agree, About 15-20 percent is right.

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

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

$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.

Buffets are nasty.

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.

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.

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.