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Earning My Ears
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- Aug 20, 2017
are we supposed to tip at buffet meals such as 1900 Park Fare. I've never eaten at one before and I'm not sure if a tip will be expected as we will be grabbing our own food.
Agreed. The only one I haven't is the Dessert Party, and the Breakfast at Early Morning Magic, as there is no-one really to tip.Yes, you should still tip. Some people tip less for the reason you state, but I actually think the servers work just as hard at buffets as they are constantly keeping the table clear. We would normally leave the usual 15-20% depending on standard of service.
I've often found service by the waiters to be better at the buffets. We have even given the 20% tip at Boma before as our waiter was constantly over refilling drinks, taking the used plates and being extremely attentive.
On our last trip we tipped the usual percent but I have read since then that "officially" you can tip just $1 pp at buffets
On our last trip we tipped the usual percent but I have read since then that "officially" you can tip just $1 pp at buffets
Tipping
Tipping is essential to most American restaurants and hotels and is a more important part of US culture than in Europe. It is usual to leave a 15% tip at most bars and restaurants and with taxis, while airport porters expect $1 per bag and hotel chambermaids $1 per person per day. Some restaurants do add an automatic service charge for groups of 6 or more, so check your bill carefully before tipping.
According to the agreement between Disney and the Unions, housekeeping is not a tipped position at Disney. Many tip anyway, but it's not like for restaurants where the server pay is very low because it's expected they get the rest from tips.
I am well aware of that, thank you If you read my post, you'll see I was posting this as an example of how the information on their website/app differed completely, not because I was saying that VH are a useful source of tipping info. I also preceded that with saying they are not experts....but thanks for your post
I was quoting that part as another example of a wrong information.