Diners' dilemma: What to tip?

Sometimes, I'll be a tad short and feel bad, but I always tip 15%. And if I really like the service, food and whole dinner experience, I'll tip 30% if I can.

I remember eating dinner at Garlic's in Stratford Ontario a couple years ago, and my waiter was just the most awesome waiter Eric and I had ever met. Our bills came up to roughly $30 each, and we both left the guy $40 each.

if i tip then its usually double the HST and round up which makes it between 25 and 30%

I tip the HST and round up to the dollar, unless it's bad, then I take a buck or so off that. I also don't tip well if they don't bring candy with my cheque

I tend to tip more at bars than restaurants, since you're going to be back and you want them to serve you quickly.

Oh, and this guy from the article:
should shut up and do his job.

well if they say 15% after tax.. forget it.
Why should anyone want to tip on a Tax.

like when there is a minimum charge... means its before taxes,and tip

Ditto.

I generally tip roughly 20%, more if the person is awesome.

I generally leave about 15%, but excellent service gets more. I really get frustrated when i hear the server blame it on the kitchen or anyone else. Still, I'm of the opinion that if service sucked, then so will the tip.

If I get crappy service I don't tip at all.

if it is shit service dont tip...i could care less what someone makes for a wage, if they suck they dont get extra. We had a waitress at a pub once...she gave all the attention to my friend (male)...little did she know i owed him a night out....she paid no attention to me, got my orders wrong....I said very loudly "Too bad she doesnt know who is paying tonite, cuz she just fucked up her tip"...she looked back and scurried back to our table to try an suck up....too little too late...I left nothing

i tip 20% for everything as a base standard. restaurants, delivery, cabs, haircuts... 20% minimum no matter what the service, and if the service is amazing then i'll bump it up. i think 20% is something that should be baseline as part of the bill. the employer expects that as part of the persons salary so it's really not fair to leave less. also many places pool their tips, so when you don't tip well yu are not just affecting the waitress you don't like, but also all the other waitresses at the place.

I usually tip around 20% if the service was acceptable, more if its better than that.
If the service is bad I tip 10%, if the service is horrible I tip nothing and tell them why when I leave.

I've gone places where I've not left a tip for the wait staff cause they were HORRID but the food was amazing. knowing that most places pool their tips and share it with the hostess and the kitchen staff I called a manager over and advised them that the tip was for the kitchen staff because the food was amazing but explained to them how bad the service was.

if you receive bad service i believe its important to tell the management. not in a complainy "i want something free" kinda way but just as a heads up to them. they cannot fix a problem if they don't know one exists.

tipping is all about service.. not the food.. a waiter or waitress has to share tips with the bar person.. I tip totally based on service.. usually 20% on the base bill not the taxes..
in places like kelseys and boston pizza usually the service is poor and its terrible at shoeless joes.. I aways tip though .. if service sucks so does the tip..