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Wedding tipping questions
For normal people.....
My brother wants to know what Maitre Ds usually get tipped. The place is telling him that on top of the 18% gratuity they usually get tipped an additional 5%. He is having 200 people. It seems like a lot for one person for one night, as the staff is already sharing the 18% tip. If I'm wrong and someone is in the industry please explain.
Also, he doesn't want a tip jar out on the bar, but wants to adequately tip the bartender (there will be one). Did anyone do this and how much?
Re: Wedding tipping questions
for us the tip for the matire d was included in our total cost. i want to say he got 200 for the night for our contract. we had 178 people
as for the bartender i don't know what a good amount is. but i can tell you this EVEN when there is not a tip jar. ken and i throw the bartender some money.
My Dad gave the Maitre D a flat amount - 300 or 400. I can't remember. We had just under 200 people.
Mangia! My Family Table
What people don't realize (and it isn't always the case, but is much of the time) is that the 18-20% "gratuity" that is stated in your contract isn't always exactly that. I know at Florentine Gardens that "gratuity" is actually payroll money. It's how the waiters/waitresses get paid. It's not ADDITIONAL to what their payroll is. That is why they are probably suggesting additional $$.
This isn't a wedding, but we just threw my mom a surprise 60th, and tipped the staff as a whole 500.00 to be spread amongst all of them (obvi maitr d gets most..)