Britpick Question

[amberfocus]

What's the deal on tipping?  Do you tip the bartender?  Or is tipping just a no go in Britain (I think I read that somewhere)?

Comments

[develish1]

Seems Wendy got here before me, and said pretty much everything I was going to say, and then some, lol.

She's correct, tipping in pubs/bars etc is basically unheard of over here, mainly because there's no actual bill, Each drink is paid for individually at the time it's ordered. If it's your local of course, where you know that staff well, it's not uncommon, as Wendy said, to make the offer of "one for yourself" while buying your drinks.

In most restaurants people will leave a tip, but it's totally at your discretion as to whether you do or not, and for how much. most people I know tend to round up to the nearest £5, depending on the size of the overall bill.

The only other time we "tip" is if we have food delivered, i.e. takeaway, and again it's more of a "keep the change" kind of thing.