How much tips do you offer to the waiter in a restaurant?

Hi...there is no exact amount or percentage to be given as a tip... The amount sometimes depends on the service, or the place. Most restaurants and hotels practice centralized tipping, everyone (food attendants) gets to divide that tip, regardless who were handed or given the money. We also pay for the service charge, which means we do not only spend for the food we eat, we also pay for the service, so basically, it is not really an obligation to give a tip, but a consolation in some ways especially if you were given an excellent service. However, giving a generous amount often gives positive results, this is when 'To Insure Promptness' happens. When one gives a large tip, it is most likely that he will be remembered, and that when he gets to dine at that same place, he'd really have the service that anyone would want to get.

I've had a little (USD) tip calculator card that was given me a while back,which might be useful if you weren't sure what to give..basically it shows a 15% and 20% tip calculated from $1 to $100. I work in the business myself,and we have a line on the Menu saying that tips are not included and are at the customer's discretion.So I've had parties of 6 get up and leave nothing,complimenting us on a wonderful meal as they walk out,and tables of 2 leaving a £20 on the table as there was a problem (say) the steak wasn't cooked right,and We got them another one,or got them a different option from the Menu in it's place,and they were showing appreciation how we handled it..It's up to You and how You feel the staff looked after you.If you're not having to wait for your meal,and everything's coming efficiently and in a friendly Manner,fine..If You're having to get up and go looking for a Barman,or watch as someone else gets your Seabass by mistake at another table,and they need to cook you another one,not so good.. The subject of where does "Tip" come from has been raised before,and one answer I found was that it's an Acronym- (T)o (I)nsure (P)romptness! but that would indicate the tip was given at the door on the way in to the table,not left on the table with the bill after the meal..just a thought..!