Nothing above the 10% mandatory service charge
Coins
Coins + $10 or $20 HKD
A lot more
are you referring to the 'service charge 10%' which gets added to the bill (which we know isnt a tip really) or what you leave additionally?
In a more expensive place, unless the service is exceptional, I am inclined to leave less, however in smaller, local places I tend to leave more...
Well, both, but I generally leave a 10% tip on top of whatever the bill is.
So if it was a $100 cafe I'll leave $10-20, if it was a $400 meal I'll leave $40-50. Generally 10% as the benchmark, occasionally double that (though I'd be unlikely to leave a 20% tip on a $400 meal unless it was really special).
I tend not to give anything in the expensive restaurant but I do leave the coins at my favorite cheapies just cos I like the staff/owner and it feels like friend/family.
Never really understood the logic of tipping. I receive my salary every months, so do they, why should I give a tip?
They provide a service to me, so do I with my clients, and they never tip me..
So why stop at waiters? Why not tip the bus driver? Or the person who empties the rubbish bins in my apartment? Or the guy who comes round cleaning my office? Or any of the dozens of people who provide a service to me every day, all of whom earn less than I do?
I generally tip 10%, more if I really appreciated the service.
Best!
is a strange concept when you think about it (and one i benefited from when working as a waiter as student!) but where do you draw the line...people I would [consider] tipping-
waiting staff
hairdresser
taxi driver
the friendly lady who sells lager from a hut by my ferry pier
pizza delivery person
If tipping can be eliminated completely from being a cultural norm, the world would be a simpler place to live in. But it's just one of those quirky things we do in life, so I take care of people who take care of me.
Wait staff
Delivery
Security/Concierge
Taxi Drivers
Masseuse
Ironically, I don't tip my GFs.