Though Dr. Feuer doesn’t drink wine, he considers it appropriate to split restaurant bills evenly with his wine-drinking friends—who, in turn, apparently have strong opinions on what constitutes a reasonable wine tip. At the Living Room, she noted, most customers tip 20% on the post-tax tally, though some are more generous. Very few of the restaurant’s diners tip on a pre-tax amount. The customers who tip pre-tax at Bibliotheque wine bar and bookstore in New York tend to be from an older generation, observed wine and beverage director Scott Woltz. My friend Barbara said that if she ever did spend that much on wine, she’d be happy to tip 20% on that number as well.

Source: Wall Street Journal March 01, 2024 10:48 UTC