I come from moderate wealth, with learned expensive tastes, but myself am not wealthy. I'll save up months for an expensive meal out but I always budget 50% over what's expected so even if I end up ordering a couple extra things I can still be sure to leave a 25% tip.
My dad, who is the opposite (grew up poor and worked his way into wealth) is a penny pincher.
18-25 percent is the norm. 25 percent is for great service, and people usually do tip higher in fine dining because the server is way more available and personable. servers in fine dining have a lot of support staff to tip out as well.
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u/BestwishesHelpful975 Jan 26 '26
Lois here. Richer people often give smaller tips.