[Maritime Q-Scout]

in my neck of the woods tips go to the server and server alone.

My brother used to work at an Earls out west, and loved the fact that the tips were pooled (a larger percentage to the server if I recall but still a portion to the kitchen staff).

The hotel he's working at for the summer here in NS has all the tips to the servers, nothing to the kitchen staff. He hates that, especially where he was in a higher volume restaurant with tips coming to the kitchen staff.

While I think it should be tips are split among all those working to provide your overall experience, sadly it's not always the case.


Additionally, I loathe when servers think a tip is excepted. No, it's not. You tell me my beverage is $1.65 and I hand you $1.65, don't be pissed off. I gave you what you told me to (particularly if it took you 30 minutes to bring it to me with a half empty dining room).

There's one pub here that has awesome wings, the best waffle fries, it's a great place to catch a game, the freshest draught in the city, but man I can't being to tell you how bad the wait staff is. If I ever meet the guy that owns it, I've got a rant waiting for him.