Many restaurants utilize tip pools to encourage teamwork, consistency, and customer-focused service – but you may be confused about who can and can’t participate in the pool. You feel confident that ...

Here’s the simple answer: Calculate your usual tip — which should be 20 percent these days — on the total amount pre-tax, pre-fee, and pre-discount (if you’re lucky enough to get one). If a bill ...

The unique way one restaurant calculates tip seems to have confused diners. Tipping has seen a shift, especially compared to pre-pandemic, when the cost of food and everything else was lower, but one ...

Tip creep has become an even more contentious topic recently. But the reality of the situation on both sides is far more complex. Marnie Shure is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience.