Hi, I am new to this website and I'm not even sure if this is the right section for this post. Suppose if I go to a 200$/person restaurant. 10 people @ 200$ = 2000$ bill. The food/service is great, should we still tip 15% (300$)?? Regardless of the food/service, 300$ is an crazy sum and no waiter in the world deserves 300$ for bringing out food. Should we just tip 150-200$ (300$ thats WAY more than any 'waiter' deserves considering , doctors/dentists don't even make 300$/hr) When I go to a 50$/person restaurants I usually tip around 20%, which comes down to 20$ for a 100$ meal for 2. Is there a ''cap''? I understand paying 20% when the bill is reasonable. Is it normal to pay 300$ just for a waiter when you are already paying 2000$ for food? He should be happy with 200$, no? Just want to know when I go to a really high end restaurant, I don't want to be rude but there has to be a limit of how much a waiter should get regardless of how pricey the bill is? Your opinion? Does the waiter really keep all the tip to himself? (I'm 23, and never been out at a top top quality restaurant, does the rule of thumb if you can't afford 15% then don't eat, still apply in a 2000$ bill, or is 200$ plenty of dough for an waiter who probably hasn't graduated from college)