Hi Mike,
Tipping in Spain is strictly optional, and the amount is entirely at
your discretion. It is certainly nowhere near the usual 15% in the US.
When we go out for dinner at a proper restaurant, we usually round up
to the nearest 5 or 10, so for example, if the bill is 86 Euro, we
might give them 90.
The place in the picture is a place where people usually spend much
less, because it is a cafe in the morning and a tapas bar in the
evening. So if a coffee costs €1 or 1.10, people might add 10 or 20
cents. In the evening, people go there to eat tapas and drink beer,
and a typical bill for 2 might be anywhere between 20 and 40 Euro,
depending on how much you eat and drink. With those amounts, a 3 Euro
tip is generous.
Cheers,
Nathan
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On Nov 16, 2008, at 11:55 PM, Mike wrote:
> In reference to #3: Just curious, what is the tipping custom there?
> I'm
> not conversant with the peseta's value but I don't think any of those
> sums would make me a "member of the family" around here.
>
> Mike
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