How much does a waitress have to tip the busboys?

Answer 1

Tipping Bus people is usually done one of two ways. A server or bartender is either required to tip a percentage of the tips that they earned or a percentage of their sales. Typically the amounts are 10% of their tips, or 5% of their total sales.

Answer 2

While tipping-out policies vary from establishment to establishment, in most places the guidelines are as follows: Bussers/Hosts should receive approximately 10% of your total tips for the night. Some places say 10-15% while others say by calculating 1.5-2% of your food sales, the busser would also be receiving 8-10%. With tipping out bartenders, the idea that all beverage tips should get split half & half. Usually 5-8% of beverage sales is an acceptable amount. In my experience people tend to tip slightly less than the average 15-20% when it comes to drinks alone...many tip more in the range of 12-15% on just beverages. Therefore, if the server is taking the drink order, entering it, and delivering it to the table, while the bartender is responsible for preparing said drink, each should be receiving half for their efforts.