Maitre D Tip

KittyGags Posted: Aug 31, 2009 02:45 PM

Maitre D Tip

I know typical is 3-5 a head--the Carltun suggests 1500, which nets out to 9.38 PP...

Now they say its suggested but I also don't want to jerk them! What do I do???????

RitasEngaged Posted: Aug 31, 2009 02:46 PM

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i would do 5 pp - that is too much

MrsC2010 Posted: Aug 31, 2009 02:49 PM

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WOW 9.38 seems crazy.

i agree with rita on doing 5

MrsDtoBe09 Posted: Aug 31, 2009 02:51 PM

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I would say wait and see how the service is...is your maitre D is phenomenal you may want to tip her more but I think $5 per person would not look cheap at all!

Dreemer107 Posted: Aug 31, 2009 02:55 PM

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my RH already has a mandatory pp Maitre D fee included in what we're paying...

that would be considered a mandatory tip, wouldnt it?

gina409 Posted: Aug 31, 2009 03:11 PM

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i think is 5 pp is enough..if they r really awesome then maybe slip a bit more

FuTuRe MrS MaZz Posted: Aug 31, 2009 03:14 PM

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i gave 5pp... that was plenty... seriously $700... i think i wanna become a maitre d

kellylee418 Posted: Aug 31, 2009 04:26 PM

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I know! this makes me nuts. I feel like $600 is a lot of money but thats what I budgeted for. That would be about $3pp for us. Soooo frustrating. I would have almost rather had them build it into the cost of the reception and not have to deal with it. The paperwork from our DOC suggests $3 to $5 per person (or what is suggested by your venue). $5 seems plenty to me.

Tara1015 Posted: Aug 31, 2009 09:45 PM

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Our RH suggested $4-5 per guest. Unless you are having an extra large guest list I think $1500 is a bit much. But I know the Carltun is on ther high end of the RH scale. It still sounds a bit high.