“Tips to counter help — don’t! No matter how sad … they get or no matter the revenge the next time they see your cheap face, no tips to counter staff who turn around, pick a bagel, put it in a bag and take your money. No! Stop it! Remove the tip jar!” tip or not to tip –Wayne Cesaro

On the other hand, diners say you absolutely should tip servers at sit-down restaurants. 

“Overtip and do it in cash if you can,” Chad Thomas, of Bellevue, wrote. “I will tell my server in advance that I am leaving the tip empty on the credit card but I will be leaving it in cash, so don’t freak out when you see zeros in the tip line.”

Jake Bean, of Seattle, says he tips based on the service received. “Bad service? Don’t be surprised at 10%. Great service? Don’t be surprised at 30%.” And if service charges are included, there shouldn’t be an additional option to tip, he added.