How Much Should I Tip My Server at Cracker Barrel Part 1

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, that wonderful place to eat where you get good country cooking at a decent price. While Cracker Barrel may not be fine dining, you still get the experience of being served at a full service restaurant, which customarily is followed by a gratuity by the guest. With Cracker Barrel having lower prices on their menu items that most sit-down full service restaurants some might wonder what is an appropriate tip to leave the server. Being a server at Cracker Barrel myself I might be biased on what I think an appropriate tip may be so I will not give a dollar amount but just give a little insight on various factor that affect server pay at Cracker Barrel. The first factor is menu prices.

If you tip based on the amount of the check then here are some things to consider. Cracker Barrel already has low prices but in addition to that they allow kids of all ages to order off the kids menus with meals that come wit a free drink for kids dinners (drinks not included with breakfast). This can drastically lower a check, so if you tip percentage, then you might leave two dollars on a ten dollar check for a few kids meals. That sounds fair and just and I reckon it is but realize this, that server had to take just as many steps as if you had ordered a rib-eye steak, had to refill your drink maybe worked just  as hard serving your kids meal as if you had ordered a big meal. People save money by ordering kids meals, if a server gives good service why not compensate them by forgetting about percentages and giving a decent tip if a person can afford it.

Servers work hard at Cracker Barrel Old Country to serve good food at affordable prices, consider rewarding them based on quality of service and not just on ticket prices.  I hope to post more later on on other factors to consider when tipping your servers at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store. My hope is to educate people on things to consider when dining out at Cracker Barrel as far as tipping goes. In the course of the day I wait on all kinds of people from various walks of life, who leave all kinds of tips. Tips range from the extremely generous to non-existent known as getting stiffed, I want people to think as they tip and hopefully reward their servers proportional to their level of service.