HOW MUCH Should You ACTUALLY TIP in Prague

How much should you actually tip in Prague restaurants? Let's explore the tipping culture in Prague and see how much money Czech locals leave for waiters according to official statistics.

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[borschbandit]

Thank you for making your videos. I used several of them to plan my recent trip across the Czech Republic.

[dorivalcamargojr]

If you order something at Bageterie Boulevard, at the terminal, it "suggests" you to add a tip.

[jameshan]

Thank you Valerie! Especially the ‘DPH’ explanation. That will help many tourists. I had to ask about that at a restaurant and it was explained to me by the waiter but it is good to confirm it through your video! Keep up the great work!! Prague is truly “The most beautiful city in the world” as proclaimed by Time Magazine!!!

[RezaKhan-pptz]

Great video as always by lovely girl ❤!

[terryc]

Tip?

“Don’t eat yellow snow, unless you just spilled your beer on that exact spot”

Tipping is such a strange thing, like tipping waitstaff in certain parts of Europe is insulting. But in the USA, wait staff /bar staff have a lower minimum wage, because the government knows that they will get tips.

[tomwolf]

It‘s not only the cashless payment but also the continuous rise of prices which prevents people from tipping. Beer prices almost doubled during the last few years.

[anthonyf.]

You’re so funny. Those first 20 seconds were funny😂😂 great tips and video as always😍🫶🏾

[johnh]

The DPH information was helpful. The rest, as an American, made me chuckle. 7-10 percent would likely get us banned from returning to the restaurant.

[chrishutchison]

RPG!!! This is great information that every traveler should know!!! Also, be on the lookout for an Italian friend of mine who is in Prague today. I told her to look out for you. Thanks for all the great content!!!

[herrdirektor]

Tried to tip a Vietnamese near an indoor shopping center. They refused. 😂

[marknathan]

I always tipped in prague except one resturant on the old square where the waiter ignored two customers waiting to order for 15 minutes he was also cocky and uncearing so when he gave us our bill he pointed out on the menu how much it was and to tip 10% and i said dont worry your getting one!

[redstone]

So what you are saying is, if you give me a TERMINAL, which I have never heard of until now, I can't give you a tip on the side🤔? Are tips also subject to income tax? I always have been a good tipper but to be asked by a machine how much I am going to tip would prompt me not to return to that restaurant!!! I know this is not the case all over Prague but it is unsettling some one would put that into practice. I certainly hope that doesn't become a standard business practice! This video was quite enlightening to say the least and I sincerely commend you for creating it. BTW- Valery, have you considered acting? I loved your portrayal! GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS! ❤🙏👌

[jamespppyacek]

You correct. I have heard those three things online a bunch. I just always leave 10%. Good deal compared to the U.S. But why can't we leave cash? Great video, as always.

[TGM]

I always tip in cash and reject anything digital.

[Robtwenty-six]

As an American, especially here at home, why can’t the process of eating out be simplified? Just bill me one all inclusive price that covers everything? And pay your help accordingly.
The closest I found to this was in London. They just add a service charge to the bill and bring the contactless terminal to your table. I wish they would bring the terminal to your table here in the US instead of disappearing with your card and bringing it back.

[Thanatosofos]

Is it ok to tip with cash even though you pay the bill with a card?🤔 I wouldn't be at all surprised if the restaurant owner (not just in Prague, mind you) pocketed the card tip.

[DSC]

What about places that you order at the counter but they just bring it to your table & no service, or just call your number to pick it up? In the USA these places are now about getting tips too, either the tip jar or when you pay with tup buttons on the display, which is before even getting your food (what if you didn't like the food but already tipped).
PS: leaving for Prague in two weeks😃

[aldanesh]

I live here for quite long time but never happened that a waiter couldn't change the payment amount to add tip

[ycplum]

I am an American and an older one who still carries cash. I will sometimes leave cash.

[Pidalin]

Most of people just round it up, nobody forces you to give extra money, but you ofcourse can and a lot of people do it. It also depends on how often you go to restaurants, when you go there every day, you just can't waste money like that, when you go there rarely, you will more likely tip more. And ofcourse in fast foods and places like that, nobody is tipping at all. Also, tipping is not required in more modern places with young people where you can even pay by card, but when you go to classic restaurant, it's more like expected that you at least round it.
3:10 - this american style of paying into the book is not native here and it's very rare here in Czechia, we don't even know how it works, here you pretty much always pay directly to the waiter, you never leave money in some book, I saw this kind of paying for the first time in Poland and Latvia and I didn't know what I am supposed to do, I just let money there and left and then waitress was chasing me with my change back, they didn't understand that I don't want it back. 😀
When you pay by card, some people give extra tip in cash, because it's pointless to add it to the bill, you want to give tip to the waiter, not to the owner.