Is a dollar per each 5-8 dollar drink a good tip? (alcohol)

I take a lot into consideration when tipping at bars. If my drinks are being served in glasses and not shitty plastic cups and little mouthwash plastic cups for shots that means ill tip better. If the bar is packed and I'm getting served in a reasonable manner ill tip on account of good service. I really don't like tipping for beer every time especially if I'm just being handed a bottle. I always tip on any kind of mix drink 2-3 dollars. I don't tip female bartenders any different then male bartenders no matter how hard they try to charm me. If the drinks are fairly priced I tip better. I guess thats the gist of what I do

It depends on what kind of service you want.

If you're in a place where you plan to be a regular and really want to build a good relationship with the bartender, try increasing your tips.

At least $2.

And if you REALLY want to be a shining star in the bar, match your tip to your drink price. So if you get at $5 drink, put $5 in the jar. As you say "thank you"

sure you won't be able to afford as many drinks but you may find that they're a more generous in what they pour. so it works out and everyone's happy. :-)

(one of my supervisors use to do that to get extra strong drinks at military functions... big tips, saying "thank you", and suddenly he was being served doubles for the price of singles etc)

I was a bartender for YEARS....a dollar is a good tip for a beer. If it's a mixed drink, then it kinda depends on the complexity. If it's just a Jack and Coke, or a simple one-liquor shot, then probably a dollar or 2 per drink, but if I have to mix more than 3 or 4 ingredients, then $3. If it's a fucking frozen margarita where I gotta get out the blender, the you better tip more like $4 each drink.

I always treated everyone the same service-wise whether they tipped or not, however I'd do special favors for people who tipped well (free drink or free songs on the juke, whatever). The worst thing I ever did to a customer who was a pain in my ass and didn't tip at all, was lied to her and told her I already closed out the register and couldn't sell her another drink (technically I had about 5 min to last call)...but fuck that cunt, she was nasty and didn't tip, and she wants me to make her another drink when I'm about to get to go home?? Ha.

Oh...ha, yes, I almost forgot! There was a regular customer, every day he'd come in and have a few vodka and Sprites. He NEVER left a tip, he'd always leave the swizzle sticks there as if that was my tip. I hated that prick but he never knew it, I always served him with a smile. Then one day, I look over, his glass was empty, he was gone, and there was $2 on the bar. I thought, holy fucking shit he tipped me!!! But, nope, turns out he had just gone out to the parking lot for some reason. He asked where his $2 went and I told him I thought he'd left and that it was a tip. He laughed and laughed, as if how dare I even think he'd EVER leave a tip....and I had to take the $2 out of my tips and get him his drink. What a fucking prick. Not only didn't he tip but it was like he took pleasure in getting served and not tipping. I never treated him differently, I just made fun of him whenever he left.

The bartenders at my regular stop, I think, have goddammed little interest in getting to know me (they haven't spit in my glass yet!) but I tip $1 for every beer I get because I hated the customer service job that I used to have. I double tipped them last night, since they were doing their Christmas party, but that was just because they were doing their Christmas party.

Tipping doesn't make you friends with the bartender. It just means that they ask you whether you're ready for another drink. Or that they ask more often. In general they couldn't care less about whether you live or die, as long as you don't die on the property. The bartender will pour your drinks, but she/he is not your friend, canned greetings notwithstanding. Just drink your drink and don't make their shift any more difficult than it already is.

Thanks for the feedback!

I'll probably begin tipping $2 on my $8 drink(Disaronno). My other drink is a shot of Rumple Minze $5(to get me drunk faster).

Usually my night is:
Buy a friend a drink(5+1), Disaronno(8+1), Rumple(5+1), Disaronno(8+1), Friend buys me a drink back, Rumple(5+1), Leave $2-4 additionally= $40

I used to go out to karaoke weekly. I haven't been out to the bar for months. I'll be living above a bar in less than a week. I was thinking of stopping in on paydays(my equivalent of Friday) for a drink to kick off my 2 days off/lay my week to rest. I work at night, so I'd be catching the bar for a drink(my $8) before heading in.

I just didn't feel like leaving a single dollar, if I were to get one drink. Seems like I'd be jipping them, because they won't get to snowball tips off of me. It would be like getting someone's hopes up to make some extra cash, then I drop a dollar and leave after one drink.

Thanks again!

ehhhhh..... It isn't terrible by any sense of the word. I usually leave at least 2 bucks per drink, as i have been a server and a bartender and know what its like, a lot of chumps won't even tip, so i try to compensate for the assholes who leave shitty/no tips. Less i was ignored the whole damn time. I guess the point for me is the service, If my bartender is clever, quick, and clean cut, it isn't unusual for me to tip a 20 on 2 drinks.

My general policy is $1 per beer, so I think you're good.

Usually I'll tip between 2 and 5 dollars no matter what. Sometimes I'll be standing there FOREVER, I won't tip then. Only if i'm certain they've seen me there though.

I have a habit of being courteous lol I'll say "please" and "thank you". They seem to appreciate that.

I think you're tipping fairly coz I used to work in a bar too. I go to the same pub every weekend and I always tip the bar staff with my change.

If it's one of their birthdays or I haven't seen a particular member of staff for a while, I will say, "Get yourself a drink!" Then they can take the value of whatever they drink. I have never checked how much any of them have ever taken.

When I worked in a bar an extremely rich man made a whole exhibition in front of his friends by putting a tip into my hand. It was 10 cents!! I threw back my head and started to laugh! Then proceded to throw it in the charity tin when his mates were watching me!! Ignorant b@stard!!