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Restaurants · Australia

Do you tip at restaurants in Australia?

Short answer

Not expected. 10% for excellent service

Nothing required. Round up or leave 10% if it was great.

Optional

Leaving nothing at an Australian restaurant is perfectly normal and nobody will react. Rounding up the bill, or leaving around 10% at an upmarket restaurant after a genuinely good meal, is the outer edge of what locals do. Cafés and counter service take nothing at all.

In practice

  • An $86 dinner → leave $90, or nothing at all

Tip calculator

10%
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Cash or card?

Card terminals increasingly show a tip prompt, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne. It is entirely optional and skipping it is normal.

Common questions

Do you tip at restaurants in Australia?
Nothing required. Round up or leave 10% if it was great. Leaving nothing at an Australian restaurant is perfectly normal and nobody will react. Rounding up the bill, or leaving around 10% at an upmarket restaurant after a genuinely good meal, is the outer edge of what locals do. Cafés and counter service take nothing at all.
How much should you tip at restaurants in Australia?
Not expected. 10% for excellent service. Nothing required. Round up or leave 10% if it was great.
Can you tip by card in Australia?
Card terminals increasingly show a tip prompt, particularly in Sydney and Melbourne. It is entirely optional and skipping it is normal.

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Editorial review pending. These figures reflect widely reported norms for Australia and have not yet been checked against cited sources.