NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A new study by Toast shows how much the typical Tennessean tips at restaurants.
According to the report, in the first quarter of 2025, Tennesseans tip 19.4% on average at full-service restaurants, which is the same as the national average.
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However, some servers on Broadway said the data doesn’t capture the full picture of tipping behavior and etiquette.
“A lot of times you get nothing, and it really sucks. Sometimes you’ll get someone really generous. It’s all over the place. There’s not really a middle ground, honestly,” Zack Triveline, a downtown Nashville bartender, told News 2…