Tips, entrees, biscuits and more questions from an Aussie

Hi all,

After reading this forum for quite some time now, I wonder if someone can explain to me the following:-

Tips - how much to tip for everything? We don%26#39;t tip here in Australia so this will be new to us

Entrees - OK, what do you consider to be an entree?? Here in Australia, an entree is the part of the meal that you have before the main course, so we are likely to have an entree, then main course, then dessert. I%26#39;m wondering if your entree is our main course???

Biscuits - quite a lot of menus have biscuits as part of the meal. What are biscuits???

Cheers from a cobber from downunder!

Tips, entrees, biscuits and more questions from an Aussie

Tips --- tip for everything from bell desk, to CW, to cab driver, toooo heck just hand everyone you see a dollar.

Entrees are the main course of our meal. We have Appitizers(sp?), Entrees and dessert.

Biscuits are like a dinner roll but normally made out of butter milk and a little lighter.

Tips, entrees, biscuits and more questions from an Aussie

Yes, an entree is a main course here- I know in France it is an appetizer, so I understand your confusion.

To you a biscuit is probably a cookie, to us it is a bread item frequently served with breakfast. Biscuits are usually savory , not sweet , and are a bit like a scone in that they are about the same size and contain flour, baking powder, etc, but have a slightly different texture. At many breakfast buffets, you will find them offered either with butter, jam. or honey, or even with a gravy made from sausage meat- very popular in our Southern states. You will also find then offered as a side in many restaurants like Denny%26#39;s at breakfast , as one bread choice . They are alo served as a side bread with fried chicken often. Do take the opportunity to try them while you are here.

The tipping thing may be complicated , but in a restaurant usually 15-20% of the final total is left as a tip- our waiters get small salaries and depend on tips- perhaps our food prices would be higher in restaurants except that we tio waitstaff separately. We usualy leave a couple of dollars a day or more for the housekeeper in our hotel and tip the bellman at least a dollar per case if he handles lugagge. Also a few dollars for the valet parker if any and for a taxi or limo driver. Many customarily tip a dealer , especially if he has spun or dealt something lucky. And, if you are served complementary cocktails as you gamble, you%26#39;ll want to tip the server at least a dollar per drink- more in an upscale casino or if you want VERY good attentive service.

I%26#39;m sure I%26#39;ve forgotten a few- others will jump in and correct or add!

Enjoy your trip- especially those biscuits!

Thanks guys - that makes sense now!! and I will definitely try the biscuits! As you said, biscuits to us are your cookies and so I couldn%26#39;t work out how I would want something like a chocolate chip cookie with my fried chicken lol!!

Cheers!

Try here for help on tips:

www.vegas.com/traveltips/tips/tipping.html

www.lasvegasfreedom.com.au/au/tipping.asp

Well, everyone else seems to have answered your questions, so... Here is a picture of our biscuits. They are best with lots of butter or margarine. They are also good with gravy and sausage for breakfast.

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Have fun in Vegas! :)

brunch at the golden nugget had the best biscuits and gravy i%26#39;ve had outside of the south. yum!

Oh I don%26#39;t know, chocolate chip cookies as a side for fried chicken could work for me....

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