Trending badgeTrendingPosted 1 hour agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownRestaurant Servers Are Revealing Which Celebrities Are The Best (And Worst) Tippers, And Woooowwwwww"He asked the server if the restaurant was going to take care of the bill for him."by Lauren GarafanoBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink A while back, we shared stories from service workers who waited on famous people and revealed how much they got tipped. Well, even more readers shared their own celebrity tip experiences, and I'm stunned by some of these. Here are those stories: The people who shared their stories allegedly speak from personal encounters. Obviously, we weren't there when they happened, so feel free to take them with a grain of salt. 1. "Elvis came in with some officers and stayed over an hour. They had a meal and a few beers. Elvis left $5,000 plus a large tip. Other officers said he did it all the time." Archive Photos / Getty Images -Anonymous, 81 2. "Bruce Willis. He tipped $100 for every single drink served. Friendly and low maintenance. A prince among men." TOLGA AKMEN / AFP via Getty Images -Anonymous 3. "I waited on Joe Rogan about 10 years ago. He was quiet, polite, and very low-maintenance. He left a $100 tip on a $30 tab." Carmen Mandato / Getty Images -Anonymous, 34, Los Angeles 4. "My boyfriend and I did DoorDash one night and ended up delivering poke bowls to Victor Wembanyama from the San Antonio Spurs basketball team. His meal was around $70, and he lived very far, and it took forever for someone to open the gate in his gated community. He left no tip." Ronald Cortes / Getty Images -Anonymous, 22, San Antonio, TX 5. "I was a bartender for a nationwide steak restaurant in Atlanta. Cam Newton came in one night with a few people. This was when he was still playing football, and the Falcons were going to play the Super Bowl. He wasn't friendly and was really aloof. He ordered some food to go. He tipped well, though, right around $100 on almost $300 worth of food." Andrew Toth / Getty Images -Anonymous 6. "Jennifer Lopez has eaten at my restaurant and all of the servers who've waited on her ALL say the same thing: She's rude, entitled, and doesn't tip a penny." Robin L Marshall / Getty Images -Anonymous 7. "I have waited on multiple celebrities in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival. Most of them were very nice and tipped generously. My biggest tip, percentage-wise, came from Steve Carell. He and his family were kind and down-to-earth and were a pleasure to serve." John Nacion / Variety via Getty Images -Anonymous, 46 8. "Tina Fey was the worst. She was demanding and smoked a cigarette at the outdoor table even after being asked to stop. She left less than 10% for the tip." John Nacion / Getty Images -Anonymous, 42, New York 9. "Carlos Santana is the most humble and respectful celebrity I've ever served. He always tips $100. If he is with his family, it's double, sometimes triple that." Javier Bragado / Redferns -Anonymous, 43, Hawaii 10. "I worked at Bennigan's Restaurant in Boston before the 2000s. Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Horace Grant came in one night. I can't remember how much the bill was, but Scottie Pippen paid it. He did not leave a tip. At that moment, I came up with the nickname 'No Tippin Pippen.'" Kelly Defina / Getty Images for NBL -Anonymous, 58, Boston 11. "I waited on Brooke Shields with two guests at a restaurant in NYC back in 1980. She had just been in Blue Lagoon, and truly was America's sweetheart at the time. She was pleasant and cheerful. She left a 30% tip, and I felt great about having served her." Daniel Knighton / Getty Images -Anonymous, 66, Sarasota, Florida 12. "Dave Chappelle and Danny DeVito. I served them, did their special requests, and got nothing from Dave and a handful of change from DeVito - less than five bucks. Not a fan of either." Arturo Holmes / Getty Images, Roy Rochlin / Getty Images for the International Tennis Hall of Fame -Anonymous, 23, Vancover 13. "I worked at McMenamins, and Chuck Palahniuk would come in once a week and eat the same thing. He would bring his cute dog, Egg, in, and he would get the Aztec salad for himself and steak bites for Egg. He is so very kind. He would remember conversations he had with you, and if he didn't see you for a while, he made a point to ask you about whatever you talked about. He was a very good tipper. His bill was like $20-something, and he would always tip $50 over the tab. His partner was just as sweet as he is." Ernesto S. Ruscio / Getty Images -Anonymous, Portland, OR 14. "John McEnroe had one drink and tipped me $100 in 1982." Jared Siskin / Patrick McMullan via Getty Images -Anonymous, 62, Atlanta 15. "I was a server at a restaurant in Central Park. Naomi Campbell came in with her entourage of about eight people, and they were extremely demanding. Naomi never spoke to me; someone always had to speak for her. As I was checking in on them to see how their dessert was, Naomi was handing h
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Restaurant Servers Are Revealing Which Celebrities Are The Best (And Worst) Tippers, And Woooowwwwww
October 8, 2025
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