Jim Carrey is into the funny business when it comes to everything but gratuity. The actor dined at Chester, a restaurant in New York City’s Meatpacking District with a few friends. He and his pals drummed up a $151 bill … and Carrey pulled a generous move by leaving a $225 tip. He reportedly had been to the restaurant earlier that week to spend time in their Biergarten and liked the atmosphere.
Justin Bieber is One of the Best Celebrity Tippers (Plus, Our List of the 4 Worst)
Praise be Justin Bieber’s tipping habits. | Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Picture this: Rachel Ray walks into the restaurant you wait tables at. By sheer luck, she’s seated in your section. Not only would you be starstruck at the opportunity to serve Ray her food, you’d probably be eager about the monstrous tip you anticipate the millionaire would leave you.
We hate to break it to you, but you’d be disappointed. Ray is ranked one of the worst celebrity tippers by hospitality professionals she’s encountered. We compiled the four best and four worst celebrity tippers — and compared their less-than-stellar tips to their high net worth.
The best include Justin Bieber, Jim Carrey, and Drew Barrymore
We knew the Biebs was a good guy at heart. The Globe and Mail revealed that Bieber took Selena Gomez on a breakfast date to IHOP in 2012 (we have a lot of questions about his restaurant choice, but whatever) and left the server a 200% tip. He and Gomez racked up a $30 bill and Bieber reportedly paid the tab, leaving a generous $90 tip for their server. We’re glad Bieber paid it forward with the gratuity (even if it was just to impress his date) considering his net worth exceeds $200 million.
Lucky for anyone who waits on her, Drew Barrymore understands the importance of a good tip. She’s made a name for herself as one of Hollywood’s most generous tippers. Actress Ana Ortiz revealed that she served Barrymore back when Ortiz was a bartender in NYC. Barrymore visited Ortiz’s pub twice and tipped 100% on both occasions.
Drew Barrymore eats well and tips better. | Drew Barrymore via Instagram
As far as consistency is concerned, Johnny Depp won the title of “best celebrity tipper.” The reportedly low maintenance diner once left a $1,500 tip on a $2,600 bill. He left an enormous $4,000 tip for a waiter at Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago on a separate occasion after the server accommodated his group late into the night and pass closing.
Tiger Woods, Usher, and Madonna are among the worst
We can’t say we’re surprised. Once a master of the greens, Tiger Woods seems to fumble when it comes to his financial greens, or at least when tipping servers. He once took back a $5 tip while playing a $10,000 blackjack hand. He also left change — as in quarters and dimes — for expensive meals as a “thank you.” As one of the world’s 12 highest-paid athletes, that’s pretty pathetic.
Rachel Ray gets paid plenty to prepare and advertise various meals but doesn’t seem to believe in paying that money forward to the servers who deliver hers. She used to dominate the Food Network with shows that preached budget-friendly meal choices, but according to various waiters, Ray’s definition of “dining on a budget” is leaving a 10% tip.
Madonna is such a “Material Girl” that she refuses to tip. | Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images
Usher sings how he wants to make you scream “yeah,” but the servers he interacts with are likely saying “no” instead. Business Insider revealed that Usher frequently tips on his meal with something he deems priceless: his autograph. The waitstaff disagrees, dubbing him one of the worst tippers of all time.
She’s worth half a billion dollars and a member of Forbes’ list of the Richest Self-Made Women, yet Madonna ranks as one of the worst celebrity tippers of all time — allegedly leaving terrible tips worldwide. She once tipped $18 on a $400 bill at a London restaurant (20% would have been $80, at least). On a visit to New York City, she left no tip at all. And here we thought she understood the plight of a “Material Girl” in the Big Apple.
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