>>But then you're expected to add about 15% for the tip. Tip on $2 wine isn't worth waiter's walking.
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>>IOW, it's not that they're making profit on the price difference, they're also underpaying their staff, and can do so because tips are institutionalized.
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>Not here. It isn't customary to pay tips. A very few restaurants add a certain percentage for the "service" category.

So you pay no matter the kind of service you had?

What if the service was awful?