I can't ever think of a situation where I tipped a waiter over 15% after having a bad meal. Yeah, it kind of sucks that the waiter's payment is partially due to the cook. But, I'm tipping on the dining experience and given I can't really tip the chef or even the restaurant GM, the waiter is the beneficiary/debtor of that experience. I can think of many times where I had a great meal with an average (or even below average) waiter and tipped him over 20%. I can't think of many 20% tips for a crap meal though.
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