That's tacky. I used to wait tables. It is a very tiring job but the money was usually quite good. I never thought to mention my tip because I always felt it should be a reflection of service (although we have a lot of Japanese tourist that ate at the place I used to work and we would give them a laminated card that explained that gratuity was not included as is it usually is in Japan and that for excellent/quality service tip is usually 15-20% but this was more because they did not realize that it was not included). If this had happened to me (and it has in the past) what I have done is tipped the assistant what a quality server would have gotten from me and not tipped the server. That way the person doing the service gets the *recognition* for it.TLinden16 said:I agree with the previous poster that the service was lacking. I had a horrible waitress who repeatedly mentioned her tip to me throughout the meal! She wasn't at all helpful, and just seemed more concerned about a tip than anything. Her assistant server was wonderful, and if it wasn't for him, she would not have gotten a tip at all from me.