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The Guardian - UK
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Should you tip in a restaurant regardless of quality?

BILL BROWN for MONEY 170729 IMHO tipping

Every week a Guardian Money reader submits a question, and it’s up to you to help him or her out – a selection of the best answers will appear in next Saturday’s paper.

This week’s question:

Should you tip in a restaurant even if the food’s not very good? At a recent meal out the duck breast tasted like rubber but the waiter was nice. My partner says we shouldn’t tip for bad food, but I argue it wasn’t the waiter’s fault (although we didn’t get any money off the bill). What do other readers do?

Do you have a problem readers could solve? Email your suggestions to money@theguardian.com or write to us at Money, The Guardian, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU

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