Australia doesn't have a tipping culture (though it's slowly creeping in). Customer service is usually pretty good. Sometimes great (in which case I usually do

Australia doesn't have a tipping culture (though it's slowly creeping in). Customer service is usually pretty good. Sometimes great (in which case I usually do leave a tip). If the service is really bad, then you can always tell the management; they're usually pretty obliging. If I'm at a restaurant, I really don't want to have much interaction with most of the staff; I'm there to talk to my dining party and to eat and drink. _Really_ good wait staff know this and are attentive (e.g. to your drinks, or can notice when you need them), personable when they're there, but otherwise you don't notice them. I think tipping culture discourages this, as being invisible isn't an obvious way to get a tip.