It's like that in Spain, tipping is not expected at all, it's a reward at best for exceptional service. Just bringing the food and checking on you is not except

It's like that in Spain, tipping is not expected at all, it's a reward at best for exceptional service. Just bringing the food and checking on you is not exceptional, that's the job. But sadly, US-style tipping is being imported slowly and some touristic places will now "wait" to enter the amount on the card machine at the table.