Here in Portugal, it is not asked to give money, but I wouldn't say it's rare. Usually if the server is good, helpful and gives a good service, people give some

Here in Portugal, it is not asked to give money, but I wouldn't say it's rare. Usually if the server is good, helpful and gives a good service, people give some tipping but because THEY WANT and feel good about it. Obviously it's nothing like that crazy system (to me it is, at least) on the other side of the atlantic, where people have a fee to pay just for that. That and prices without tax included... Really strange, to me it is false advertising. I worked in a normal restaurant some years ago, and the system is something like this: * servers receive tips, everybody puts them in a central place. * at the end of the day they are divided amongst all working people. * in good days, everbody would receive between 15€ to 25€. Obviously this can change from place to place, specially the part about sharing with everyone.