> Is he missing the ability to slip a discreetly folded $100 bill to the server and get preferentially seated? In my experience, even less. ~15% of what you ex

> Is he missing the ability to slip a discreetly folded $100 bill to the server and get preferentially seated? In my experience, even less. ~15% of what you expect to pay at the restaurant is usually good enough, but that's trial and error not a hard rule.