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I have friends who work at gentrified restaurants in Budapest and they tell me the owners pocket all the tips. Only American tourists tip haha.

[arter4]

I'm from another European country.

We do tip, but occasionally, only if we believe something about that meal was really great, and there's no set percentage.

Also, there are no tip jars. What happens is the server brings the check to you, and you can tip the server by giving money directly to them. Of course, this doesn't mean the owner cannot pocket the tips, but it does give a feeling that the tip is more likely to reach the servers only.