So last night I went to this chill restaurant with a friend not a fancy place or anything, just a local spot we’ve been to before. We got seated fast, so we thought things would move along. But nope.

First 10 minutes, okay, we figured they were just busy. But then 15 minutes passed. Then 20. People who came in after us already had drinks, starters, everything. We hadn’t even gotten water. No server came by. Nothing.

I tried making eye contact with one of the staff dude saw me and turned away like I was invisible. Bruh.

At around 25 minutes, I asked one staff member politely if we had a server. They said “I’ll check” and just disappeared. Never came back.

Waited 5 more minutes to be nice. 30 minutes total. Still no service at all. So we stood up and walked to the front. A staff member asked if everything was okay, and I just said, “We’ve been sitting for 30 minutes and no one served us.” They just went, “Oh. Sorry.” No explanation. No effort to fix anything.

So yeah I didn’t tip. I didn’t even get to order anything. Like what exactly am I supposed to be tipping for? The table? The good view of other people eating?

Now my friend said I was being a bit harsh for not tipping anything at all since "they're probably understaffed," but bruh no one even greeted us. Not even a glass of water.

AITA?