No, but I rarely eat at fine dining. The times we have, it's not been good service for the most part in general. Sure at times it has, but at times it's been WORSE.
You may say it's not high end, but the prices were OUTRAGEOUS.
In 2011, my husband and I went to BR Prime(that's Beau Rivage's fine dining restaurant)
http://www.beaurivage.com/restaurant...g_brprime.aspx
Ok, so our bill is $293 or so(a bottle of wine my husband ordered was $89, which the sommelier was the only good part of our dining experience which we tipped him $10 cash). Our waiter forgot my margarita from the bar with NO apology, NO comp. He took 8- 10 minutes to get the 1st coke and 8-10 minutes to get a refill. So for almost $300, the cheapest steak was $89, we had that crappy service as if I was at Denny's or something. The manager or
maître d' of the restaurant didn't even comp one coke off the bill for the crap service, especially the NO apology just is wrong. My point is, fine dining as far as prices goes and the scenery means *************ABSOLUTELY NOTHING*************. I have tipped over 30% at a Chili's even. I have had a zillion times better service even at an IHOP even.
So stop saying that I will have better service at more expensive restaurants, because it's all about *******WHO SERVES YOU if they are lazy and uncaring or not or even NICE even*****. At the donut shop/diner I worked for I still apologized for no tip at the drive-thru when I made a mistake even. I can't imagine not apologizing for a mistake for a tip. If I bump into someone on the street I say I am sorry, WHY would anyone not do that if they want your money? We tipped 12%. Not because of the outrageous prices, because of the no apology and long waits for drinks(BOTH KIND of drinks). If he would have said he was sorry for the margarita, 17% instead of 12% INSTANTLY just for being *********NICE***********. That sorry goes a HECK OF A LONG WAY. You act like you could care less, your tip will show it.