K9karen:
In France the tip is optional. People leave a tip only when they are very happy and they think the waiter deserves it. If food was not good or if you were served quickly and had no attention, you don't leave a tip. This is usually what people do, now some always leave a tip, and some never do.

Glad you had nice experience



Bonny, good news for you with the euro not as high as it used to be, you will have less of the stingy poopy visitors


Standing in a queue is definitely not a French, and more generally, European thing Except in great Britain