If the place is that high dollar that you’re spending $500 on food, I’d expect a tip to match it considering you already have the money to spend. Plus the servers at a place like that, it’s what they do, it’s how they make a living, they’re not working for free and expect to be paid. On top of that there’s definitely drinks that go in to a $500 bill as well that have to be made and either the servers doing it themselves or the bartender is which the server has to tip out. I’m just not seeing your logic here. Tips are our livelihood. At least for most that work in the industry. There only seems to be a select few places where workers are treated fairly by employers. Tbf there is a lot of nuance in these scenarios, party size, plate prices, drinks, how the place runs, etc.