I am especially sensitive to servers who work in restaurants. I did this myself when I was in college for about 7 years!! None the less, I am sensitive also to bad service.

There is this wonderful restaurant by our home that we frequent about once a month. The food has never been a disappointment, but the service is. What happens everytime is the same. The waiter rushes to our table to take our drink orders, food orders literally drops off the food and NEVER EVER checks bad. If I need a soda refill I have to flag the server down, if we need condiments, we have to flag the server down.

Last night the same thing happened. Same server. I didn't tip him, and I don't think this kind of drop off dining experience deserves one. How do I make it clear why I am not tipping?