Shanghai Garden Restaurant

In my daily endeavor to visit any restaurant where no customers are seen inside, this restaurant was particularly inviting. First, of course, were the customer-​less tables (mainly because I eat during off-​peak hours). But the best part, for me, was the waiter who was casually seated in the bench located in the back of the restaurant, reading a newspaper. I thought that such casualness would be reflected on the establishment itself. I was right, and I mean that in the most positive way possible.
The waiter greeted me with, «Welcome, sit anywhere you like.» With that, I took a seat beside the entrance, and he said, «That’s going to be too cold for you, why not sit here?» and he pointed at a seat further in.
As my wallet contained only £5, and there was a freeze on my MasterCard (something about me reaching my credit limit or something), I decided to order something that was within my range: Special Chow Mein for £4.50. The meal came quickly. It was a mountain of noodles. Usually, a large mound of noodles would equal in a less than desirable taste. In this instance, however, the noodles were quite good, and enough to fill me up. I was left feeling satisfied, until I realized that I had very little to leave for a tip. Simple mathematics (£5.00 — £4.50) would indicate that the waiter would only receive a tip of 50 pence, and his friendliness certainly warranted much more than that. However, when he gave me my change, my brokenness made me cling on to that single coin, and I felt bad for it. When the waiter wasn’t looking, I took off before he could see that I left him nothing. I will definitely be back, and, will actually leave a tip next time.