To celebrate an event or just enjoy the moment, the French enjoy going to restaurants on different occasions. In France, there are a lot of restaurants and you can find one for all of the French and international specialties. Pour célébrer un événement ou simplement pour passer un bon moment, les Français aiment aller au restaurant à différentes occasions.
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Restaurant prices vary considerably and are not always affordable on a student budget. They can start at about ten euros for a complete meal in a local restaurant and go all the way up to several hundred euros in the major gastronomic, Michelin-starred restaurants of the great chefs, like Hélène Darroze, Paul Bocuse and Alain Ducasse. Some advice: always read the menu and check the prices before sitting down. Several websites, like La Fourchette, let you reserve and sometimes even give you a discount on your meal.
One last thing to note: in France, service is always included in the price, so you only leave a tip when you are extremely satisfied with the service (about 5 to 10% of the total amount).