If you sit at a table in Australia they will bring you water and glasses when they come to give you menus (at a mid-expense cafe/restuarant).
At a low expense resturant/cafe/pub the water will be available in ready filled re-usable bottles on a table/fridge with stacks of glasses and you grab bottles and glasses for your table as needed.
In higher end resturants the waiter will seat you then ask if you would like any water and offer “tap, sparkling or still”. “Tap” in this case will be chilled and served in a nice caraf or jug, poured by the waiter. And the sparkling or still options are ‘brand name’ bottled water which you pay for.
Water is legally required to be served upon request in any food/drink serving establishment and you will be served immediately and without judgement just as if you were buying any other drink.
If you sit at a table in Australia they will bring you water and glasses when they come to give you menus (at a mid-expense cafe/restuarant).
At a low expense resturant/cafe/pub the water will be available in ready filled re-usable bottles on a table/fridge with stacks of glasses and you grab bottles and glasses for your table as needed.
In higher end resturants the waiter will seat you then ask if you would like any water and offer “tap, sparkling or still”. “Tap” in this case will be chilled and served in a nice caraf or jug, poured by the waiter. And the sparkling or still options are ‘brand name’ bottled water which you pay for.
Water is legally required to be served upon request in any food/drink serving establishment and you will be served immediately and without judgement just as if you were buying any other drink.
I don’t think we have that rule in Germany. I only know that the cheapest drink on the menu must be non alcoholic.