'The table is yours for 1hr 30mins'
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Booked a table online yesterday evening for a pub/restaurant in Bath and when reading the email confirmation the above was included in it!
Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
Saleen836 said:
Booked a table online yesterday evening for a pub/restaurant in Bath and when reading the email confirmation the above was included in it!
Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
No they wouldn’t but who really takes longer than 90 minutes to eat a 3 course meal.Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
If it’s somewhere decent the likelihood is you can retire to the bar or have a drink before if that is your prerogative.
It has been quite common since Covid to have time restrictions on tables.
If it's a really busy place they will probably need their table back. You might get a table elsewhere or at the bar. If it's not busy they won't bother.
Pubs and fast food places easily get through a few courses in 1.5 hours.
If it's a really busy place they will probably need their table back. You might get a table elsewhere or at the bar. If it's not busy they won't bother.
Pubs and fast food places easily get through a few courses in 1.5 hours.
bigandclever said:
Table turning isn't a post COVID thing.
I remember before Covid I could walk into any of my local pubs/restaurants and just get a table, whereas now I have to phone up or book online to get a table in comparison(If I just walk in now I get turned away). I wonder if I've only just noticed the table time restrictions more now because places are so much more busy in comparison to pre Covid. Better that they're up front with it if that's their game.
Whether it would bother me would depend. Last time we were in Bath I think Sotto Sotto gave us 2 hours which feels like a bit less of a squeeze but we were planning on moving on for drinks elsewhere anyway. And there was a line about giving the table away if we were more than 15 minutes late.
Whether it would bother me would depend. Last time we were in Bath I think Sotto Sotto gave us 2 hours which feels like a bit less of a squeeze but we were planning on moving on for drinks elsewhere anyway. And there was a line about giving the table away if we were more than 15 minutes late.
From a customer perspective it can feel like an imposed limit (which it is) but it’s essential for most restaurants to be profitable. My old restaurant manager hated turning tables but as I explained. First table pays the rent. Second one pays his wages. After that I might make a profit.
Depends on the restaurant and if there are people behind you. I’ve been moved on and also allowed to sit as long as I wanted. One place, we hadn’t finished eating and we were over time because we were chatting. We were rushed firmly but politely about 1h 15min in. My date got furious with them and then started having a go at me for booking the place.
Another place, we were told we had 2 hours but stayed for 3 and a half, they didn’t say anything. I presume because the people behind us cancelled. We also went to town ordering stuff at the end of the meal, about 20 of us kept the drinks flowing so I don’t think they minded.
Another place, we were told we had 2 hours but stayed for 3 and a half, they didn’t say anything. I presume because the people behind us cancelled. We also went to town ordering stuff at the end of the meal, about 20 of us kept the drinks flowing so I don’t think they minded.
wyson said:
Depends on the restaurant and if there are people behind you. I’ve been moved on and also allowed to sit as long as I wanted. One place, we hadn’t finished eating and we were over time because we were chatting. We were rushed firmly but politely about 1h 15min in. My date got furious with them and then started having a go at me for booking the place.
Another place, we were told we had 2 hours but stayed for 3 and a half, they didn’t say anything. I presume because the people behind us cancelled. We also went to town ordering stuff at the end of the meal, about 20 of us kept the drinks flowing so I don’t think they minded.
Or the waiters rejigged their entire seating plan when you didnt move and squeezed everyone else in whilst you were having a grand old time. Another place, we were told we had 2 hours but stayed for 3 and a half, they didn’t say anything. I presume because the people behind us cancelled. We also went to town ordering stuff at the end of the meal, about 20 of us kept the drinks flowing so I don’t think they minded.
The amont of times what you set out on the table plan is not what you exactly seat is unreal.
sc0tt said:
Saleen836 said:
Booked a table online yesterday evening for a pub/restaurant in Bath and when reading the email confirmation the above was included in it!
Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
No they wouldn’t but who really takes longer than 90 minutes to eat a 3 course meal.Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
If it’s somewhere decent the likelihood is you can retire to the bar or have a drink before if that is your prerogative.
king rude otherwise. TX.
Saleen836 said:
Booked a table online yesterday evening for a pub/restaurant in Bath and when reading the email confirmation the above was included in it!
Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
It's been a thing since restaurants were invented.Not seen that before when booking anywhere, I guess it is to stop people eating then just keeping the table for the evening for drinks perhaps?
Guessing they can't just ask us to vacate the table if we have not finished eating, I imagine someone somewhere has arried out a time/motion study and determined 90mins is adequate
What is recent and gets on my thrupennies is how many restaurants now close on Mondays and Tuesday, and close early on the days they are open. I went to West Bridgford near Nottingham last week on a Thursday after the cricket, a nice warm evening. Of all the restaurants open, only one would serve us at 9.30pm. All the others closed their kitchens at 9pm. Society is disintegrating I tell you.
Turn7 said:
I hate that. I would have cancelled and found somewhere else.
Whenever someone's said that to me I've said TBNT. I'm not a 3 hour lingerer but feeling like I need to be on time to the min, order (after all I imagine they are there quick step) then wrist check throughout?
No.
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