At 5:00 a threesome walks in. Their reservation is for four but they don’t know when the fourth will arrive.

We seat them but are concerned about the turn.

They put off ordering.

They put off ordering.

Around 6:00 they finally agree to order. Even ordering their friend’s food.

Their appetizers arrive.

Then they cancel the fire on their entrees.

(In restaurant lingo we fire courses. Once you get your appetizers, we wait an appropriate time and we fire your entree. Letting the kitchen know we are ready for the next course) this is a post in and of it’s self.

They cancel their entrees for the moment.

Because.

Their friend is arriving soon. And they want to have 30 minutes or so before they arrive to chat before their food arrives.

Ugh.

All in all they were at the table for over 4 hours.

The server was annoyed because they lost a turn.

The kitchen was annoyed because they had to cancel food they had already started.

The host was annoyed because they had a table to seat there 2 hours later.

Everyone was annoyed except:

The man who made the reservation who let everyone know he was a surgeon. He saves lives so we must adapt to his needs.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh