When you reserve a table through our reservation system there is an option to put in requests and notes.

Something’s we’ve had in the last few months.

A table with a view of the water. (We are 3 miles from any water).

A table by the window. (We have a row of windows. That look into the parking lot).

Two seats at the corner of the bar. (Our bar is a horseshoe. There is no corner).

A booth near the fireplace. (We don’t have a fireplace).

Can you bring mussels as soon as sit down? (We don’t have mussels).

A table in a quiet corner. (Every time we get this, they get put in the atrium area then they complain because they aren’t in the main dining room).

A two top will request a table in one of our private dining rooms. (They seat 8. We won’t put you in there if we have large parties).

Can we provide a birthday cake for desert? (We don’t have birthday cakes).

My favorite.

The request was in Spanish. Our host who is from Columbia translated for us.

(Hi. Can I get apple pancakes for my girlfriends birthday. Thank you for your consideration!

No comment needed.

Last week I wrote about seating out of order.

Tonight is about making people wait.

Over the weekend, we had a couple come in at 5:15 for a 5:45 reservation at the bar.

The host told them we’d get them seated closer to 5:45, and that they were welcome to wait on the couch.

So they sit.

And the husband stews.

He can see the empty seats. He says nothing to me but keeps muttering to his wife.

And keeps muttering to his wife.

He finally grunts something to me about why they have to wait and where the hell is the real bartender.

I say, we’ll if you’d like to know he had a death in the family. We are staggering are seating so you don’t complain about the service later and we’ll get you seated as soon as possible.

His wife grunts at him.

Around 5:35 we tell them we can seat them. He walks in first. The wife follows and says sometimes I wish someone would punch him in the face.

I laugh.

She laughs.

They are very nice on their way out.