I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

Today a woman calls to say that they had baby sitter problems and would like to change their reservation of 5.

To one table of 3.

And another table of 3.

I could do it and so didn’t question it the math.

The first table of 3 was for 5:00.

The second table of 3 was for 8:00.

5:00 came and went and no 3 top. They called around 10 after to say they were running late. They arrived at 5:30. And were seated.

No big deal.

Until I find out that only 2 of them are eating. The other 3 top will be a woman from the first 3 top joining another 2 people.

So they are taking up a table for 3 so that only 2 people can eat.

And they sit and they sit and they sit.

And at 8:00 they are still sitting.

And at 8:00 the other couple shows up and the daughter comes out to ask them to join her at her table.

And I interrupted and explained that that couldn’t happen. I needed their table now for a 5 top arriving any minute now. So I could seat the three of them but they couldn’t join.

She was not happy, but they were sat, and the other couple left.

This was a first for me.