I’d like to speak to the manager!!!

The locals continue to pour in.

An endless stream.

At 5:30 a woman walks in.

She says they are going to sit at the bar.

The host explains that we have reservations at the bar.

The woman says, that’s not possible our website says we don’t take reservations.

I interrupt and assure her that it does not say that.

She doubles down.

I assure her that that’s not the case.

She doubles down again and says we’ll since you just opened, and it’s empty in here I’m sure you’ll have room and she goes toward the bar.

I stop her and explain that although we are empty in 30 minutes we won’t be and therefore can’t accommodate her.

She is not pleased and storms out.

An hour later two men walk in, push past the host and say they are going to the bar.

The host says we take reservations at the bar.

They replay, that’s okay we are locals and we are just going to have a drink.

I interrupt and say, we take reservations at the bar. We are booked. You can’t sit at the bar.

They get pissed and leave.

Meanwhile a man is sitting at the bar who arrived at 4:45. He assured us he was just having a drink.

It’s now after 6:00 and he’s nowhere close to leaving.

He stayed over 2 hours.

Just for a drink.

And the stories continue.