Mackenzie Click-Mickelson
Chugging along the path of life
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- Oct 23, 2015
I'm going to disagree here. If the OP booked the restaurant they needed to be sat in the restaurant. The hostess could have asked "would you have an issue with being sat in the lounge instead" pointing to the area that qualifies as such therefore giving the patron the option by which they are agreeing to a different spot. But if they decline then they should be sat in the restaurant, that may mean they need to wait longer for a table to open up, that totally happens. A night manager should never tell a guest that they are even in a polite way, an inconvenience which you giving an example of saying "it's more efficient" sorry that's an unprofessional answer to give. You think the patron should be told that? Especially at the bar?I’m so sorry that you had an unpleasant experience. We certainly are not judging any guest for dining alone. Due to the layout of the restaurant, it is more efficient to put solo diners at the bar, but you should not have been made to feel as if you were asking for something inappropriate.”
Regardless that is basically the OP's point no one should be relegated to XYZ just because. A single person or a pair should absolutely be able to be sat at a booth no ifs ands or buts about that.
I'm going by how we traditionally tip which is based on the price of the food. A restaurant these days would probably lose tip money by employing the automatic tip but it's still done. I couldn't tell you for sure but it seems more or less to be steeped in the way of thinking more work for the server with a larger party and when tipping norms were lower that ensured a bump for the server to compensate for the thought of more work. But a table of 6 especially with an automatic tip of 18% could be less than a table of 2 with the same tip percentage (or what appears to be more common these days 20-25%). As a server if you always interacted with your tables that way you may find a self-fulfilling prophecy of receiving less tips for less attention/care.Actually, the reason parties of 6 or more usually have an 18% gratuity added to their bill is because they are NOT predisposed to tip more generously. Large parties, especially if they are splitting the bill w/o getting separate checks, are notoriously bad tippers.