Beak and Barrel question

[Sheila E.]

Just wondering if anyone with a reservation for 2 adults has been recently and just curious as to whether there is a certain area where smaller parties are seated.

 

[focusondisney]

Just wondering if anyone with a reservation for 2 adults has been recently and just curious as to whether there is a certain area where smaller parties are seated.

No, they will seat people anywhere. We requested to be seated & not stand at the bar. We were seated at a small table for 2 in the back room. Other posters have been seated at the large communal table in the bar room. Family members in a party of 2 were seated at a counter along the wall in the back room. All of the seating & standing areas are communal. They can seat different groups together in any of the areas.

 

[mickey916]

I have also seen reports of groups of 2 adults seated in a small booth with a family of 2 adults and 2 kids.

 

[SkyGuy]

I have also seen reports of groups of 2 adults seated in a small booth with a family of 2 adults and 2 kids.

This happened to us, but at one of the larger, Oga’s-type booths. We were a group of 4 - 3 adults and a 4-yo. We were seated at a table with an already-seated couple who were celebrating their honeymoon. Then a group with two adults and a child were added. It was cozy. The honeymooning couple didn’t last too long. They were asking about the waiter’s favs for their second drink when we arrived; the waiter came back right after the second group was seated and asked if they had decided, and the couple asked for the check.

 

[mickey916]

This happened to us, but at one of the larger, Oga’s-type booths. We were a group of 4 - 3 adults and a 4-yo. We were seated at a table with an already-seated couple who were celebrating their honeymoon. Then a group with two adults and a child were added. It was cozy. The honeymooning couple didn’t last too long. They were asking about the waiter’s favs for their second drink when we arrived; the waiter came back right after the second group was seated and asked if they had decided, and the couple asked for the check.

I'm really torn. We have a reservation for Oct. 28 lunch time. I'm comfortable making small talk with strangers and wouldn't mind being at one of the long tables with others but I really don't want to be crammed into a booth with others. We have two more trips in the winter and spring coming up. I'm considering holding off and trying it perhaps when all the hoopla may have died down. Hoping by then they may at least avoid putting people together in booths...

 

[zackiedawg]

I booked a res for 2 on Monday 12/15 (glad after missing out for my September trip with the botched reservation launch then the crazy disappearing slots mess, that as I hoped and predicted the reservations would calm down and get a little easier - I didn't even wake early to make reservations - I tried at 10am this morning and only early lunch times were available for Sat 12/14 but Monday was pretty easy to get a slot in early evening). I am a little more loose on how we get seated since it's more about seeing the place for the first time - if we end up with a shared table, even booth, I'm OK with it.

But if once I've seen and done it, I think I'd be OK with larger communal tables, but wouldn't want to be in a booth with a family or large group who know each other - especially if I was flying solo, but even with a party of 2.

I love talking with others and have no problems being social, but sometimes a group of people at a smaller booth area may not want to be social back - I would hope there'd be more of an effort in such seating areas to put groups of 1-2 together, but not a group of 4 with a solo or group of 2 unless unavoidable.