Booking dinners

[buzz1fan]

We plan to travel with friends. If we want to try to sit together , do we both use MDE to book at the same time, or just one of us and make a larger party? Can they be connected?

 

[purple figment]

It is better to have one person make a reservation for the maximum number of people who will be dining at the restaurant. This way the restaurant will know that you all want to sit together. If you make 2 separate reservations, they cannot be connected in advance and they will be for 2 smaller tables so you will have to ask to be seated together when you check in. While CMs will do their best, there is no guarantee that there will be a large enough table available for your whole group so you could end up seated at 2 separate tables near each other or at opposite ends of the restaurant.

 

[Leslie Hamilton]

It is better to have one person make a reservation for the maximum number of people who will be dining at the restaurant. This way the restaurant will know that you all want to sit together. If you make 2 separate reservations, they cannot be connected in advance and they will be for 2 smaller tables so you will have to ask to be seated together when you check in. While CMs will do their best, there is no guarantee that there will be a large enough table available for your whole group so you could end up seated at 2 separate tables near each other or at opposite ends of the restaurant.

Agree. We tried this and it only worked 1/3 of the time - best to make one reservation.

 

[disneyktee]

Also agreed, have one person be in charge of all the reservations. If you do end up with 2 reservations and you're spending the day in the park/ near the hotel where you'll be eating you can always walk over and talk to the host/hostess early when the restaurant opens and let them know your preference. With a little advanced notice they might be able to accommodate you more easily (this worked for me in the past when our party of 6 had to book as a 2 and a 4 because of availability).