Can you have ADR at California Grill and only order dessert?

[tink'smom2B]

We have an ADR at the California Grill for 9:30 and I don't want to eat a huge meal at that time of night. Would it be inappropriate to just order a dessert? Thanks for any help

 

[jennylyn_b]

You can eat whatever you want! If you only want dessert that's fine. Enjoy, we love this restaurant and their food is exceptional. Have fun!

 

[pennyplanner]

I would get more input on this.

I don't think that is particularly appropriate if you only want dessert and presumably to be there for the fireworks. I speak from the server's point of view.

--pplanner

 

[tink'smom2B]

I can only assume, from the server's point of view, that it would be a problem with leaving the tip. So, if I leave a large enough tip, would it be considered acceptable to most CM's?

 

[bangzoom6877]

I can only assume, from the server's point of view, that it would be a problem with leaving the tip. So, if I leave a large enough tip, would it be considered acceptable to most CM's?

In my opinion, you should be able to order whatever you want. Looking at this from a server's point of view (because I used to wait tables in college), no, I didn't like it when someone took up one of my tables and only ordered dessert, but it was the customer's choice. And I had no idea what kind of a tip they were going to give me until after they paid the bill, so I was just as nice to them as I would have been to a table ordering full course meals. I believe it is the customer's choice what to order and as long as that is not just a glass of tap water or an iced tea, ordering something like dessert only should be allowed. Of course, I don't know if there are any rules about this, but I don't think there are.

 

[Pumbaa_]

this is a restaurant - you can order whatever you want there! Not up to the server to decide what you should order

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Have a great time!