Show up early for ADR

[Morgand]

If you are early for your reservation time will they seat you if there is a table available? Also how late will they allow you to be from your reservation time.
Thanks

 

[fall08CP]

They will try to seat you early if possible, but be ready to wait. They could make you wait even past your reservation time because it's approximate and they can't (or won't) kick people out of their seats.

Last night I read a dining review where they were 20 minutes late for their reservation and were turned away. Not sure if this is common, but I believe it was for a busy restaurant like Le Cellier or Coral Reef.

 

[goofy4tink]

Depends on how early and how late. If you arrive more then 15 mins early, you could be told to come back. I know that happened to me more than once. Had to find someplace to sit and cool our heals until we got to 10 mins before our ADR time.
Arriving late could be iffy. If you arrive more than 15 mins late, they may be able to seat you. But, they also may have you wait for a lengthy time. Or they may tell you that you missed your time slot and they can not seat you at this time.

 

[Berlioz70]

I've never worked at a Disney Restaurant, but I did used to work at The Pirates League... if you showed up late then that became your new ADR time. For example:

You're ADR was at 7:30, but you showed up at 7:45. You're new ADR time is 7:45.

Let's say we're on about a 30 minute wait, you would probably get in around 8:15 (rather then 8:00). However, people can check in up to 20 minutes early, so imagine how many people with real 7:45 ADRs showed before you did, you would be sat after all of them (which will increase your wait again).

In most cases we almost always say the wait is longer than it really is. That's because there really is no way to estimate wait since it just matters how fast the person in front of you gets done and the chair/table gets cleaned. Also, Guests get angry if they wait longer then a "quoted" time and so we avoid that.

At our location we will always take someone after their ADR, but again it's not dining (we just use the same reservation system).

 

[TaleasoldasTime]

we showed up early for most of our ADRs and we were seated without a wait time.

 

[Tikitoi]

We arrived an hour late for a ressie at Rainforest at DTD, on one of our trips and the hostess told the guy that was seating people, to make sure he understood we were "an hour late". But it went in one ear and out the other, because all he said was "follow me". But we did not do it on purpose. DD was just too tired and we almost didn't go. But having arrived early for ressies, hasn't been an issue.