goofydad621
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 5, 2004
So just my 2 cents
First the qualifier, My parents opened their first restaurant in 1948, so I was raised in the business. Our last establishment sat 400 people and would feed up to 1800 full course meals a day with a mainly American family menu.
I think for people to sit at a counter service restaurant and linger over a table an extra hour would be rude when people are hovering waiting for a place to sit. But for a restaurant that you are paying a premium price for the ambiance and experience and it is the end of what might have been a long park day and it is a place to gather, talk about the day and maybe plan for the next day? Makes perfect sense, I think the only way you can really expect them to move on at a given time is if the restaurant goes by seating times and I am not talking about ADRs but seating times, a 7 o:clock seating, an 8:30 seating etc.
I would deem it rude if another customer gave me dirty looks or started clearing my table. As management I think it would be possible to ask the party that had already paid if there was anything else they needed or if they (the management ) could put some tables together for you in the lounge to continue the celebration.
But if I am paying the price for a sit down meal I do expect to be able to take my time. We are going to O'hana on the last week on Jan to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary and I will ask to please so down the service as we will want to enjoy the moment.
First the qualifier, My parents opened their first restaurant in 1948, so I was raised in the business. Our last establishment sat 400 people and would feed up to 1800 full course meals a day with a mainly American family menu.
I think for people to sit at a counter service restaurant and linger over a table an extra hour would be rude when people are hovering waiting for a place to sit. But for a restaurant that you are paying a premium price for the ambiance and experience and it is the end of what might have been a long park day and it is a place to gather, talk about the day and maybe plan for the next day? Makes perfect sense, I think the only way you can really expect them to move on at a given time is if the restaurant goes by seating times and I am not talking about ADRs but seating times, a 7 o:clock seating, an 8:30 seating etc.
I would deem it rude if another customer gave me dirty looks or started clearing my table. As management I think it would be possible to ask the party that had already paid if there was anything else they needed or if they (the management ) could put some tables together for you in the lounge to continue the celebration.
But if I am paying the price for a sit down meal I do expect to be able to take my time. We are going to O'hana on the last week on Jan to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary and I will ask to please so down the service as we will want to enjoy the moment.