what if members of your party don't show up for ADR?

[lissiesmum]

I'm meeting two of my friends for dinner one night at Boma, and they are notorious for either being late or not showing at all. I was wondering if they seat you while waiting for the rest of your party, or if you all have to be there before they seat you? And in the worst case scenario, will they still seat the two of us if they are a no show?

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Your whole party has to be present to be seated I believe, but I think they'd seat you if your friends are no shows.

 

[msmayor]

They won't check you in or seat you unless your whole party is present. Only you can decide how long you're willing to wait and risk losing the ADR completely.

 

[jumoo044]

We had a reservation for 6 people, 3 of us were there on time. They seated us, then when the others showed up, they were seated with us. This was at Alfredo's.

 

[lissiesmum]

They won't check you in or seat you unless your whole party is present. Only you can decide how long you're willing to wait and risk losing the ADR completely.

uh oh. so let's say the usual ten-fifteen minutes go by and they're late, the two of us won't be able to eat at all? If they call me on my cell ahead of time and tell me they'll be late (which equals cancelled reservation), could I tell the restaurant upon arrival and still get seated without them coming at all? Eating at Boma is really important to me and I don't want to miss the opportunity I'm wondering if I should schedule another day for a party of 2 just in case??? I haven't seen them in a really long time and I really want to give the benefit of a doubt...but...that said...I want to make sure I can eat at Boma too

 

[cseca]

Naah... we had a huge after wedding party bfast at Spoodles and some of us came down early because their kids are already hungry.
So we were down 4 people from our 16 people ADR and they seated us without any problem.

I think you'll be fine. Just tell them that your party with be late (or no show) and that you'd prefer to be seated right away and you'll be fine.

Unless you're talking about meals where you take pictures beforehand (like Princess storybook or CRT). Those you have to have the whole party there before they'll seat you.

 

[Delta Jane]

Why not just tell your friends upfront that if they are more than 10 min past the time, you will be seated as a party of two and meet them AFTER dinner somewhere. I also have friends who are never on time. I'll be doggone if I'm missing out on something because of their disregard for time.

 

[lissiesmum]

Why not just tell your friends upfront that if they are more than 10 min past the time, you will be seated as a party of two and meet them AFTER dinner somewhere. I also have friends who are never on time. I'll be doggone if I'm missing out on something because of their disregard for time.

My thoughts exactly. I actually will tell them the reservation time is twenty minutes sooner than it is, just to give them a fighting chance My brother is the same way. We tell him Thanksgiving dinner is an hour earlier than it really is, because that's how late his family usually is Allright, so now that I know we'll still be able to eat without them, I am happy. I called this am to get a party for 2 ressie and couldn't get one anyone. So I'll take my chances and hope I can share my experience at Boma with my friends...but I'll enjoy it without them if I must! Thanks for all your responses, I feel much better now.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

1) I classify late people as being rude and thoughtless and selfish.
2) Tell them to be on-time or you go in as a twosome.
3) I would also mention to them that being late is an insult to the others.

NOTE: This may sound harsh, but if you cared for people, you would be on-time.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

And if they arrive after you hav reduced your party size and been seated, they will be escorted to MK and chained to a boat in It's A Small World to ride at least 20 times in a row.

 

[disnut8]

My sister-in-law is also "notorious" for showing up late. My mother-in-law doesn't agree with me or any other members of the family about this. I was there once with just my brother-in-law who was making dinner and he asked me what time he should tell his sister to be over. We wanted to eat around 7:00 so we told her 5:00. She showed up right at 7:00. We've told her we are eating Thanksgiving at 2:00 when it's always 4:00 (and she was showing up at 6:00).

But she's family and there's not much we can do about it. Personally, I would have never made plans with these friends if the dinner was that important to me. They are only giving you stress. If you haven't already given them the dinner time, tell them an hour earlier. If you have given them the time, tell them Disney called and it had to be changed to earlier. If they happen to get there on time, tell them why they are early and then walk around the grounds together while they realize they have been rude in the past.

 

[LUVMICKEY]

Why not just tell your friends upfront that if they are more than 10 min past the time, you will be seated as a party of two and meet them AFTER dinner somewhere. I also have friends who are never on time. I'll be doggone if I'm missing out on something because of their disregard for time.

I totally agree with this also. As a matter of fact, we have done this several times. If your party is down-sized they will still take you in. At least they always have done that for us.