What's you longest wait?

[Christopher5927]

I was just wondering, what is anyone's longest wait at a restaurant when they HAVE ADRs?

 

[Uncleromulus]

Slightly over an hour at California Grill.
But that was before the new check-in policy---

 

[HACAM]

It was about 50 minutes with an ADR this past March at Boma. Not fun, our ADR was for 7:40pm, did not sit in our seats until 8:30pm. Food was good, but not worth that long of a wait.

 

[bluejasmine]

March of 05 at PT we had an ADR and sat and waited for 40 min and it still didnt look like we were even close to being seated so we ended up going next door to H&V.. YUCK! Would have been better off waiting..

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

10 minutes at CRT...and personally I thought THAT was too long a wait for the food (it was for dinner) YUCK! Only good part was the slipper dessert. We have gone during Sept last 2 trips. First year, I didn't know anything about make ressies ahead of time- we walked into everywhere. Last year (during Free Dining) made ressies and usually had about a 5-10 minute wait. We'll see during free dining this year.

 

[Paging Tom Morrow]

45 minutes (multiple times)

 

[Ms.Mouse]

About 20 minutes with an ADR at BOMA.

 

[jenjersnap]

I am sensing a theme here. Around an hour at Boma. December 2005.

 

[JennyDrake]

40 minutes Crystal Palace in the off season

30-45 3x at Boma. Worth it though, but I sure wish they had a better waiting area.

 

[Jamian]

40 min @ Le Cellier
15 min @ 50's PTC
Everywhere else was less than 10 min.

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

This trip is my first time at Boma...guess I should be prepared for a wait huh?

 

[hmp2z]

A full day!

We had priority seatings at Le Cellier in Canada on our last trip (August 2005). We brought along the itinerary printout from the concierge, including our confirmation number (I am an anal planner, so carry my concierge itinerary with me everywhere I go!). The staff at Le Cellier insisted that the date on the itinerary was wrong, and that the seatings were for the next day. They said that they couldn't seat us at all that day, but that we should come back the next day for our "priority seating."

I was furious, and asked to speak with the manager, but they refused to budge. I used their phone to call the GF concierge right there, and the concierge staff spoke with them and backed us up & said that the reservation was in the computer as being for that day. Still no go.

I think it was probably the worst example of customer service I have ever experienced at a restaurant. I guess they had maybe overbooked, because the lobby was full, but it was infuriating that I actually had the printed confirmation, and the concierge CM on the line telling them that the seating was indeed for that day, but they still refused to seat us. We were dressed appropriately (I was in a skirt/dressy sandals & husband was in a polo shirt & slacks), so I never could figure out why they insisted on us waiting 24 hours for our seating. We're suckers for the pretzel bread, though, so just had our priority seating at Cape May switched to that night, and showed up the next night at Le Cellier, at which time we were actually seated.

The GF Concierge CM was very upset about it, possibly more so than we were, since they had made the PS.

Cheers!
Heather W

 

[marathonmommy]

45+ minutes at Prime Time Cafe in the dead heat of August . . . .

 

[MickeyNicki]

Hollywood and Vine, we waited over an hour, and the food was the worst and the service was non existant

 

[dixiedizfan]

Around 25 minutes or so at Le Cellier. The waiting room was full, but they did have some guy dressed like a clown entertaining youngsters.

 

[RangerPooh]

Anywhere from 20-45 minutes at LTT, 1900, Akershus, CP, and Ohana's. Keep in mind we usually arrive 5-10 minutes early, so add that to the wait. Unfortunately the wait has been at all time of the eyar and a variety of meal times.

Short (in comparrision) waits are usually experienced at Tony's for a late lunch, WCC, Beirgarten, and Trails End.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Le Cellier on New Years night was over 45 minutes, we were a party of 7, that likely had something to do with it since they had us booked as two separate ADR's and needed two tables next to each other to push together. California Grill was almost an hour which was annoying, especially given that we had my in laws with us who are elderly and needed a seat. I was appalled that nobody offered their seat to an elderly lady with a cane until finally someone's beeper went off and we got their seat but not before we were almost knocked over by a young mother carrying her infant, complete with baby's head bobbing, trying to outrun us to get their first. And lastly, about a 40 minute wait at San Angel Inn that was painful since we had just arrived to WDW and hadn't eaten all day long due to being on a plane! I think we had our chips and salsa consumed before our rears hit the seats!

 

[Cruz Family]

WWC - 45min. For us it really was not worth the wait!
Le Cellier - 30min. Well worth the wait!

 

[english rose 47]

What are ADR's for if you have to wait that long, obviopsly there is poor planning on the restaurants part I realise some parties may take longer than normal but all this should be figured in so there is no more than a 10 min. wait for an ADR. How fast is service at non buffet restaurants.?

 

[princesspwrhr]

45 min at Le Cellier - did not make for a plesant meal

hour plus for Teppenyaki - ended up seated with 2 couples who were obviously not looking to be seated with a FAMILY of 5.

Both long waits were mid December 05, both resturants were turning away people left and right and the tempura bar had a 2+ hour wait. Usually our wait has only been about 5-10 min.