On Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:42:39 -0800, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

> My
> recent observation was that whenever Lin and I go out on a "special" night
> like that, we seem to get the rush service, as if the restaurant has grossly
> overbooked its tables.

I've only been out once for Valentines Day in recent memory (I've been
married too long to remember that far back) and you're right about the
over booked tables. The last time we went out was on a Valentines
Day. We booked at Le Charm and good thing we had reservations because
they were completely packed with people lined up outside waiting for a
table. I can't say we were rushed because the wait staff had more to
do than rush us, but we were so close to other tables that we ended up
chatting with the couple next to us... which was probably something
they would have rather not done considering it was V Day. In any
case, the food was good and I was willing to give them another
chance... but hubby was less than charmed by the experience (he
doesn't want to pay that kind of money to be practically sitting in a
stranger's lap), so we've never been back.
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