On 7/5/2013 5:41 PM, MaryL wrote:
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>> "Nancy Young" wrote

>> on how it was presented to me. If the manager came over and said
>> Look, we're in a bind here, could you do us a favor ... I'd probably
>> just move without a fuss, though I would expect some kind of comp.
>
>> Of course, I much prefer to eat at the bar anyway, but that isn't the
>> point. I'd help them out if it was requested nicely.

> Yes, I agree. There are times when I would want to be accommodating if
> it were a polite request and the circumstances seemed to warrant it
> (although I actually never eat in bars). However, the situation
> described in the article would not fit those criteria. Here is part of
> what the article said (and I will assume it is accurate--that is not
> always true):
>
> "Imagine booking a table at a relatively nice restaurant looking to
> enjoy a moment with your friends and family. All goes well and you are
> about to bite into the main course when the staff informs your group
> they will have to move to the bar right away."

You're right, put that way, I would not have taken it very kindly.
And if I was with several people, the bar is not convenient.

> "This actually happened this weekend in a small but popular restaurant
> Loftid in Austurstraeti in Reykjavik. They requested most of their
> guests

Most of their guests, wow. Not just one table.

> move without warning because a €žfamous€œ person was coming to
> dine. The famous person in question was Gordon Ramsey, a famed tv cook,
> and his group of friends in Iceland for some fishing."

It's just silly. Alienate the people who would be your usual customers
to accommodate someone like that is stupid. I'd leave for sure.

nancy