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Poll Comments
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How long would you wait for food in a restaurant before walking out? [196 votes total]
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| 30 minutes or fewer (71) |
 36% |
| 31 - 40 minutes (68) |
 35% |
| 41 - 50 minutes (34) |
 17% |
| 51 - 60 minutes (13) |
 7% |
| More than 60 minutes (10) |
 5% |
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Posted By: mARTY
Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 86
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WAITING TO BE SERVED
i DON'T MIND WAITING 30 TO 45 MIN TO BE SEATED. aFTER BEING SEATED I
EXPECT TO BE OUT OF THEIR WITHIN 30 MIN.
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Posted By: SereneMaxine
Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 116
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Restaurant Wait Time
Like another post, I wasn't sure whether the question meant the time
waited before being seated or if it meant the time to receive an order
after placing it.
Waiting to be seated depends on the time I have available. If I need to
be at an appointment, for instance, I will find another place instead of
waiting to be seated.
In the past have been told that I have the patience of Job, but in my
old age, I agree that beverage orders need to be placed within a few
minutes and food orders placed shortly afterward.
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Posted By: Thomas Pellitieri
Posted On: 1 day ago
Views: 143
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Waiting...
I wasn't certain if the question was regarding the time you'd wait to be
seated, or the time between ordering and having food brought, so I voted
based on the latter.
Generally, the time I'll wait to be seated depends on the
quality/reputation of the place. However, once I'm seated, there's a
few things I expect from a decent place.
Someone should come to take at least a drink order within 5 minutes. By
the time the drinks come, they should offer to take the order for the
meal.
The first course (usually soup or salad) should not take more than 10
minutes after that. Other appetizers I expect to wait longer.
The main course should either come soon after finishing the first course
or appetizers, or at least an update if there's a delay. It should not
come before I'm finished for two reasons. First, I don't like to feel
rushed, and second, I don't like the table crowded with extra plates.
After that, someone should check back after no more than five minutes to
make certain everything is okay. They should also check back just
before the meal is complete to ask about additional drinks, dessert or
the bill. If I want to relax a bit after dinner, the first two options
must be available. If not, I shouldn't have to wait for the bill.
My biggest pet peeve is when they just take your drink glass to refill
it. Either bring an additional glass or pitcher to the table, or ask
before taking it. I nearly choked at a restaurant once because they
swiped my half-full glass just as I needed it.
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Posted By: Perelandra
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 163
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Patience!
I don't worry too much about time. If I am at a restaurant, it's
because I have the rest of the day/evening off, and as long as the folks
are nice to me, I can wait a very long time. I always try to carry a
book with me, just in case the place is swamped.
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Posted By: Don the Norski
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 177
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Getting Tired of Waiting
Communication is key. If they're having a big rush, tell me. Keep my
bread coming, and try to time the soup and/or salad so that it's not
either too early or too late in comparison to the meal. Keep my drinks
coming, and mix 'em good.
If it still is late, buy me one, or knock off a bunch from the check.
Otherwise, I will leave, and likely won't be back. It would have to be
one heck of a meal expected to make it worth being there over 30 minutes
between being seated and my first bite of my entree.
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Posted By: Shar
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 218
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How long would I wait?
I would wait a reasonable amount of time in a nice restaurant; assuming
I have been served my salad or appetizer prior to the meal. I see no
reason why those items shouldn't be brought out within 10 to 15 minutes
of ordering. In fact, there's nothing I hate more than having my meal
brought out while I'm still eating my salad. If I'm paying big bucks
for a meal, I don't want to feel rushed.
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Posted By: lyn d
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 228
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restaurant wait time
My rule for waiting is that I must know that its a really great
place. Waiting for most restaurants just isn't worth it. I learned
this after waiting to eat at a supposedly famous restaurant and being
terribly disappointed at its lack of anything distinctive.
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