When the waiter takes you to not so nice seating area?

[Anonymous]

What do you usually do?
Could be next to the kitchen or bathroom .

[Anonymous]

Politely ask if you can be seated elsewhere. The hosts need to balance sections and waitstaff so maybe they can accommodate you but maybe they can’t. Just ask nicely.

[Anonymous]

If the restaurant is packed, I don’t bother asking. But if not, it’s a completely normal thing to say “Actually, could we be seated further away from the bathrooms?” or whatever

[Anonymous]

Morton's in crystal city would be completely empty yet they would sit you next to the OPEN kitchen always if you didn't make a reservation. Why would we need one if the place was always empty??? The staff there were the biggest jerks I've ever seen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the restaurant is packed, I don’t bother asking. But if not, it’s a completely normal thing to say “Actually, could we be seated further away from the bathrooms?” or whatever

This.

[Anonymous]

If it's a really horrid seat and I made a reservation I would ask more firmly then tell them it was not suitable and we wouldn't be dining there.

[Anonymous]

Ditto. My DH is fussy about seating but he just asks nicely for an alternate and we've never had an issue. Usually the host just shrugs and offers something else.

[Anonymous]

I just sit there. I notice it, and feel annoyed for a moment, but then I let it go and enjoy the food and it is forgotten.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you usually do?
Could be next to the kitchen or bathroom .

i tell them to sit us somewhere different. what kind of question is this?

[Anonymous]

This happened to my teenage daughter and I. In from the west coast and don’t dress like the middle aged golfer dads here. They sat us right by the exit to the kitchen. I proved them wrong by ordering a ribeye, letteing her order filet mignon, and drinking 4 beers.

[Anonymous]

^ I also tipped 25%. That’ll show em.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ I also tipped 25%. That’ll show em.

Is this a joke post? Are we supposed to be impressed you ordered beer and tipped 25 percent? LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the restaurant is packed, I don’t bother asking. But if not, it’s a completely normal thing to say “Actually, could we be seated further away from the bathrooms?” or whatever

+1. And I point to the one I want.

[Anonymous]

I have zero qualms about asking for a better seat if it's available

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What do you usually do?
Could be next to the kitchen or bathroom .

We ask to be moved and are willing to wait if necessary.

We just did this the other night. The table was next to an entrance and I got blasted with cold air before we even sat down. I wasn’t willing to eat in my coat. I asked to move. They moved us. No drama.