Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:17     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
Walked into brunch last weekend at Medium Rare with no problem.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:16     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
So make reservations. You're acting like restaurants are popular at brunch "at" you. Lots of people want to eat brunch in a restaurant, and it's the kind of meal where people can really linger and take up tables for a long time. There are only so many spots. What should happen?
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:16     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
Anonymous wrote:Weeks in advance? No. But expecting that your entire family can just waltz into a restaurant with no lead time and find a table magically open for you with no wait time? Nope. Restaurants without customers don’t last very long.

Get a grip.


Could have been put in a much kinder way, but this poster is exactly right.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:15     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
Weeks in advance? No. But expecting that your entire family can just waltz into a restaurant with no lead time and find a table magically open for you with no wait time? Nope. Restaurants without customers don’t last very long.

Get a grip.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:14     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
I don’t go to brunch anymore because it doesn’t make sense. I don’t want to pay $30 for a meal I can myself for $7, and have it be ready faster than it would take to get a seat at a restaurant.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:11     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
Anonymous wrote:Just a rant: we randomly decided as a family this morning that we wanted to go to brunch. I called around to 4 or 5 places near us (S Arlington) all with 1.5+ hour waits, and they won't put you on the list unless you go stand there for that whole time and wait for your name to be called. Is this a DC area thing or everywhere now? Ridiculous that you can't go anywhere good without making reservations weeks in advance.


Restaurants need more service workers! Encourage your kids to go into hospitality services instead of professional careers so this doesn’t continue.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:06     Subject: Re:Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
It's like this in smaller cities too!
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2023 11:04     Subject: Impossible to go to brunch without a reservation
Just a rant: we randomly decided as a family this morning that we wanted to go to brunch. I called around to 4 or 5 places near us (S Arlington) all with 1.5+ hour waits, and they won't put you on the list unless you go stand there for that whole time and wait for your name to be called. Is this a DC area thing or everywhere now? Ridiculous that you can't go anywhere good without making reservations weeks in advance.