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    Upon walking in a restaurant, how long would you wait to be acknowledged before walking out?

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    Post by RedBedroom Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:47 pm

    Is there an amount of time where you would think you have waited long enough and walk out?

    I think even if a place is busy, a host or someone should acknowledge me within ten minutes. If not, I'm out.
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    Post by Bluesmama Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:06 pm

    10 minutes is a long time to wait if you're just standing there waiting to be acknowledged. In fact, I would find 5 minutes to feel too long (it is amazing how long just one minute can feel when you're waiting).

    I don't "wait well", but much depends on what's going on while I'm waiting. If I can see that they're truly swamped, and I still want to eat there, then I may be more willing. If I see no good reason for the wait then the chances of me leaving are very good.
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    Post by Chris Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:26 pm

    Fifteen minutes and I'm already irritated, twenty and it's time to either go somewhere else or come back later.
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    Post by Tony Marino Tue Nov 22, 2011 5:00 pm

    If its worth waiting for then Ill wait if not, 10 minutes tops.
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    Post by Nystyle709 Tue Nov 22, 2011 11:20 pm

    5 mins. Waiting is a different story, but I would expect you to at least acknowledge my presence and let me know you're working to get me a table.
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    Post by CatEyes10736 Wed Nov 23, 2011 1:43 am

    I don't remember ever having to wait for a table, but I can't see doing it longer than ten minutes. If it isn't a formal occasion, then we can go somewhere else...and if it is, then I would have called ahead of time to reserve a table.
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    Post by CeCe Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:08 am

    I expect to be acknowledged fairly soon after I enter to either be seated or at least have my name taken with some estimation of how much longer it will be from there.
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    Post by 04JETTA Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:39 am

    Depends on how busy they are, usually 15m is my absolute limit, but again, depends on how busy they are
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    Post by Cheaps Wed Nov 23, 2011 3:59 am

    CeCe wrote:I expect to be acknowledged fairly soon after I enter to either be seated or at least have my name taken with some estimation of how much longer it will be from there.

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    Post by Kral Wed Nov 23, 2011 6:46 pm

    I won't wait for longer than 20 minutes and it would be good of them to somehow compensate for it (something off the bill or free sides at the very least.)
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    Post by FireIce918 Wed Nov 23, 2011 8:59 pm

    I get pissed off if 30 seconds passes without acknowledgement. I mean, if we gotta wait for someone to acknowledge us AND send us to appropriate seating, I expect them to know people are coming in!

    Don't let me be with my Brooklyn and Bronx friends.....3.25 good seconds and the whole restaurant getting disrupted like none other!
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