How long is it okay to stay after finishing a meal at a restaurant?

[onlyCOpunk]

I stay until all the wine is gone.

 

[Rage187]

30 minutes would be the max for me.

 

[Journer]

well, here in tokyo no one gets paid with tips, so the longer you stay without ordering anything the easier the waiter/waitress' job is. overstays are welcomed 😀

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Being that you are a paying customer you have every right to stay as long as you damn please. This is assuming you've actually had a full dinner and not just two Cokes.

Just an example. You take your date to Outback. You have a Blooming Onion for an appetizer. Then two steaks. Then some coffee and dessert. You've bought that table for the next two hours AFAIAC. If the waiter give you shit, ask for the manager and BITCH him or her out. They'll comp your meal. They cannot force you to leave as long as you are a paying customer.

I fucking hate it when that shit happens. Not bragging (really) but I've been at Outback in San Antonio TX and they said "UM...we need this table.". I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

You are in business to serve paying customers. I am a paying customer. Let me finish my fucking conversation you idiots.

I'm not bitter towards Outback...I :heart" Outback. I would've done the same at any restaurant.

Oh shit...I"m so pissed right now. Thanks, OP...you've got my digestion all messed up now.

You're just trolling with this post, right? It's hard to tell sometimes. Who takes a date to Outback?

No, actually. Not trolling. I've no need to troll...my posts are always inflammatory just the way they are. Considering I've lived in many major cities in the USA, the restaurant name may differ, but my point remains the same. I'm a paying customer (full meal in a restaurant, not just coffee) and I'll stay as long as I damn please.

And if not, I will vote with my wallet and my phone/email and call the regional manager and clearly explain to him/her what their staff did wrong when they asked me to leave.

I don't care that there are people waiting. Know why? BECAUSE I WAITED TOO. That's why. I watied; now you wait. If you're paying your money, you're entitled to "it." If I'm paying my money, I'm entitled "to it."

And that's the way it works, people.

And if you disagree, I don't come to your establishment with my wallet anymore. Money talks. Oh yeah, I tell all my coworkers how badly you treated me...and maybe embellish a little bit. And then they don't come any more either.

Get it now, people? :roll:

Don't bite the goddamn hand that feeds you.

Sounds like you're the kind of customer that a restaurant would rather not have. And if you try to steer your friends away from every business where someone looks at you funny, I'm sure they'd realize that you have unrealistic expectations and ignore your warnings.

 

[randomlinh]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
And if you disagree, I don't come to your establishment with my wallet anymore. Money talks. Oh yeah, I tell all my coworkers how badly you treated me...and maybe embellish a little bit. And then they don't come any more either.

Get it now, people? :roll:

Don't bite the goddamn hand that feeds you.

you're one of THOSE people.... I agree that they shouldn't be pushing you out the door if you're still eating. But for a place like outback, it's not a place to sit and have a long conversation after you're meal. the restaurant is there to serve you food, not provide you w/ a living room away from home (well, I'm talking about chain restaurants and the like).

Now, if you don't agree with that, feel free not to come back. But bad mouthing a place because they wanted you to leave after you were done eating (again, within reason) seems rather childish.

 

[Dumac]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
No, actually. Not trolling. I've no need to troll...my posts are always inflammatory just the way they are. Considering I've lived in many major cities in the USA, the restaurant name may differ, but my point remains the same. I'm a paying customer (full meal in a restaurant, not just coffee) and I'll stay as long as I damn please.

And if not, I will vote with my wallet and my phone/email and call the regional manager and clearly explain to him/her what their staff did wrong when they asked me to leave.

I don't care that there are people waiting. Know why? BECAUSE I WAITED TOO. That's why. I watied; now you wait. If you're paying your money, you're entitled to "it." If I'm paying my money, I'm entitled "to it."

And that's the way it works, people.

And if you disagree, I don't come to your establishment with my wallet anymore. Money talks. Oh yeah, I tell all my coworkers how badly you treated me...and maybe embellish a little bit. And then they don't come any more either.

Get it now, people? :roll:

Don't bite the goddamn hand that feeds you.

Not only does your post not make any sense (and is plain wrong at some points), but your attitude is selfish.

Imagine if everyone in the restaurant decided one day that since they waited (oh what a horrible thing! you act like it makes you the equivalent of a war veteran or something) they would just sit on their ass for hours after their meal came. Then, nobody else would be able to get a table, no matter how long they waited. If you were out there, you'd probably just be raging about having to wait so long when it's your own damn attitude that caused it.

Also, I doubt any type of manager would care when you called them and explained that the restaurant asked you to leave after you sat there drinking coffee for a millennium.

You are right about voting with your wallet, but what kind of drones are you working with if they are not going to go to Outbacks anymore because you made up a bad experience (you damn liar)?

 

[JohnCU]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Being that you are a paying customer you have every right to stay as long as you damn please. This is assuming you've actually had a full dinner and not just two Cokes.

Just an example. You take your date to Outback. You have a Blooming Onion for an appetizer. Then two steaks. Then some coffee and dessert. You've bought that table for the next two hours AFAIAC. If the waiter give you shit, ask for the manager and BITCH him or her out. They'll comp your meal. They cannot force you to leave as long as you are a paying customer.

I fucking hate it when that shit happens. Not bragging (really) but I've been at Outback in San Antonio TX and they said "UM...we need this table.". I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

You are in business to serve paying customers. I am a paying customer. Let me finish my fucking conversation you idiots.

I'm not bitter towards Outback...I :heart" Outback. I would've done the same at any restaurant.

Oh shit...I"m so pissed right now. Thanks, OP...you've got my digestion all messed up now.

You're just trolling with this post, right? It's hard to tell sometimes. Who takes a date to Outback?

No, actually. Not trolling. I've no need to troll...my posts are always inflammatory just the way they are. Considering I've lived in many major cities in the USA, the restaurant name may differ, but my point remains the same. I'm a paying customer (full meal in a restaurant, not just coffee) and I'll stay as long as I damn please.

And if not, I will vote with my wallet and my phone/email and call the regional manager and clearly explain to him/her what their staff did wrong when they asked me to leave.

I don't care that there are people waiting. Know why? BECAUSE I WAITED TOO. That's why. I watied; now you wait. If you're paying your money, you're entitled to "it." If I'm paying my money, I'm entitled "to it."

And that's the way it works, people.

And if you disagree, I don't come to your establishment with my wallet anymore. Money talks. Oh yeah, I tell all my coworkers how badly you treated me...and maybe embellish a little bit. And then they don't come any more either.

Get it now, people? :roll:

Don't bite the goddamn hand that feeds you.

you know there is something called being considerate, you're not there paying for a conversation and if people are waiting to eat well, you can continue your convo anywhere, they can't eat the food they obviously went there for anywhere else (unless you have multiple outbacks).

 

[thomsbrain]

If it's busy, I'm out as soon as I'm done. Usually I want to go somewhere quieter anyway. But if it isn't busy, there's no rush.

 

[between]

 

[shortylickens]

Depends on how full they are.

Once we were at a Sharis (Oregon version of Denny's) late at night with very few other customers. We stayed a good hour after eating, just sucking down coke and coffee. No one seemed to mind.

When you go to a family diner on saturday afternoon, you better haul ass directly after paying the bill.

 

[Locut0s]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Being that you are a paying customer you have every right to stay as long as you damn please. This is assuming you've actually had a full dinner and not just two Cokes.

Just an example. You take your date to Outback. You have a Blooming Onion for an appetizer. Then two steaks. Then some coffee and dessert. You've bought that table for the next two hours AFAIAC. If the waiter give you shit, ask for the manager and BITCH him or her out. They'll comp your meal. They cannot force you to leave as long as you are a paying customer.

I fucking hate it when that shit happens. Not bragging (really) but I've been at Outback in San Antonio TX and they said "UM...we need this table.". I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

You are in business to serve paying customers. I am a paying customer. Let me finish my fucking conversation you idiots.

I'm not bitter towards Outback...I :heart" Outback. I would've done the same at any restaurant.

Oh shit...I"m so pissed right now. Thanks, OP...you've got my digestion all messed up now.

You're just trolling with this post, right? It's hard to tell sometimes. Who takes a date to Outback?

No, actually. Not trolling. I've no need to troll...my posts are always inflammatory just the way they are. Considering I've lived in many major cities in the USA, the restaurant name may differ, but my point remains the same. I'm a paying customer (full meal in a restaurant, not just coffee) and I'll stay as long as I damn please.

And if not, I will vote with my wallet and my phone/email and call the regional manager and clearly explain to him/her what their staff did wrong when they asked me to leave.

I don't care that there are people waiting. Know why? BECAUSE I WAITED TOO. That's why. I watied; now you wait. If you're paying your money, you're entitled to "it." If I'm paying my money, I'm entitled "to it."

And that's the way it works, people.

And if you disagree, I don't come to your establishment with my wallet anymore. Money talks. Oh yeah, I tell all my coworkers how badly you treated me...and maybe embellish a little bit. And then they don't come any more either.

Get it now, people? :roll:

Don't bite the goddamn hand that feeds you.

Aside from sounding like a complete ass your plain assumption that the manager is going to defacto side with you is not always correct. I've known more than one manager, including the one I work for now, who would treat you worse than the original waitress / sales associate in such a circumstance. True as a paying customer you are entitled to much but there are boundaries and limits on what companies will let you get away with. You are NOT the only paying customer and many an establishment and manager would just as well serve the 2 or 3 customers waiting in line behind you and gladly lose your buisness and that of your friends. Believe me I've seen more than one instance where a customer asks for the manager thinking, "see now your going to get it waiter/sales associate" only to get the opposite of what they expect.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Originally posted by: Locut0s

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Descartes

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Being that you are a paying customer you have every right to stay as long as you damn please. This is assuming you've actually had a full dinner and not just two Cokes.

Just an example. You take your date to Outback. You have a Blooming Onion for an appetizer. Then two steaks. Then some coffee and dessert. You've bought that table for the next two hours AFAIAC. If the waiter give you shit, ask for the manager and BITCH him or her out. They'll comp your meal. They cannot force you to leave as long as you are a paying customer.

I fucking hate it when that shit happens. Not bragging (really) but I've been at Outback in San Antonio TX and they said "UM...we need this table.". I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

You are in business to serve paying customers. I am a paying customer. Let me finish my fucking conversation you idiots.

I'm not bitter towards Outback...I :heart" Outback. I would've done the same at any restaurant.

Oh shit...I"m so pissed right now. Thanks, OP...you've got my digestion all messed up now.

You're just trolling with this post, right? It's hard to tell sometimes. Who takes a date to Outback?

No, actually. Not trolling. I've no need to troll...my posts are always inflammatory just the way they are. Considering I've lived in many major cities in the USA, the restaurant name may differ, but my point remains the same. I'm a paying customer (full meal in a restaurant, not just coffee) and I'll stay as long as I damn please.

And if not, I will vote with my wallet and my phone/email and call the regional manager and clearly explain to him/her what their staff did wrong when they asked me to leave.

I don't care that there are people waiting. Know why? BECAUSE I WAITED TOO. That's why. I watied; now you wait. If you're paying your money, you're entitled to "it." If I'm paying my money, I'm entitled "to it."

And that's the way it works, people.

And if you disagree, I don't come to your establishment with my wallet anymore. Money talks. Oh yeah, I tell all my coworkers how badly you treated me...and maybe embellish a little bit. And then they don't come any more either.

Get it now, people? :roll:

Don't bite the goddamn hand that feeds you.

Aside from sounding like a complete ass your plain assumption that the manager is going to defacto side with you is not always correct. I've known more than one manager, including the one I work for now, who would treat you worse than the original waitress / sales associate in such a circumstance. True as a paying customer you are entitled to much but there are boundaries and limits on what companies will let you get away with. You are NOT the only paying customer and many an establishment and manager would just as well serve the 2 or 3 customers waiting in line behind you and gladly lose your buisness and that of your friends. Believe me I've seen more than one instance where a customer asks for the manager thinking, "see now your going to get it waiter/sales associate" only to get the opposite of what they expect.

Correct, restaurants don't want customers like this douchebag. While this douche is crying and upset, the restaurant has made many other customers happy by getting the douche out of the restaurant.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
You really don't get it. B/C your reading comprehension sucks balls. I was talking about being able to cover a $5K bill...which is also low. Which is why I said not bragging. B/C it is a really low limit.

Sometimes it doesn't matter how much your CC is worth if the "machine is down" and you have to pay in cash.

In all the years on this board, the fact that it's mostly inhabitied by the under-25 crowd has not changed. And that just sucks. Not bragging. 😛 (*finger*)

It also appears. That you don't. Understand. When you're being made fun of. B/I won't explain it to you bacause that would kill the joke.😛(*132*)

 

[JS80]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Being that you are a paying customer you have every right to stay as long as you damn please. This is assuming you've actually had a full dinner and not just two Cokes.

Just an example. You take your date to Outback. You have a Blooming Onion for an appetizer. Then two steaks. Then some coffee and dessert. You've bought that table for the next two hours AFAIAC. If the waiter give you shit, ask for the manager and BITCH him or her out. They'll comp your meal. They cannot force you to leave as long as you are a paying customer.

I fucking hate it when that shit happens. Not bragging (really) but I've been at Outback in San Antonio TX and they said "UM...we need this table.". I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

You are in business to serve paying customers. I am a paying customer. Let me finish my fucking conversation you idiots.

I'm not bitter towards Outback...I :heart" Outback. I would've done the same at any restaurant.

Oh shit...I"m so pissed right now. Thanks, OP...you've got my digestion all messed up now.

:laugh: + :roll:

 

[Born2bwire]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Being that you are a paying customer you have every right to stay as long as you damn please. This is assuming you've actually had a full dinner and not just two Cokes.

Just an example. You take your date to Outback. You have a Blooming Onion for an appetizer. Then two steaks. Then some coffee and dessert. You've bought that table for the next two hours AFAIAC. If the waiter give you shit, ask for the manager and BITCH him or her out. They'll comp your meal. They cannot force you to leave as long as you are a paying customer.

I fucking hate it when that shit happens. Not bragging (really) but I've been at Outback in San Antonio TX and they said "UM...we need this table.". I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

You are in business to serve paying customers. I am a paying customer. Let me finish my fucking conversation you idiots.

I'm not bitter towards Outback...I :heart" Outback. I would've done the same at any restaurant.

Oh shit...I"m so pissed right now. Thanks, OP...you've got my digestion all messed up now.

The best part about these forums is the daily affirmation that there are bigger assholes out there than me.

I'll stay unless the place is busy. No skin off my teeth to take myself to a nice quiet coffee shop or something of the like.

 

[musicman64]

I dunno, back in school while waiting tables, I never really minded someone sitting at a table for two hours afterwards.

They *almost* always ended up buying more drinks, desserts, coffee or even a second appetizer. I'm sure there are those out there who wouldn't even consider the money a waiter was losing by taking up the table - but I always seemed to get overly generous tips that often made up the difference - and it was easier work to boot. I can remember one couple that would do this every few weeks, but other than that - it really didn't happen often enough to be a concern either way.

This was at your typical Outback/Applebees/Ruby Tuesday's/Chili's kinda place, I'm sure waiters at a more upscale location would probably prefer the table ...

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I don't care that there are people waiting. Know why? BECAUSE I WAITED TOO. That's why. I watied; now you wait. If you're paying your money, you're entitled to "it." If I'm paying my money, I'm entitled "to it."

And that's the way it works, people.

You don't think this would work out better for everyone if you hadn't had to wait 45 minutes for the couple before you to finish their speaking conversation at an eating restaurant? What's with the attitude of "well they made me wait so I'm gonna make the next person wait"?

Seriously, people can only eat out at restaurants but they can talk anywhere. "But I can because someone did it first" is kinda - no... completely - childish.

 

[Tiamat]

Kinda have to judge the atmosphere. Usually at the very nice restaurants ($40+ per person), you can stay for a long time without getting weird stares from the workers. At a place like Applebees, Longhorn, Outback, Uno's etc. probably at most 15-20 minutes.

 

[PhlashFoto]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I had about $500 cash in my pocket and a credit card that could've bought 10x that bill. And my tab was about $150. I just kept ordering one coffee and nursing it for an hour just to make a point.

A Whole $500 in your pocket huh? WOW What a big time baller you are!!!! :roll:
So you think you are better than everyone else because you think you have "some" money on you? You are a ghey retarded wannbe *****-rich poser. I hated customers who have that entitlement attitude.

Did you leave that entire $500 on the table that night? Since you did not, what you HAD in your pocket that night means completely shit.

You are a fucking scumbag asshole. :disgust:

EDIT: To add the thread. I just came back from dinner. The place was completely dead and the we only stayed about an extra 20 minuties talking while she cleaned up but the waitress didn't seemed to mind it either. Like most people, we do tend to play it by ear and consider the crowd & noise level if we stay just for a few after eating with or without having dessert and coffee.

 

[Jumpem]

The waitress is getting a lousy tip if I am still there five minutes after I am done eating.

 

[imported_Stew]

Originally posted by: Jumpem
The waitress is getting a lousy tip if I am still there five minutes after I am done eating.

I find they always show up almost right away after I finish, or even before I'm really finished. I like to munch on those few fries left on my plate...