To be annoyed at my seat in restaurant?

That wasn’t the issue 🙄 - the issue was because the 2 seater tables were packed in so close to each other

You can’t be charged as a no show when you’ve turned up. You don’t need to cause a seen. You can be polite and smiley and explain the problem.

Seems reasonable to seat two people at a table for two

I hate sitting like that with the people I'm actually dining with - i.e. stuck in the middle without an easy way out.. never mind people I don't even know! That's absolutely bizarre.

No it's shit. We had a similar situation at a place we'd been keen to try recently, although not quite as bad as we could still get in/out of our own table but the sound from all the other tables was so bad and overpowering that I couldn't wait to get out. We'd already ordered before the other people arrived, if I'd seen how it was before we sat down I wouldn't have stayed.
It's such a shame because the food was nice but I simply can not enjoy a meal like that so won't be going back.

But why the hell fid you sit there?! You can see it’s cramped even when empty. I cant understand why you went ahead with your meal, dropped £100 , and only complain about it on here afterwards! The more customers who refuse to dit there, the more they will realise they are losing money and need a different set up

Fuck that shit, once I'm seated I'm not moving to let people in or to go to the toilet, not happening. If a customer needs to move to accommodate another, then the tables are too close

Well Inkyspells,
Next time you'll not be making that mistake ever again
Having done it this time

you would literally be rubbing your butt through someones jalfrezi everytime you needed the loo!

This isn’t respecting your privacy.
I went into Waterstones in Coventry for coffee. Identical set up! I felt uncomfortable even then because the students next to me were trying to discreetly have a row!

My husband would have made us leave, and I would have been glad with a takeaway

Many years ago my boyfriend at the time booked us a Valentine's meal in a chain restaurant, and that was exactly how they had arranged their tables. Basically as many 'tables for 2' as they could cram in, virtually no gap between them. It felt like you were having a meal with the people either side of you. You couldn't have a conversation without both sides hearing all of it. One and only time I've ever eaten out on Valentine's day! It's just greedy and doesn't focus on the customer at all.

Ooh yeah that’s awful. I’d of left.

Should have just left. I always follow the waiter to the suggested table but if I don’t like it I’ll just ask for somewhere else. If they say no then you can make a choice based on that.

that is absurdly tight, I wouldn't have got through that gap. I know they're trying to fit in as many people as possible, but not to the extent you can't get in and out.

I wouldn't have accepted that table, I'd have asked to move and if they said no, I'd have left.

Way too close … how can you even get out with asking people from other tables to move. There should be max. 3 tables along that section!

Imagine having to move your drink every time someone want to get up to go to the toilet and swipes their arse across your table 😂way to close, there should only be 3 tables in that area ideally

I get that but they have too many 2 seater tables rammed into the photo op showed us.

I would have asked to be moved and insisted on it or left. That’s a horrible table to be sat on. Yanbu op

If it’s a busy restaurant and full then why would you be seated at a table for 4 for example? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

We went to a little French restaurant once which was like this and was an even bigger nightmare into the corners of the restaurant. There was a fairly big group to one side of us and as a waitress was approaching with a tray of drinks someone at that table tried to get out from the table and the waitress was knocked spilling all the drinks. The restaurant later tried to charge that table for the spilled drinks and it was only when a number of us surrounding (one benefit was that we could all hear!) pointed out that the cramped layout was actually the issue did they back down. Suspect the waitress may have had to foot the bill which is also an unfair outcome of corporate greed.

Leave a review with the pics attached - this is absolutely ludicrous, how do people get up to go to the bathroom?