What are you supposed to say when booking a table over the phone and they same "Name?"

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That always flusters me for some reason. Do I say Mrs Surname? Firstname Surname? Firstname?

They probably get told to ask for surnames after too many occasions of duplicate bookings for Claire or John or whatever.

It doesn't stop me going anywhere!

The whole process is easier via restaurant booking apps.

DH's first name. Which is also a surname.
Noone can get our surname!

I always give my surname as no-one can spell my Christian name.

Apps have the advantage of being able to book outside opening hours, but I prefer phoning as you get an immediate confirmation and I don't have any aversion to talking on the phone, it is still often the quickest and easiest way to get things done.

Unless there isn’t one…not all small venues have them.

Surname - first name causes consternation.

Surname, it would occur to me to just give my first name tbh!

Full name

never occurred to me not to

Normally book with my husbands name because it’s very easy to spell. Otherwise I have to spell out my name.

Surname.

Surname. Wouldn't occur to me to use my first name.

First

I use my maiden name because it’s easy to spell and pronounce unlike my married name which you’d think was easy but has a soft G and everyone pronounces it with a hard G which really annoys me.

I give both as I have a very common last name and an uncommon first name, my last name is also a fairly popular first name.

I book with my first name.

I just use my my first name.

First name and surname. To be honest I have never thought about it.

I always just give my surname.

I use H's surname

Mine is unusual (in its current form entirely English, but unusual) and I don't like to think I might fluster people who are just trying to do a decent job for me.

His is a really common one - so common it has two ways (I think in social parity) of spelling it. We've never had any issue with confused bookings. Surely if there were two you'd be able to tell which was which by the time and size? - and if they were identical it wouldn't matter.

First name

I say first name second name. I generally eat at the same favourite restaurant and they know who I am.

Surname. Usually booking either as a family or for me and DH, so it’s a collective signifier - giving just my first name would feel like it was just going to be me (which is fine, but usually not the case!). It’s also not very identifying.

Fake surname, no one can spell mine or my maiden name

First name and surname, like other pp my surname is a males first name and wouldn’t want anyone thinking it was my name 😂