Unsure the point of writing, bit of a rant I suppose!
Walked to my local coffee shop today with my baby. It was busy but there were a some tables free and bar stools (the bar stool areas was not accessible with my pram though as they are in cramped corners - slightly relevant!). All tables (free and occupied) were tables of 4 and the shop has no smaller tables.
Ordered my coffee and sat down. It came and I began feeding my 3 month old baby. Nearly immediately, a waitress came over to me before I'd even had chance to take a sip of my drink . She didn't say 'hi' or 'excuse me' just bluntly asked "how long are you going to be?"
I looked down at my feeding baby and my coffee, slightly confused and said "erm, I'm not sure?"She huffed and said "well , I need a table outside". Again, abit confused by the situation , I just replied "well, I don't know?" As I've never exactly been asked to put a time frame on finishing my coffee and feeding my baby before . Plus, this is abit of a treat having a nice coffee (with maternity leave and cost of living) , I wasn't going to sit there all day though obviously but don't see why I should be rushed.
Waitress huffed again, rolled her eyes and went to put a reserved sign on the bar stools then back inside where I could see her clearly talking about me to a colleague with a face like thunder.
Am I sensitive (and sleep deprived) or is this just extremely rude?
I get that I was at a larger table but I didn't have much choice and I was a customer, there first?