to be p*ssed off that when I try to book a table at a nice restaurant

[MyEye]

for a few weeks ahead, I am offered either 7 or 10?

I've rung about 6 places today and they all say the same thing

It's rubbish, isn't it? Great for the proprietors, I am sure, but rubbish for everyone who isn't a telly presenter.

Is it a very popular posh area?

It does sound very frustrating, I can't say it has happened to me, maybe I go to the wrong sort of restaurants?!

I refuse to go to restaurants who talk about times you can stay at the table for .. it pisses me off .. how dare they

i agree myeye, why cant i ever get 8.30? who wants to eat at 10.00? we should all boycott and see what happens. we now just turn up at our fave restaurant and always get a table, we may have to wait at the bar for half hour but at least we get time we want.

you need to book a v. nice restaurants that isn't bothered about packing the covers in. sadly you will pay through the nose. worth it imo.

Ah- very Gordon Ramsey- get two sittings in to cover the bills.

Hasn't reached here yet everything here either Brewers fayre or celtic manor- we have no in between LOL) but sure it will soon enough

These are good (spendy) central London places. It's a bit lowgrade, isn't it, this two-sittings nonsense. I'd rather be told 'sorry no availability' than 'yes, but at our convenience, rather than yours'

going to pont de la tour instead.

hifi, would love to know your favourite restaurant where the bar gambit pays off..

myeye, its fino in charlotte st. also done it at crazy bear round the corner a couple of times.

MYEye,

Went to Pont de la tour a few weeks back........lush!

I have only been out of the city a year, and already forgot how nice it was to go to a posh restaurant!

have fun.

Peachy, theres a very nice one in newport! But you have the table for the night (sorry hijack!).

I agree with op, really annoying, as when dh takes me to a restaurant, we want to be there to relax, not rush through a sociable meal!

quite often when i try to book a restaurant they say oh yes you can book at such and such a time but there is a 2 hour limit to the table. i'm normally ok with this as it never takes more than 2 hours for a meal and then you can always go in the bar for drinks afterwards.

If you fancy japanese NOBU also has no booking/wait in the bar policy.

eat somewhere else.

And we have never had this problem at Gordon Ramsey's (Claridges)