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[Luv2Decorate]

If a friend was already sitting in the booth, I'd probably just stay there. But I don't blame you one bit for wanting to move.

I hate booths. I always get smushed against the wall, or the booth is too tall and I feel like a little kid.

[sunshine45]

i would say the vast majority of nice restaurants these days have the bathrooms in a totally separate area OR closer to the bar area. i cannot even recall the last time we sat near a bathroom.

[brii]

I don't like sitting looking into the kitchen or bathroom either

[patbz]

I hate being seated by either ( or by families with small children at upscale places). The hostess does this to distribute the servers workload fairly but I'm paying so I request with a smile.

[RedTop]

I am very specific about seating. I HATE sitting in a booth, as I'm too short and cannot sit comfortably in that type of seating. I always ask for a table, and prefer not to be seated in the center area surrounded by other diners, but prefer a table that sits out and away from others. The kitchen and bathrooms aren't close to restaurant seating in the few places where I eat.

[victorian vixen]

Ivey... you have every right to be seated where you want. You are paying for the dinner and deserve to sit where you are comfortable.

Although I love kids I often ask not to be seated right next to them, especially in a booth. Just don't care for little eyes on me the whole time I'm trying to enjoy my meal. They just love to hang over the back of their booth and stare...cute at first, but gets old after awhile. Of course the parents are oblivious to the whole thing.

I seldom get to go out and have a nice dinner, so when I do I like to enjoy myself.

[occasionalrain]

On 9/21/2014 Luv2Decorate said:

If a friend was already sitting in the booth, I'd probably just stay there. But I don't blame you one bit for wanting to move.

I hate booths. I always get smushed against the wall, or the booth is too tall and I feel like a little kid.

I agree with you on that. By making an issue of it the OP insulted her friend. That she would accept her offer to change places was unacceptable too. She shouldn't be surprised if her friend is unavailable to lunch in the future.

[Demitra1]

Close to forty years ago, we were in Italy at a restaurant. I happened to be sitting where I could see straight in to the sink area of the kitchen. I watched as bussed dishes were taken there. I saw them rinse the leftover pasta and put it in a separate pot. I always wondered if they used the pasta again!?? I had a creepy feeling they did. Hope not!

[Qwackertoo]

I'd pay extra to sit in the special Alcove in the kitchen @ Victoria & Albert's @ Disney World in the Grand Floridian . . . up to 13 courses and a dinner that lasts 4 hours!

Although I could NEVER eat that much food!

Maybe . . . one of these days!

In a cozy alcove in the kitchen, guests at the coveted Chef’s Table get a front-row seat where Chef Hunnel starts the evening with a Champagne toast and discusses ideas so that he can craft a personal menu. With up to 13 courses, the experience offers small tastes of everything from caviar to Kobe beef and Japanese Wagyu strip loin, paired with wine and spirits. The dinner lasts nearly four hours, the time filled with marvelous tastes and Hunnel’s banter between courses. For foodies, it’s never long enough, a meal as entertaining as it is delicious.

[bells4me]

I usually tell the hostess where I want to sit, such as a booth opposed to a table. I don't like to be in the center of the room. At a certain buffet I ask to sit in front because they put all the kids, strollers & highchairs in the rear of it. I don't care what anyone here thinks, I am paying for the meal.