Four questions that separate a good December booking from an expensive disappointment.
Most December disappointments are booked in November, cheerfully, by someone who did not ask enough questions.
Four questions
Is it a set menu, and can we see it? Plenty of places switch to a fixed festive menu in December without saying so clearly. If the reason you chose the restaurant was a dish, check the dish is still available.
Is our table one table? Ask outright for groups over eight.
What time does the kitchen actually close? December bookings often run late by design. A kitchen that shuts at ten changes the evening.
Is there a deposit, and what happens if numbers change? Group numbers always change. Better to know the policy in November than to discover it on the night.
Our answers, since it would be strange not to: the full menu runs all December, long tables are available if booked ahead, the kitchen goes until a quarter to midnight, and we would rather you told us numbers changed than quietly brought three fewer people.
The four questions take two minutes and save the evening.
Most December disappointments are booked in November, cheerfully, by someone who did not ask enough questions.
Four questions
Is it a set menu, and can we see it? Plenty of places switch to a fixed festive menu in December without saying so clearly. If the reason you chose the restaurant was a dish, check the dish is still available.
Is our table one table? Ask outright for groups over eight.
What time does the kitchen actually close? December bookings often run late by design. A kitchen that shuts at ten changes the evening.
Is there a deposit, and what happens if numbers change? Group numbers always change. Better to know the policy in November than to discover it on the night.
Our answers, since it would be strange not to: the full menu runs all December, long tables are available if booked ahead, the kitchen goes until a quarter to midnight, and we would rather you told us numbers changed than quietly brought three fewer people.
The four questions take two minutes and save the evening.