Alternatives to Cambridge Brewery for next month

[Jerry Feldman]

Why don't we change that to 9:15, and announce that we have
reservations. The CBC closes at 11 also. We generally leave about 20%+

 On Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:08:45 -0400
Dan Ritter <dsr at tao.merseine.nu> wrote:

> On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 01:17:58PM -0400, John Abreau wrote:
> > I called Atasca to ask about their hours. Their kitchen closes at
> > 10:00 pm.
> > 
> > We now have a reservation there for 12 people, at 9:30 pm on
> > Wednesday, May 16.
> 
> ...discussion with several friends now or lately employed in the
> restaurant biz suggest that entering a restaurant 30 minutes
> before it closes is Not A Good Idea.
> 
> The waiters want to go home. The kitchen staff want to go home.
> Normally they would be shutting down the kitchen at that point,
> as they are certain that no one will order anything except
> dessert and coffee. Shutting down takes a while, so starting at
> 9:30 or so means that they can leave by 10:30 or 11.
> 
> Instead, at the end of a night, they will need to stay late for
> you. Being at the restaurant at 9:30 means that you will have an
> order by 9:45 or so, and the kitchen will not be able to close
> until 10:30. People will be going home late because of this.
> 
> If you entertain hopes of going there a second time at 9:30, tip
> generously.
> 
> -dsr-
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