For two Saturdays in a row, I've been part of a group heading out to dine.
In both cases, one member of the party made a reservation to hold a table for us.
That's not something I'm accustomed to here in Savannah.
That's because these weren't upper-scale dining establishments, like Sapphire Grill or Elizabeth's on 37th.
For those two, a reservation is in order for two reasons: 1) a meal will run about $100 per person, and 2) they have very limited seating.
Neither of those were on our schedule either night.
This time, we were accompanied by Kathy, Elissa, and Marcia.
I had the Picnic Primavera, in fond memory of my recent bday67 girls' trip and the three picnic lunches we shared.
Very nice it was, and I had a taste of Kathy's Fish & Chips and Marcia's Brussels sprouts!
Here's the point, though.
When it came time to pay our tabs, Elissa found out that she earned a $10 credit for next time, as she had been the one who arranged the reservation for our party.
What a nice perk!
Last Saturday's night out had almost gone wrong, though.
Joel made the reservation that time.
We were to go to Flock To The Wok, and they required a deposit of $20 per person - ouch!
Then, when he came to pick me up, the thunderstorm that had been threatening let loose, forcing us to pull off the road.
Fortunately, when he called the restaurant, they allowed him to cancel with no charge - hooray!
Sandy and Elissa were with us and they welcomed my recommendation to go to The Narra Tree - hooray!
Marcia joined us and we all shared Lumpia, courtesy of Joel - very nice!
I'm sure that was a relief to him, as he would have lost $100 if the other restaurant had not agreed to cancel his reservation.
So, two different experiences with reservations.
Wait... make that three, including the one to The Rainforest Cafe.
That had also required a credit card deposit to hold our table.
I forgot about that, since Christina made that reservation.
I still favor eateries that let you just walk up and dine.
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