No Reservations
Chapter: Season Four
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Well, Sam has something he might be willing to sit on Santa’s lap and ask for…
Screw thatguy and his noodles. Make your own amazing nerdtastic date with her sam.also mess up his car.
You should not F with the guy who is best friends with Santa’s Son. Also I feel someone is about to have a family reunion.
As mad as he is Sam obviously doesn’t realize it yet, but Phillip Douche just unintentionally did him a solid there.
Now Sam doesn’t have to foot the bill at the lame, overpriced restaurant but still gets credit for trying, and they’ll end up ad-libbing some far-more-romantic amazing date instead.
^^^ This right here, just this! 😀
I concur!
Absolutely. Why, I’d never want to be a member of a club that’d accept someone like me as a member, said Groucho Marx and every geek ever.
Additionally, there’s actually a lot to be said for dressing up fancy and then going on a casual date.
My favorite date I’ve ever been on I was wearing my father’s best suit and she was in a skin-tight little red dress. We then went to Fire & Ice, which if you don’t know isn’t exactly McDonalds but is as causal as a dedicated Hibachi restaurant ever gets.
It was amazing. Every guy there was staring at her and their girlfriends were glaring at them. I was the smuggest mug in the joint.
So, I’ve never seen a restaurant with such a STRICT dress code. Ever. I’m guessing Phillip Douche has some sway there either with that host or the manager.
If the place REALLY wants to turn business away, fine with them. I know some places probably do that, but Sam got dressed up all nice!!!
But you ignore him, Sam! You two can have a first date somewhere more relaxing and open to geeky attire!
Exactly! (and yeah Phillip Douche is a regular there, at least in my mind).
You know, my first reaction was a total gut ‘must protect my geek brethren’ and wanted to lash out at Phillip. Honestly, after thinking of it, Phillip is right. Sam is taking Amy out to a nice restaurant, and she dressed like an idiot (and Sam almost did). Then she played Marry, Bang, Murder with Ducktales…really? Then, Sam insults the restaurant he’s at simply because he’s annoyed at Phillip. Duh, of course they’re going to throw Sam and Amy out. Any business would throw them out. They’re behaving like children. They SHOULD have thrown them out.
I’m totally down with the ‘let’s act like children’ date. Don’t get me wrong. But don’t go to an adult place and expect to get away with acting like a child. The real world is filled with ‘adults’ who don’t take kindly to it. Know you’re role, Sam and take her to McDonalds or something. Everyone will be happier.
On the flip side, Phillip intentionally sought him out, and then provoked him.
Also, on the note of insulting the restaurant, spend a few minutes on the TalesFromYourServer subreddit and then come back and say that Sam should’ve been kicked out.
I think you got it wrong.
First (as you can see in real life photo) the dress is not this stupid, sure is not classy but i got to see way worst dress of “modern fashion”.
Second i doubt that she played the game in the face of the people actually involved, probably she was just near the entrance and the guy heard her, and being cleary one with a high (missplaced ) “consideration of himself” he probably got angry.
Third sam was talking, angry for a good reason, in a private conversation (with an asshole) so is not like he went to the ower and said “you noddles are overpriced”, the guy just eavesdropping (which is pretty rude if you think about it).
I really don’t see any reason but being an asshole to throw out them.
There are several real AND adorable versions of that dress. I wouldn’t wear it to a professional function, but it’s perfectly fine for anything else. It’s. A. Patterned. Dress.
I’m sure that Amy will take it in stride, because that is how she rolls. And I’ve definitely seen women with pattern dresses at “fancy” restaurants. Hopefully Amy will advocate the higher road to Sam, and remind him that while Phillip may be eating fancy noodles, he’s doing so alone.
Again, I say, screw ‘adult places’. If I can’t dress how I want and act how I want, why would I want to be there? Eat in if you want to eat healthier, eat at a Dave and Busters if you want to eat ‘fancy’ and have some actual fun.
Hey, I’m 100% with you. When I want to have fun with my wife (also a gamer) we go to Dave and Busters. It’s a 90 minute drive, but we go cause dammit it’s fun. If I showed up to Dave and Busters in a suit. It’d be odd and people would comment. If I showed up and demanded the other patrons be quiet because I’m having a romantic dinner, I’d be rude. I go and be in that environment and I have a blast. I don’t tell Dave and Busters how to run a restaurant.
When I take people I work with from out of town, people who can crush my career if they want, to dinner, I take them to a ‘fancy adult’ place. Where we sit down, have entrees and a couple drinks and it’s $200. (Probably a few would prefer Dave and Busters, but these are the silly games we play, most prefer the fancy place.) If I showed up in my portal 2 t-shirt, it’d be odd and people would comment. If I decide to play Bang, Marry Kill at this fancy place loud enough so the Matre D heard me, I’d also be rude.
All I’m saying is, go where you’ll have fun and fits your situation, and don’t expect the place you’re going to bend over and be what you want just because you showed up. That’s rude.
Trust me, I’d much rather watch these two have fun on a real geek date than bicker with Shao Khan there. But hey, conflict makes good stories, I suppose. I’m sure in the end we’ll get our gamer date. Brian’s cool that way.
Sorry I looked over the situation and a well dressed patron with a reservation arrived. His date had already arrived, purchased several drinks that you put good money into having a liquor license to be able to sell at a huge mark up. She plays a silly game and goes to use the restroom when he arrives.
New person arrives and hostilly accosts your customer and insults good dress in your establishment. Door man sides with the hostile customer and ejects the well dressed and paying customer and his guest in favour of the hostile party. A nice tweet with a picture of yourself for being ejected for being well dressed will infact garnish an apology and at minimum of wiping the young lady’s bar bill. With a few more angry people chiming in and they may get a private full expense meal.
Sorry the bad publicity for this stunt is way heavier than you think. Sorry she did not come dressed as a nun. But the faux chinese shirt would have been insulting not ‘atmosphere.’
Okay… Time to shine Sammy, simple solution, once Amy gets back, tell her the truth. never lie, ask her where she would like to go instead… Once that is settled, then whip out the smartphones and post on FB and Yelp! and 4Square etc, the mistreatment of the customer by the doorman/host and the fact that your reservation was not honored. Be succinct and specific, use your Vocabulary to torch the place verbally without a single swear word, etc… The owners are more interested in doing business than playing favorites, so the host my be toast and you may get a free future meal out of it… Or at least your friends will know to skip the place for anything important.
Later, when it is mostly forgotten, after your 3rd or 4th date with Amy, that is when you hunt the doveuche down and beat him to a pulp…
Just my 2 cents 😉
also talk to your dad and Permaban that little F**KER from the store
Not likely to help, really. The place was already regarded as one of the biggest names in town; Sam likely doesn’t swing enough weight to change enough minds to matter from one bad review. That and in some cases that kind of bad review may end up helping; if you can actually finish a meal at a place that will throw you out for no reason, you must be “special.”
That must be the reason is so full of places that throw you out for no reason 😀
Not entirely true. I got the “sorry we’re all full” from one of the “finer” dining establishments in town. I complained, to the owner, then to the local media. Then other people came out and complained. That place has since closed down. Was it because of my complaint and that of others? Maybe, maybe not. But if you do or say nothing, nothing is exactly what you will get in return.
Rage-based use of The Narrative incoming in 3… 2… 1…
I would second that.
Maybe this gives him the kick he needs to stick it to the council and get back on track.
Or maybe the ‘we failed’ thing was all a test in itself.
Big mistake Sam, snob restaurants are for snob peoples only.
Hey Brian, as a completely different topic, did you know that there’s a new Reaper Kickstarter? It’s half way through now and has some nice minis already. Sorry if you already wrote it somewhere, but since you (or your characters) were so happy about last “Reapermas” I thought I’d mention it!
For the comic: Love it, as usual. My first visit this morning 🙂
Sam, is time to reveal the batman shirt under your fancy clothes and bring justice!
1 what the matre de did is illegal in some states 2 one should not piss of the guy who can ban you from your local comic and gaming shop
was wondering when someone would mention that. BAN the bastard!
Being in the business as I am, here’s a little secret for you folks. Free of charge. 🙂 Four out of five times, a restaurant that cares so much about it’s dress code and adherence to ‘policies’ isn’t worth eating at.
Basically, the deal is this: eateries can be successful for a number of reason, and not just because the food is good. Sometimes, what they’re selling you is a dining ‘experience’. As a bit of a low brow example, take Hooters. The food there really isn’t anything special. But the food isn’t really why you’re there, to say the least! 😛 Same sort of thing going on here, albeit of a more snooty variety. The food isn’t really what they’re selling. What they’re selling is the cachet of eating at a really swanky establishment. They’re selling a status symbol. Thus, a smug bastard like Dove is just the sort of person they’re looking for in a customer; one for whom it becomes an excuse to look down their noses at the unwashed rabble.
Thing is, in my experience, (and I’m a foodie. I’ve got lots of experience!), in such a place, the food usually isn’t that good. There are exceptions, to be sure (four out of five, remember) but it’s a good rule of thumb. If a place is so full of itself that it would turn away a reserved customer, it’s a place that values its image more than it values providing good service. And that’s usually not a good sign for the quality of the food there.
So yeah, I second the motion that this might be a blessing in disguise. Sam and Amy can find a better place that can result in a better date then they could have ever had at Don Mongolia. As for revenge against Dove, who needs violence? If I were Sam, I’d just point out that, while I may not be eating at this oh so fancy restaurant, ‘I’m’ still on a date with a cute girl that digs me, while ‘you’re’ eating alone. Chew on that, ya snob! 🙂
Sam: OH! I am bested by you, Phillip! You win! Please, tell me where your date is so that I may speak of your…what’s that? You don’t HAVE a date? Oh well, then, I’ll just leave with MY date, where we’ll laugh, have fun, enjoy a glorious make-out session, and possibly more. Have a good evening and enjoy your noodles, Phillip…alone.
*prepares to turn around, then eyes widen in surprise* Oh, no! Mister maitre d’, there’s a RAT in your dining room!*exhales in relief* Oh, wait, my mistake, that’s someone’s dinner!
Try Cambell’s Apartment, a froo froo bar in grand central station. A friend got bounced for wearing sneakers.
ok, bumping the reservation was NOT COOL… I have never been down with ppl who love to be above other ppl, at the end of the day Dove is a dateless loser & that host is working in food service and should not think that entitles him to be elitist.
I am flashing back to the movie “some kind of wonderful” this is just the first lame first part of the date that makes the legendary part even better.
had a similar incident at a place called magiannos or something like that, I asked the manager point blank why he was thirty two, working as a RECEPTIONIST in a restaurant for like 10 bucks an hour, had braces, and never went to college, and how such things entitled him to be such an elitist dick.
….person who owned the restaurant laughed her ass off. then we ate for free.
“Perhaps in the future you and your “friend” will show more respect for our policies”
“Yeah, it’s so cute how you think we’d be coming back.”
Pardon, ignore me; just testing out my new Gravatar.
Haha yay, I figured it out!
>_>
Things like that cause someone to snap, come back with an AR-15 and… *twitch!* … and… Why are you looking at me like that? … *twitch!*
Time for Sam to go find a pay phone and call the Health Department about the large pests in the restaurant and give Phillip’s name as the reporting party.
you know, these days I have a personal policy. if someone insults my lover, and if the pricks at the restaurant show blatant discrimination like that, there are two things that help with both.
thermite, in the case of the douchebag’s car, and petco (vermin) in terms of the restaurant.
Definately good for business! Especially in the age of internet reviews. Yay for capitalism!