Strict on time?

[cowboy2024]

Here's a story.. guy wants to come late and get a guaranteed table spot when he shows up late. I say, cool, you can pay for everything right now upfront if you want. The guy doesn't want to do it. Guy never shows. So the reason you can't have a guaranteed spot if you don't prepay for it is that people don't show up and flake all the time. But, even worse, they say they are on the way and never show. Even, worse, they show up late, tell you they don't want the table but can you just get them in, no tip.

Hosts should develop a blacklist for people like that.

I'm sure word gets around...just like customers remember good vs bad service, hosts are going to remember good tippers / repeat customers vs no-shows.