Canoe last night.....

Lakesrider · 04-23-2010, 06:04 PM

Thanks as well Scott. Your reply shows that you read the forum and care about it's readers opinions. A lot of people would just ignore it and keep on going.
I still love the Canoe. The drinks there are always perfect. Seriously I have never had a poorly poured drink at the Canoe....

Rattlesnake Guy · 04-23-2010, 09:17 PM

Scott,
Thank you for your thoughtful reply. Full disclosure, the Canoe is one of our favorites.

I was thinking about your dilemma of the "curse" of too much business on a given night. Nothing can sour some of us more than a brutally slow experience when we are not in the mood for one. I was thinking about the common experience we have all had when we are told there is an hour wait for a table. When I hear that, I make an educated decision of weather to wait or bail. No hard feelings, I just don't want to make that big of an investment at that time. It cuts the wait for the folks behind me as well. I suspect the line reaches some kind of equilibrium where people are willing to wait a given number of minutes.

To my point, I wonder if their is any practical way to give me a chance to make a decision on the current meal cycle time as well. Is their a certain number of guest that a waiter or the kitchen gets to where your experience tells you that this is going to start being an issue for some customers? Is their a way to give me the option to make the investment in time or choose another option? I can imagine that it is a tough choice to discourage business but I would certainly be even more loyal to someone being honest with me.

Just thinking out loud. We are glad you care.

Lucky1 · 04-23-2010, 11:55 PM

If the food is good and we have no place we have to be in a period of time, waiting is not a problem. But that is just this opinion. How about putting out small dishes with cheese and crackers or other inexpensive food baskets with rolls or bread sticks or something interesting? Nice people sometimes seem to get irritated when they are hungry thus having something there might help to make the wait more tolerable. Just offering a suggestion. Good luck. Going to be a great summer for all at our wonderful lake I hope.

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

04-23-2010, 06:04 PM	#1
Lakesrider Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 380 Thanked 1,016 Times in 345 Posts	Thanks as well Scott. Your reply shows that you read the forum and care about it's readers opinions. A lot of people would just ignore it and keep on going. I still love the Canoe. The drinks there are always perfect. Seriously I have never had a poorly poured drink at the Canoe....

04-23-2010, 09:17 PM	#2
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	Scott, Thank you for your thoughtful reply. Full disclosure, the Canoe is one of our favorites. I was thinking about your dilemma of the "curse" of too much business on a given night. Nothing can sour some of us more than a brutally slow experience when we are not in the mood for one. I was thinking about the common experience we have all had when we are told there is an hour wait for a table. When I hear that, I make an educated decision of weather to wait or bail. No hard feelings, I just don't want to make that big of an investment at that time. It cuts the wait for the folks behind me as well. I suspect the line reaches some kind of equilibrium where people are willing to wait a given number of minutes. To my point, I wonder if their is any practical way to give me a chance to make a decision on the current meal cycle time as well. Is their a certain number of guest that a waiter or the kitchen gets to where your experience tells you that this is going to start being an issue for some customers? Is their a way to give me the option to make the investment in time or choose another option? I can imagine that it is a tough choice to discourage business but I would certainly be even more loyal to someone being honest with me. Just thinking out loud. We are glad you care.

04-23-2010, 11:55 PM	#3
Lucky1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Moultonborough and FL Posts: 459 Thanks: 318 Thanked 123 Times in 53 Posts	If the food is good and we have no place we have to be in a period of time, waiting is not a problem. But that is just this opinion. How about putting out small dishes with cheese and crackers or other inexpensive food baskets with rolls or bread sticks or something interesting? Nice people sometimes seem to get irritated when they are hungry thus having something there might help to make the wait more tolerable. Just offering a suggestion. Good luck. Going to be a great summer for all at our wonderful lake I hope.