Originally Posted by
rjque
In my case, we scored a reservation relatively easily. Two days before the dinner I got a message on my phone to call back and reconfirm, which was, of course, impossible because the voicemail box was full. The day of the reservation I got another message saying I needed to reconfirm or my reservation would be canceled. After about 10 attempts I actually got through and managed to have dinner. The food was fabulous, but it was far too difficult to get in to make another try worth it.
I too went through the reservation rigmarole. Friend left several messages requesting a table for two on a particular night. No response. I subsequently left the same message. Want to guess which one of us got our call returned? (Hint: It wasn't the person who called Schwa first.)