Originally Posted by
andyZRH
Personally I would never wait that long at any restaurant, unless it was some kind of emergency (i.e. no other food available
), but waiting 1:45h to eat at the Olive Garden (or any other chain restaurant) is just plain unbelievable, even more so considering the better alternative across the parking lot.
This thread is a hoot. I am convinced that Olive Garden purposefully makes people wait longer to get seated than necessary. I say this because on several occasions (at various times of the day and week) they have made me wait 10-20 minutes before being seated, but when they take my party into the dining room it is practically empty and wait staff are standing about. I believe they think that by forcing the customer to wait, even for a few minutes, it helps to psychologically heighten their experience at the restaurant.