Not sure where you went but a lot of places now run “call ahead seating” via apps. You put your name on the list for a table before you even get to a restaurant. You get front loaded ahead of the walk ins.Boy I did something that is not me. Of course waiting on Market place people was a little crazy. Then the woman picked me up to go to dinner. 45 minute drive to Altoona all I hear is bitching and if I made a comment I got snapped at...get to the restaraunt and we walk in and she says 2 and as the matra Dee fumbled around he looked up and took the two people behind us...like WTH...so I wait and this lady comes in and passes everyone to put her name on the list and by this time there are 2 other couples behind me, Sara had sat down by now and the guy says are you two together and I said no....he takes her info and then takes the next couple...I am like WTH....He looks at me and says we need to prepare a table so it will be a minute. He leaves and comes back picks up the menus AND TAKES THE NEXT COUPLE!!! So I have to say something that we have been passed up 3 times now what is going on. And then he hands me a menu to "view while I wait". By this time I was pissed. I threw it back at him and said I want a table not a menu! And a few other choice words. I still get pissed just telling the story.
We do this where we can now. As with a family of 6, it suck’s waiting for an hour for a table. Course, I’ve seen it piss a lot of folks off when we get seated right away.
Not sure that’s what happened in your case, but just tossing it out there.

















