Popular Post seajae Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 We just went out for dinner for the first time in a few months, wife daughter and myself, went to a japanese retaurant in a shopping centre, sat down and were told we could not sit together, only one person allowed at a table. This would have meant we could not talk to each other without yelling and that we couldnt even see each other due to the high backs on the booth seating or order food for all of to share so I stood up and told them where they could stick their restaurant and walked out. I am aware there are rules in place but not single seat dining, the other restaurants etc in the shopping centre had more than one person at each table so it was just the restaurants own rule. As we all live together and eat together every day this was really over the top to say it was so we wouldnt spread covid, it was a good restaurant when we have been before but they have now lost a customer with their total BS rules, they actually offered my wife a 20% discount if I came back & ordered after I had told them what I thought of them and their BS rule. No other customers were even in there so maybe they dont agree with their single seat tables as well, shame as their food was always good 3 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Susco Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, seajae said: I stood up and told them where they could stick their restaurant And that is where you went wrong, because they didn't make those rules. Call the Thai government and tell them to stick it 5 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Susco said: And that is where you went wrong, because they didn't make those rules. Are you sure? Only 1 person per table, even if they live together in the same house? That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. They all deserve to go out of business permanently (and they will) if this nonsense continues. I know the government here aren't the brightest but I didn't think them so utterly stupid that they would split members of the same family between tables only to return home together after the meal. Edited May 30, 2020 by ukrules 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotandsticky Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, Susco said: And that is where you went wrong, because they didn't make those rules. Call the Thai government and tell them to stick it I think they probably did. The government certainly didn’t say one person per table - it was a case of that restaurant’s interpretation of social distancing. I agree with the OP and, whilst I would not have told them where to stick their restaurant, I would not accept this ‘new normal’ interpretation from a restaurant. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotandsticky Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, ukrules said: Are you sure? Only 1 person per table, even if they live together in the same house? That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. They all deserve to go out of business permanently (and they will) if this nonsense continues. I know the government here aren't the brightest but I didn't think them so utterly stupid that they would split members of the same family between tables only to return home together after the meal. It is not the government. At a restaurant in Homepro recently I sat with the missus - other people sat together on other tables. I did remove the cardboard divider as I wasn’t prepared to have a meal with that obstruction. The staff did not stop me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 minute ago, hotandsticky said: I think they probably did. The government certainly didn’t say one person per table - it was a case of that restaurant’s interpretation of social distancing. I have not read the exact rules, but I would wonder why a business would make up their own rules to the disadvantage of their own business. I know in Thailand everyone makes up their own rules, but they are usually to their own advantage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 minute ago, hotandsticky said: It is not the government. At a restaurant in Homepro recently I sat with the missus - other people sat together on other tables. I did remove the cardboard divider as I wasn’t prepared to have a meal with that obstruction. The staff did not stop me. Right, that makes a lot more sense. We now have a situation where the dumbest of them all will go out of business. I don't have a problem with that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 2long Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 Wine Connection 10 days ago had 1 person per table. I went in alone (I have no friends????) but a couple of guys came in together and had to sit at separate tables. Weird indeed, considering people travel to restaurants in the same car! Anyway, 3 days ago Wine Connection are allowing 2 per table, but not directly opposite each other. It's actually a table for four that they allow 2 to sit at. It really does seem weird that the rules are being interpreted in different ways but two things to note.. #1 In a franchised restaurant it's not fair to speak impolitely to the staff or even the manager, because they didn't make the rules. #2 In a franchised restaurant it's a waste of time telling a waitress where she can stick her food/restaurant/business. It's not as if she's a major shareholder and your absence will give her more time on her phone. We have to accept a lot of changes, and this includes the check in nonsense, sitting alone and of course, missing out on what used to be our favourite restaurants/bars/meals etc. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phetphet Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 McDonalds here in Samui allow two people per table for four, but you have to sit diagonally from each other so that you are not face to face. They have actually stuck red crosses on the other two seats, and on the table to indicate where you should not sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiocfaidh Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I agree with earlier posts that the restaurant is not at fault for the rules. Having said that I think Thailand has done a good job seeing as I am stuck in the United Kingdom with deaths approaching 40000. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJAS Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 2 hours ago, tiocfaidh said: I agree with earlier posts that the restaurant is not at fault for the rules. But, as the OP stated, other restaurants in the shopping centre where the rogue Japanese establishment was located had more than one person at each table! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnray Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 It's the same everywhere. One place they tied the chairs to a pole so we could not move them. But some rural places don't care. I am surprised you have only just noticed this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post samsensam Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 OP, having a go at staff, especially in franchise restaurants, is not only a waste of time but also displays ignorance and a lack of class. if you have an issue with restaurant policy ask to see the manager and speak politely and calmly to them. 8 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I've an idea developing that could materialise into an invention. The 'social distancing condom', manufactured in China, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tropo Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, seajae said: We just went out for dinner for the first time in a few months, wife daughter and myself, went to a japanese retaurant in a shopping centre, sat down and were told we could not sit together, only one person allowed at a table. This would have meant we could not talk to each other without yelling and that we couldnt even see each other due to the high backs on the booth seating or order food for all of to share so I stood up and told them where they could stick their restaurant and walked out. I am aware there are rules in place but not single seat dining, the other restaurants etc in the shopping centre had more than one person at each table so it was just the restaurants own rule. As we all live together and eat together every day this was really over the top to say it was so we wouldnt spread covid, it was a good restaurant when we have been before but they have now lost a customer with their total BS rules, they actually offered my wife a 20% discount if I came back & ordered after I had told them what I thought of them and their BS rule. No other customers were even in there so maybe they dont agree with their single seat tables as well, shame as their food was always good My wife and I had to sit at 2 different tables at a Japanese restaurant yesterday. These are the rules set not by the restaurant, but the local governing body. I find your harsh behaviour toward the restaurant unfair. We had a nice meal under the circumstances and did not complain. How should the restaurant know who lives together and who can safely eat together. Another thing you should consider is that when people eat at a restaurant, they take off their masks, so the distance becomes more important when people are not wearing masks. If you see some restaurants not enforcing the same restrictions, then those restaurants are disregarding the rules currently in place for restaurant dining. In the Mall, EVERY restaurant I saw had such restrictions. In restaurants which allow more than one person to sit at a table, they have screens separating diners. You are punishing the restaurant for restrictions that are not their doing and certainly not their choice. Why not help them out? It upsets them more than it upsets you. Maybe you can find a restaurant where the seats are low and you can still chat to your friends/family who are sitting at different tables. Edited May 30, 2020 by tropo 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 5 hours ago, hotandsticky said: I think they probably did. The government certainly didn’t say one person per table - it was a case of that restaurant’s interpretation of social distancing. I agree with the OP and, whilst I would not have told them where to stick their restaurant, I would not accept this ‘new normal’ interpretation from a restaurant. Nonsense. Each restaurant is given a maximum number of diners allowed inside at any time, and it's calculated by the number of tables in the restaurant. All shops in the mall have a maximum customers allowed inside at any time and the number is displayed at the entrance. My hairdresser even had a maximum allowed inside the salon, which was only 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 3 hours ago, tiocfaidh said: I agree with earlier posts that the restaurant is not at fault for the rules. Having said that I think Thailand has done a good job seeing as I am stuck in the United Kingdom with deaths approaching 40000. I agree, Thailand has done a great job of fudging its statistics, but the numpties continue to believe which is the goal I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Christmas13 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Am i glad I am in OZ again, yes we were in lock down as well but I just can't understand the Thai Gov to make those restrictions having near zero covid-19cases. I live in WA and we had no infections for a couple of weeks apart from a live sheep exporter coming from Dubai to pick up their sheep. But due to our strict inspections they were tested and not allowed to disembark and transferred to isolation hotels. Things are nearly normal now pubs are open (limit of 100 customers) gyms are allowed to open on the 6th (June) Yes we still follow social distancing laws (which does not bother me at all). Beaches are open,parks are open and virtually every thing else. I feel sorry for Thai people which can not get back on their feet and I am not talking about the sex scene. My lady friend lost her business (hairdresser) mainly because her landlord would not drop the rent. So she is just surviving now. Actually I am better of now I still get my pension and the Australian government paid me extra money even so I spend less because of the restrictions. I am just careful when I go out for shopping because I am in the age groop most likely to catch that virus. And comparing that virus with the flu is nonsense. We have a vaccine for the flu but not for covid-19, I get my flu shot every year and never had the flu apart from the common cold. So you can hate me for that post but I feel sorry for Thai people and all Farangs still living in Thailand or trying to get back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiwrath Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 no group dining? It appears, with this government, if you want to do anything in a group, you have to congregate in a local market, or meet on the B.T.S. ! Bizarre rule, as are many of the others in place. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torturedsole Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 19 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said: no group dining? It appears, with this government, if you want to do anything in a group, you have to congregate in a local market, or meet on the B.T.S. ! Bizarre rule, as are many of the others in place. It'll be the same nonsense in the UK once the government eventually formulates a plan. Let's not forget that a business can't operate under these restrictions for too long before they go under. Notwithstanding they're already struggling from the current lockdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puccini Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 6 hours ago, Susco said: I have not read the exact rules, but I would wonder why a business would make up their own rules to the disadvantage of their own business... The politically correct term is "intellectually challenged", I believe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puchaiyank Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 My word! Much of the world has become a most inhospitable place since the onset of the virus...Fugg eating alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrenn Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 7 hours ago, White Christmas13 said: Am i glad I am in OZ again, yes we were in lock down as well but I just can't understand the Thai Gov to make those restrictions having near zero covid-19cases. I live in WA and we had no infections for a couple of weeks apart from a live sheep exporter coming from Dubai to pick up their sheep. But due to our strict inspections they were tested and not allowed to disembark and transferred to isolation hotels. Things are nearly normal now pubs are open (limit of 100 customers) gyms are allowed to open on the 6th (June) Yes we still follow social distancing laws (which does not bother me at all). Beaches are open,parks are open and virtually every thing else. I feel sorry for Thai people which can not get back on their feet and I am not talking about the sex scene. My lady friend lost her business (hairdresser) mainly because her landlord would not drop the rent. So she is just surviving now. Actually I am better of now I still get my pension and the Australian government paid me extra money even so I spend less because of the restrictions. I am just careful when I go out for shopping because I am in the age groop most likely to catch that virus. And comparing that virus with the flu is nonsense. We have a vaccine for the flu but not for covid-19, I get my flu shot every year and never had the flu apart from the common cold. So you can hate me for that post but I feel sorry for Thai people and all Farangs still living in Thailand or trying to get back. The annual flu vaccine doesn't guarantee protection - it's only good for the strains that are most likely to occur, so don't assume that you'll never catch it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldie Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 If you don't like a restaurant for whatever reason simply don't go there. It is up to the restaurant to accept you as customer and you also have to accept their rules. You have no right to be their customer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kingstonkid Posted May 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Sizzler has the same set up and yes it is a pain in the asset but it is the law and these restaurants have to make sure they do not run against it especially the chain restaurants. Even if it is not the government that sets the rules it is the chain headquarters that dictates things. I think that as people get more comfortable and the number stay low that these things will change all we can do is either live with it or stay at home until it changes. Bitching out loud at the restaurant is not going to make you look better it is just going to make you look like a stereo typical Farang. Belive me the restaurants wish they could put as many people in their establishment as possible but it is again not their call 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Pizza company 6 chair table can sit 3 so fine for me and tastes better than Japanese food 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 17 hours ago, ukrules said: Are you sure? Only 1 person per table, even if they live together in the same house? That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. They all deserve to go out of business permanently (and they will) if this nonsense continues. I know the government here aren't the brightest but I didn't think them so utterly stupid that they would split members of the same family between tables only to return home together after the meal. The issue is that groups of friends can say they live together even if they don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5633572526 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 19 hours ago, Susco said: And that is where you went wrong, because they didn't make those rules. Call the Thai government and tell them to stick it Interpretation of the rules varies from restaurant to restaurant. I have no problem finding restaurants that let me sit with friends we just need to sit every other seat. Same with the plastic screens. Some have them some don’t. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statman78 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 My wife and I went to several restaurants this past week and had no trouble sitting together except at 1 place. It sounds like it might be part of the same chain as mentioned in the OP. We could not sit together. Ishtar after is a woman with her 5 year old daughter walked in and was also told that they could not sit at the same table. They walked out. In the same area there were other chain restaurants where multiple people were sitting at the same table. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letseng Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 19 hours ago, ukrules said: Are you sure? Only 1 person per table, even if they live together in the same house? That's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard of. They all deserve to go out of business permanently (and they will) if this nonsense continues. I know the government here aren't the brightest but I didn't think them so utterly stupid that they would split members of the same family between tables only to return home together after the meal. How would the restaurant know you live in the same house? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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