Okay, I have a question and I'm trying to think of the best way to phrase it so this might not make sense?? What is the shortest amount of time it should take to get food served to you at a sit down restaurant (not fast food)? And, what is the longest possible reasonable time to get served food? - ThreadSky

lilirulu.bsky.social • 11 days ago

Okay, I have a question and I'm trying to think of the best way to phrase it so this might not make sense??

What is the shortest amount of time it should take to get food served to you at a sit down restaurant (not fast food)? And, what is the longest possible reasonable time to get served food?

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kyari.bsky.social•11 days ago

If my meal hasn't come in like 30 minutes I'm probably going to start asking questions, especially if people around me who came in after me are being served.

duelistmattoid.bsky.social•11 days ago

I know in some Chinese restaurants you have to call them a day in advance if you want Peking duck.

ziharku-mecru.bsky.social•11 days ago

Highly variable in expectation for me. Something to the tune of 'if there's a 30 minute wait to sit, there's a 30 minute wait to eat' applies to a lot of places when it's busy. Alone, I usually expect my food <10 minutes if it's simple, <20 overall, plus or minus extra wait when staggering soup/apps

ziharku-mecru.bsky.social•11 days ago

And ofc the food always comes out at the same time, so if 1 person at the table orders a well done 20oz steak, you're gonna wait that kind of cook time for your 1 taco despite your meal taking 30 seconds to prepare.

ziharku-mecru.bsky.social•11 days ago

All in all though, my max time limit for apps/soup/salad is 10 minutes, and for entrees it's 30ish minutes beyond that (or just 30 if no 1st course) on a night with little to no wait time. The wait time just adds another 5-10 for 'its busy, I get it' vibe, but keep the bread coming or I will die

shammoner.bsky.social•11 days ago

I think it varies a lot based on the kind of food you order and also what kind of cuisine it is, so are you just asking like what food at a full service restaurant would be the quickest to make and which one would take the longest?

shammoner.bsky.social•11 days ago

Something that is already prepared (soup, stew, stuff like roasts that have to be prepared ahead of time and are sold until they're gone, etc) is going to be the fastest, probably, or something like carpaccio or gazpacho? Longest is probably anything that is made to order with a long cook time

lilirulu.bsky.social•11 days ago

I'm doing a think about something this isn't me complaining about service in any particular restaurant

certifiedrizzler.bsky.social•11 days ago

It certainly depends on the food, but also depends on how many chefs are in the restaurant and how many customers are there too

I feel like the average would be like 15-20 minutes

ohmroc.bsky.social•11 days ago

shortest, if they're a place that makes consistently similar items (specialty) or just know what people like, it's under 30 mins, maybe 20 if they're cracked

longest reasonable i'd give like, an hour, because that's a window for certain things that just take time, or maybe one kitchen screw-up max

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