@epicdemiologist @NudelnAlDente I can understand the restaurant. There’s inconsiderate types who make advance reservations at five or six places and then see what their mood is come dinner. They don’t bother to cancel the other restaurants. Result is that those may have turned away other customers. Asking for a phone number allows them at least to call like “Hey, you’re 30 mins late, should we still hold the table?”. Also, not being anonymous is a bit of a deterrent from being a selfish prick.