Why Do Restaurants Have Time Limits?

Lived practice or a hardly relevant topic? We listened to Vienna's restaurateurs.

Why Do Restaurants Have Time Limits?

We all have our grievances about restaurants. Whether it’s only seating full parties or subpar wine service, not every aspect of going out is going to please every guest. (Which is kind of unfortunate, because isn’t that the whole point of hospitality?) One such grievance is the restaurant table time limit, which might seem somewhat inhospitable, depending on how it’s enforced. Most restaurants and bars have time limits. At LaLou, for example, w…