3. Bribes

The first person you see when you walk into a restaurant is the hostess.  The hostess is in charge of reservations, greeting people, and bringing you to your table.  When a host tells you she is on a wait and you bug her every five minutes about getting a table you will ultimately be put lower on her list or you will be sat at the little table crammed into the back corner of the restaurant.  If you are desperate to get a table immediately you can do it by giving the host some cash.  Bribes are usually not condemned by management so keep it on the DL, don’t go waving your money around the host stand because that will make the host feel awkward and you will feel like an idiot when they deny your money.  The more money you give a host the better chance you get to sit immediately at the best table in the restaurant.  If there are two hosts working remember that they will probably be splitting the money so a $10.00 bill will not cut it.  Remember that a host has to deal with other people just like you bothering them for a table.  So if waiting patiently like everyone else is an issue for you, slip the host some Benjamin’s and you will surely be seated in no time.