All I want, and all I need, all I crave is a good pub feed.
However, I've waited on average 30 mins for parmis / shnitties and steak sangas. Is this a reasonable wait time for (what I think) is a stock standard pub feed?
What Is a Reasonable Wait Time for Food When Dining out at a Pub?
Poll Options
- 610mins
- 9020mins
- 8030mins
- 340mins
- 150mins
- 360mins
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Its all relative reallyDepends if you arrive early and order first, or when its busy and there are 50 orders in front of you
TBH, if it is a busy pub with food continually coming out then they are smashing it in the kitchen and it will come as soon as they get to it.
If food is not coming out at all, for anyone, then there is a problem.
Busy, I think 20-30 minutes reasonable. There's probably the expectation that you are having a chat if you're with others and enjoying at least the first drink before food comes out.
I've heard that some places try to get first round of drinks finished before they bring out food so you get another round.
Definitely The Chats comes into play here.
25 mins is about my limit before i start getting annoyed, especially for the simple food that you have in a pub
I don't think it is relative to the 'simple food' though.
It is relative to the number of orders hitting the kitchen, when those orders come in, the number of cooks/chefs working, their capabilities, the size of the kitchen, etc.it is to me.
if i'm going to be waiting for half an hour for pub food, why bother? i can get something just as bad for me down at the chip shop, having to wait 5 - 10 minutes at the most, and go eat in a park, at home, anywhere i want
it's one of the reasons i don't go to pubs much, the food is overpriced, takes too long, and the alcohol is overpriced
there is one pub i like, but their food is fantastic, restaurant quality for pub prices, i don't mind waiting the 20 minutes for them, it's worth it.
it's one of the reasons i don't go to pubs much, the food is overpriced, takes too long, and the alcohol is overpriced
I go with the lads at work to pubs pretty regularly for 'business', and it's basically an excuse to shoot-the-shit over beers (which always ironically seems to involve actual business agreements getting hashed out) and to grab some quick grub before we head back to the coal mines. I imagine I'd be annoyed by a 20-30min wait if I was focused on the actual meal, but by the time the food arrives the drinks are flowing and we're all deep in conversation so it doesn't seem like such an inconvenience.
@whatwasherproblem: i suppose i am not the target market for pubs, when i am drinking with friends, it's always at one of our houses. no "business" meetings for me.
If you're one to get annoyed waiting 30+ mins then order an entree. Or just drink more wine/beer.
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10 minutes is good when not busy. 15 minutes is reasonable when not busy. 20 minutes is a bit long when not busy.
15 minutes is good when busy. 20 minutes is acceptable when busy. 30 minutes is getting a bit long when busy.
40 minutes and I wouldn't eat there again. These are not complex dishes.
Pubs/restaurants/cafes should employ enough staff to cope with demand and satisfy customers. If they do that, people will come back.
Just my opinion.
Pubs/restaurants/cafes should employ enough staff…
If only they were available. Staff shortages are a real thing, more prevalent in some areas than others.
More people only help so much. Only one person can stand in front of a grill.
Are you ordering alone or are there other items in the order , 30mins is pretty long for just 1 meal being ordered
As ever, there are a lot of variables in your question, but in general, I wouldn't expect anything in less than 15 minutes … even if it's a pretty simple order, it's hard to "cook to order" in less than that time (noting that is the total elapsed time from you ordering all the way through to you receiving).
If busy to full, I think you have to expect up to 30 minutes.
If it's full, you probably have to expect longer than 30 minutes. Note that expect is different to accept … if that's not acceptable to you then finding an alternative venue is the better course of action.
Should have measured time in beers.
1st beer way to fast.
On the 5th beer just about right.
After 5 beers becoming annoyingDepends on how busy the PUB was just before you ordered. I have waited 10 minutes and up to 50 minutes. The 50 minutes was at a pub in a holiday place during a friday night, so expected a long wait.
On a busy night 20 minutes is the upper limit in my opinion. I don’t think I’ve ever had to wait longer than 20 minutes on a busy night before.
Damn, now I want some pub grub!
Have you tried ordering correctly and asking for a parma?
That's probably your issue.That is just un-Australian!
Lots of un-Australian people here downvoting.
Un-Istralian you mean?
if its during the lunch hour then 30min.
All I want, and all I need, all I crave is a good pub feed.
I'm on Smoko, leave me alone.
Jon Taffer tells me on Bar Rescue a good cheque time is 10-12 minutes, 15 is into poor service territory
So, assuming our hunger and expectation for how quickly i need food matches America, then take that for what i's worth :)
I once waited an hour. Was busy watching the football when I realised. Went and asked about it. They said "we've had a meltdown in the kitchen, sorry, I'll refund your money"
Depends on whether you invited old mate Kevin and his hot date Karen, who have almost religiously stuck with ordering their his 'n hers steak and chips "well done, no juices visible please" at every venue they have ever been spotted in since cook-to-order became a thing.
p.s. Apologies to all the old mate Kevins and hot date Karens who go for medium at worst out out of respect for their fellow diners…
What times are you eating there? Is it a busy pub? If it's packed and it's 5-7PM of course you're gonna be sitting there a while.