Why would you meet socially at a restaurant if you’re not going to eat, especially one that’s so busy that it’s hard to find seating?
The reasoning is irrelevant.
If I had the table first, and someone came up to me like the OP and said what they said like that, I am perfectly within my rights to occupy that table out of spite and order more, so long as management doesn’t care.
Want a table so bad? Get there earlier or make a reservation. Don’t hurry people along like you own the place, because you don’t.
Why would you meet socially at a restaurant if you’re not going to eat, especially one that’s so busy that it’s hard to find seating?
You would find somewhere else with more seating that doesn’t serve food if your only goal was to socially interact with each other.
The reasoning is irrelevant.
If I had the table first, and someone came up to me like the OP and said what they said like that, I am perfectly within my rights to occupy that table out of spite and order more, so long as management doesn’t care.
Want a table so bad? Get there earlier or make a reservation. Don’t hurry people along like you own the place, because you don’t.