Stopped by this place for a coffee and pastry. It was completely empty ... Not a single other customer.
I waited several minutes at the counter for the proprietress to turn her attention to me. When she did, rather than taking my order, her top concern was my computer bag which I had placed on an empty chair at an empty table in the empty establishment.
"You can only take up one table" she told me, as if there were throngs clamoring for a seat; as if should anyone need a seat I couldn't simply move the bag; as if I wouldn't reposition the bag once I had ordered and took a seat.
Further, if an establishment is concerned about the placement of bags, many provide hooks under the table.
In any case, I found the attitude shocking, nasty, and obnoxious.
I walked out. read more