# Do restaurants try to "hide" ugly or unattractive customers? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2015, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023 "2015-04-07T05:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Melbourne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Melbourne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melbourne)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023/81 "2015-04-14T07:04:15Z")
> [@Malthus](#): > > Heh, I had an interesting experience just the opposite of that: > Thing is, this place was seriously five-star - not that money was a problem, but we had been out biking all day and were hardly dressed appropriately - plus being very sweaty and dusty, literally with leaves in our hair. We were seriously dreading the reaction we’d get! > > …As it turned out, the service could not have been more polite My brother had a similar experience, and epiphany, when his kids were small. He wanted to go out with the wife to a nice place, but – the kids --. Finally, just thought F- 'em, and took the kids. Discovered that at a seriously good restaurant, they offered seriously good service. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023/82 "2015-04-14T15:05:49Z")
> [@russian\_heel](#): > > Palookaville. > > If you don’t know where that is, keep harassing me from forum to forum, and that’s where you’ll end up for being a troll, Pal. Accusations of trollery are not permitted in this forum. Do not do this again. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023/83 "2015-04-14T15:22:13Z")
I’m sure our local Olive Garden has the “noisy, family room in the center”. I’m pretty sure my wife and I were segregated at a nicer restaurant in New Orleans for lunch one time. We were lead to “the other room” and served there. A look into the second room showed many more people mostly dressed in suits and business wear. We were dressed like tourists in jeans and t-shirts. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023/84 "2015-04-14T15:50:46Z")
> [@installLSC](#): > > In my small hometown, there was a woman who was horribly disfigured (Think an Elephant Man-like disorder). When she would visit local restaurants, many people would leave the restaurant. One of our memorable dining out experiences years ago (in Pennsylvania, coincidentally) was at a place where a customer at a nearby table was in a wheelchair. This unfortunate man apparently had difficulty swallowing, and frequently made loud choking sounds, to the point where either regurgitation or an urgent Heimlich maneuver seemed likely consequences. Still, it was better than having a party with multiple children screaming and running around while clueless parents play with their cellphones. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023/85 "2015-04-14T18:05:13Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Well at least they didn’t throw a tarp over your dining party. That goes on the floor, to prevent stains on the carpet. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023/86 "2015-04-20T14:35:13Z")
My father is a 79-year-old stroke sufferer who dresses shabbily, drools at times because he has partial face paralysis, and is a messy eater because of the above-named condition. From what I can tell, we’ve never had a restaurant seat us in an out-of-sight table, and we go to some very fancy joints. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restaurants-try-to-hide-ugly-or-unattractive-customers/717023.md?page=4)