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Originally Posted by boibuddha
Anything decent place is going to be full on a weekend and/or will not take reservations. A restaurant would have to have your tables vacant for an hour before you arrive plus the time you'll be occupying the table.
Most places would rather serve 40 people (small groups) than 20 people (large group) over the two hour window, assuming people finish eating within an hour.
That's how it was when I worked in the industry.
You may have a better chance of finding a place if you have an early dinner (5pm) before the dinner rush or talk to the manager about leaving a deposit to hold your tables for a while.
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Pretty much what he said.
Most if not all "hole in the wall" places are at most 50 seat capacity, if even that. If the place is halfway decent they probably wouldn't lock up half the restaurant on a weekend night for 1 group. Unless you want to pay on top of it to book out the restaurant or maybe guarantee a minimum spending per person. It would probably have to be a lot higher than the "average" customer.