There are several factors that can ruin a lunch or dinner at a restaurant. The choice of place is one of them. There are some who are even considered the worst places to sit in a restaurant. After you choose them, you'll surely regret it.
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03/08/2026
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Neverywhere are the most suitable to have a meal in a restaurant. There are spaces that will end up compromising the entire experience and even making sure you don't want to come back so soon. Have you ever sat in any of the worst places in a restaurant.
The TastingTable website shared the worst places people choose to make lunches and dinners out. They are spaces that end up making the experience not the best.
The worst places in restaurants
The best thing, once you make the reservation, is to figure out where you'll be sitting to see if you still have a chance to make any changes.
Meet the worst places to sit in a restaurant and that should avoid at all costs. Note also the reasons they leave.
1- Near the bar
TastingTable suggests that the bar might be a good place to stay in a restaurant, but most of the time it's not like that. “The most obvious reason to be unpleasant to have a meal a few meters from a bar is the noise. During the day or on weekdays, it probably won’t make much difference, but I’m sure it won’t be necessary to say that weekends in a restaurant with popular bar are noisy”, they explain.
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2- Next to the kitchen door
“ A table near the kitchen is the typical bad place in a restaurant. It is a scene often portrayed in comedies to illustrate an embarrassing night.”
3- In the middle of the restaurant
“A place right in the center of a restaurant usually means you’ll be around employees always walking around you.”
4- Next to a large group
“Take plate after dish from the kitchen to a large table takes a lot of time, besides all the other needs the group may have. If an employee is attending a large group, it may be difficult to give the necessary attention to the other tables.”
5- Near the entrance door
“ In some cases, eating by the door of a restaurant entrance is not bad. You can get a nice breeze from time to time or even have a nice outside view. But in other cases, sitting next to the door could ruin the night. In winter the cold can be a lot and it always ends up having people coming and going.”
6- Near a TV
“Being close to a TV also means that other customers can look in the direction possibly throughout the meal.”
7- Next to the employee area
This is where employees can write down orders on a tablet, pick up silverware, coffee shops and other objects to take to other tables. It's an area that could ruin your meal.
8- Near the bathroom
“ A table near the bathroom creates the perfect storm to ruin the night. We have the noise, drunken people who can be noisy and there is also the sound of the hand dryers running constantly.”

