[Red Badger]

Difficult to make a judgement, without video.

My wife and I, being senior citizens and no children at home, eat out fairly regularly.

But when we do, it seems the hostesses always seat us in teh ‘family sections’ with all the screaming children or if not here, they seat us next to the kitchen doors with constant going out and coming in.

We walked out of a Chili’s once because of the seating.......

[miserare]

Stay out of Chili’s altogether, or you may get food poisoning.

[miserare]

P.S. It's really funny how you got your name, Red Badger. Maybe if you called out "Red Badger coming" 🤠 in restaurants, you could clear out the section where you prefer to be seated!😂😜🇺🇸

[TexasGator]

“We walked out of a Chili’s once because of the seating.......”

LOL. We eat at Chili’s often. You need to assert your preference.

[Sarcasm Factory]

Upon entering the restaurant, you should straightaway request a table away from noisy children or busy sections like the kitchen doors. You're the customer, and accommodating your request shouldn't be hard if the restaurant isn't packed. Tipping a touch more than usual isn't unreasonable for a peaceful dining experience.

Seriously, do it. Many of these waitstaffers are likely doing it on purpose without thinking too hard on it. They may see seniors as light tippers, so they routinely save the best seats for parties they see as more likely to tip heavily after a pleasant experience away from the aforementioned nuisances and distractions. You and your wife don't have to silently suffer this kind of casual discrimination. Be polite, but be firm! ^_^

My wife and I, being senior citizens and no children at home, eat out fairly regularly.

But when we do, it seems the hostesses always seat us in teh ‘family sections’ with all the screaming children or if not here, they seat us next to the kitchen doors with constant going out and coming in.

[Oatka]

My wife and I, being senior citizens and no children at home, eat out fairly regularly.
But when we do, it seems the hostesses always seat us in teh ‘family sections’ with all the screaming children or if not here, they seat us next to the kitchen doors with constant going out and coming in.
We walked out of a Chili’s once because of the seating.

Something similar happened to us at Red Lobster. They sat us all the way in the back, near the lavatories, where there was a constant stream of people. There were other open booths in the central area. OK, we didn't like it but thought it was just bad luck of the draw. Maybe they were trying to even out the load on the waiters.

Next time, we were seated one booth up - still a lousy setting. I didn't want to make a scene at the restaurant, so I complained on YELP about seating senior citizens out of sight of the younger crowd. I got a call from the manager who claimed that wasn't the case and offered a free meal. We turned it down and said to just stop the "non-existent" practice.

We go there once a month because of their "Endless Shrimp" Mondays and they lose money on me - I have no shame.

The next time we went, I was on Full Alert, but the sweet young thing gave us a window booth in the center section.

Just to play safe, I now point out the booth we want when it looks like we're being herded to the back. Always get in the center section now. Would go back if it wasn't for those damned Scampi Shrimp.

[Don W]

So ask for “quieter” seats when you arrive. The hostess will be happy to accommodate you, I am sure.