Will do. They’re closed today. I suspect you are correct though.
What came to mind was the “Red Hen” incident in Lexington VA where Sarah Huckabee Sanders was kicked out. The restaurant was flooded with bogus reservations (plus negative reviews/hate mail) .... I was looking for an article & found the link below ... this is what was said:
“The Red Hen continues to feel an impact from the Sanders incident, she said, with staff still fielding occasional “nasty messages” and the restaurant requiring a specialized reservation system that helps prevent nuisance reservations meant to keep real diners away.”
Richmond restaurant refuses service to Family Foundation
https://www.virginiabusiness.com/article/richmond-restaurant-refuses-service-to-family-foundation/
Whether Metzgers is ‘up’ on this sort of reservation system remains to be seen. If there’s a big backlash, they could always call the Red Hen for advice.
It looks like Yahoo has already stopped reviews from being posted on Metzgers - Red Hen took a big hit there, too.