3. Wide load—keep the aisles big
Packing in plenty of tables, sticking them very close together, once made a restaurant feel busy and bustling. It was cool to be at a crowded hotspot and be close enough to chat with your neighbors about the dishes they were trying. Now, it’s a pain. Heck, it’s hard enough to squeeze through some of the gaps between close-together tables after a big meal. Having the added girth of carrying a baby means fitting through can be next to impossible. Plus, having a toddler within grabbing reach of another table is dangerous. Those little arms move fast—and can disrupt a less-than-forgiving table’s meal. And let’s not even get into how impossible narrow aisles are to navigate with a stroller, even when folded up. Since when is the best option leaving the multi-hundred dollar stroller with the hostess?