We went to Celeste for dinner and ordered a bottle of white wine (placed on the table without ice). We had no sooner put down our forks and finished our entrees when the check appeared. Now, I know better than to linger at a busy restaurant over a glass of water or a last few sips of wine. But we had a lot of wine left. We tried to drink as quickly as possible without actually making ourselves sick. Nonetheless, about 10 minutes later the waitress came over to our table and announced that could we please pay and leave, as many people were waiting. I was shocked. We paid our check and left. On the way out, I approached the manager, who said ""I'm sorry you feel that way, but there are a lot of people waiting."" This has NEVER happened to me in 10 years in New York.
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