Restaurant Pace: Let Me Go!

Once you're able to get yourself noticed and identify the appropriate seating official, one might make their way to a table at an Israeli restaurant. Initially, the service is incredibly fast and we've been so pleasantly surprised as to how quickly we receive our meals. Also, for the most part, the food has been wonderful and delicious and cheap, by U.S. standards.

However, when I'm done eating, I'm ready to go. This conflicts with the modus operandi of Israeli restaurateurs, who want their patrons to linger at the table long after the dinner is over. It takes a significant amount of effort to obtain a check and the waiter or waitress is usually quite surprised by the haste with which we are ready to go. It's very nice and kind that they're so obliging as to allowing patrons to stay but we're not lingering for long.