Dress Code: As long as they are clean and don't smell, how the other diners are dressed doesn't affect my meal or my evening out. I imagine restaurants with multiple dining rooms might choose to seat people according to how nicely they are dressed. I don't have a problem with that.
Kids before 6:30: Have you ever gone out to a nice restaurant after, say 7:30 PM, and been seated next to little kids that hadn't eaten yet? The kids are hungry and tired. This is always a deal-breaker for us.
Smoking: The biggest problem with people congregating outside the door isn't having to walk through the cloud of smoke; it's the fact that the smoke gets drawn into the building, either through the doors or the ventilation system. Ever go into DeVylder's/Harvest Market in Wolfeboro when someone is smoking under the awning out front? You can smell the smoke all the way back to the deli. If we smell smoke in a restaurant, we won't stay.
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