Dine Out nearly unplayable

I really like Dinning out it is one of my favorite packs because it gives the Sims an opportunity to socialize with each other. I find it very iteraiting that they get up and talk to total strangers this is not very realistic. I want them to focus on their friends who are at the TABLE. Get IT!

I've had the experience lately were my sims will start eating then they get a 3 quarter hunger meter full and stop eating. I have to click on their dishes and make them eat it again. I've been letting them chat a little bit before they go back to eating.
It's kind of annoying.

What upsets me the most about dine out is my sims would place and order and I would see other sims who came after get their food first. I know this may sound a little mean but from a game play stand point my sims should be the priority than the random NPCs.

Dine out is one of the best pack gameplay idea wise (dine out and run a restaurant) but yes The implementation sucks bad ! Too bad I don’t think it will be fixed it has been out so long now. Pretty much like the retail system. Great concept but poor execution.

There seems to make a HUGE difference if you have one or two cooking stations. I was on a one-station restaurant yesterday and yes, it took almost exactly twice as long to get the food. Kind of logical, really.

By contrast I was in a two-station restaurant earlier and the waiter even dropped the food. Still got served within two hours. Since it was a date my Sims were spending the whole duration of the event there anyway, so more time to flirt...

"calaprfy;c-17455599" wrote:

"Beardedgeek;c-17455223" wrote:
There seems to make a HUGE difference if you have one or two cooking stations. I was on a one-station restaurant yesterday and yes, it took almost exactly twice as long to get the food. Kind of logical, really.

By contrast I was in a two-station restaurant earlier and the waiter even dropped the food. Still got served within two hours. Since it was a date my Sims were spending the whole duration of the event there anyway, so more time to flirt...

So I should go through my restaurants and add an extra chef station?

I think honestly it depends on how many tables you have. I am sure there is a spot on the curve where too many tables for one cooking station makes serving times skyrocket.

"Beardedgeek;c-17356825" wrote:

"ChampandGirlie;c-17355524" wrote:
Dine Out has gotten buggy lately. I hope they work on this pack in the new year. When it works, it's one of my favorites.

They actually fixed the REALLY big bug that was introduced with one of the Sulani patches: The "Guests steal food from each other" bug.

Personally I find it usable again, although my last experience was a waiter that dropped our food (never seen that before) and we had to wait even longer to be served. Plus the Old Salt House restaurant always places us outside. In thunderstorms. Because why not.

I've been placed outside in the snow - with a layer of snow on our seats and tables. Really?