Woman Sues Restaurant for Ruining Her Valentine's Day, Seeks $100,000 in Damages

Hasn't she heard of Yelp?
If only we could all get $100,000 for a date night gone awry. The Oregonian reports that a women who dined alone on Valentine's Day has filed a $100,000 lawsuit against Enzo's Caffe Italiano on Northeast Alberta for rude service.
The article says Kathleen Hampton, who is representing herself, had made a reservation for two but her husband "was still full from lunch and decided not to go." Hampton went anyway, and claims she was forced to wait while couples who arrived after her were seated first. And once she did get a table she says she was ignored. According to the article, "She then told a waitress she was ready to order, but the waitress replied that she would not be taking her order and that Hampton had to leave the restaurant and give up the table."
Hampton apparently doesn't give up easily, and says in the lawsuit that she asked to order a meal to go, but the restaurant said they didn't offer take-out. "That was the final straw," Hampton writes in the lawsuit. "I've never heard of a food place not having to-go."
The restaurant owner, Enzo Lanzadoro, seems perplexed by the allegations, telling The Oregonian: "She made reservation for two and when she got there, said 'oh just by myself.' We offered for her to sit at the bar with other single diners since Valentine's Day is very busy, and all we know is she got up [from the table] and left without paying after she drank two glasses of wine."
In the lawsuit Hampton says she was so "devastated she cried for a day," and is also demanding a public apology in local media "to make sure all business owners on N.E. Alberta know we are serious about our community."
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They both did things wrong. Not $100,000 wrong though.

She stole. They should file a counter-suit. She's the only one who broke a law. That should get her to back off.

this reminds me of that story from a few months ago where a restaurant refused to offer take out for a customer and in return they raged because like the woman in this, expected all restaurants to offer take out.

They should sue her not the other way around

I wonder what her husband gotta say about this.From his attitude toward his wife, I bet he just laughed it off and thought she's crazy.

zantac_2 said: this reminds me of that story from a few months ago where a restaurant refused to offer take out for a customer and in return they raged because like the woman in this, expected all restaurants to offer take out.

^i think even if they wanted to, they probably dont have any containers to put the food in.

the last paragraph suggests the restaurant did the right thing (and what many restaurants i imagine would do as well). offer her a seat suited for 1, she declined, allowed her the original reserved table. due to the delicate situation, im more inclined to believe that the woman wasnt thinking straight at the time.

I feel bad for the woman but $100,000? I'm not sure about that...