This woman who turns up to restaurants just before they close was served her just deserts

In today’s edition of the moral maze – how long before a restaurant is due to close is it acceptable to turn up and order a sit-down meal?

We only ask this after this particular guy shared the story on Reddit of how his wife has a fondness for turning up late, very late indeed, it turns out.

The tale went wildly viral and – we reckon, anyway – got just the responses it deserved.

And here’s exactly what people made of that (including, you might not be surprised to learn, no end of responses from restaurant staff …)

‘This is why some restaurants close the kitchen 30+ minutes before closing.’
drowninginidiots

‘I wish places had a closing time and a last orders time. Would make this so much easier on the staff.’
HerculesVoid

‘I just went to Japan and whenever their hours were posted they ALWAYS had a last order time as well (mon 8am -5pm LO 4:30) it was really nice to see as it helped everyone respect each others time.’
boaster106

‘Only time this is acceptable is if no cooking is involved. Scooping me some ice cream? Okay sure it’s 10 minutes to closing. Cooking me a pizza?? No fucking way.’
sharkethic86

‘Ask her if she likes it if her boss made her stay after hour by giving her work 9 mins before they close.’
nycwind

‘I can assure you,as a waiter, if the place was closing at 10 and at 9.51 there was noone inside,the cook was already cleaning the kitchen and the waiters the bathroom.’
Deriniel

“It’s their job to serve customers until the stated closing time.”

‘So be sure to get out of the restaurant at the stated closing time.’
Forsaken-Character10

Source Reddit u/AppleBottmBeans Image Pexels Meruyert Gonullu