Once inside, he realized there's not much he could explore. There's a narrow hallway running straight from the main entrance with a row of small round tables with accompanying seats leading to God knows where. Just before the hallway, there are two restaurants on both sides.
The door man approached the man to offer help and he said he would like to check out the dinner at the restaurant. He was shown to the one on the left side.
There's a lady staff at the counter and the man asked if the restaurant serves buffet dinner.
The staff replied yes.
The man asked what is the spread.
The lady answered they are serving Mexican and Texan cuisine.
The man requested for the menu.
The lady said there's carving station with roast beef and lamb, some salad.
The man asked if they still have seats and if any reservation is required for the night's dinner. He then realized he had a dinner appointment and asked for the name card to call for reservation, in case there's a change of plan.
The lady searched a bit and looked a bit awkward before telling the man that he could call the hotel's main number. It was a split second before the man realized he's not going to get any name card. Finally, he said he'll check out the hotel's number online before walking off.
What if the restaurant prepares a print out of the menu for the night and show it to the man so that he could check out what are served?
What if the staff checks with the man if he'll still be around the area so she could call him to take a look at the dinner spread when it is ready?