If, for example a couple turn up for a table booked as a 4, such short shows should be reallocated only if a table will be freed for a time or gained entirely. For example, if a 4 drops to 2, they should be swapped with joined 2’s, this case is only best practice if the first 4 was on a discrete 4 top. It is always advisable to annotate “short shows” on a customer’s profile as we believe some customers do book for 4 at busy times if they cannot book a table for 2.