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Waitlist Fairness & Transparency Experience Survey

Measures customer perceptions of fairness, transparency, and wait-time accuracy across virtual and in-person restaurant and hospitality waitlists. Ideal for hospitality operators and CX researchers seeking actionable insights on queue management.

Sample questions

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25 questions · ~4 min
Q01
Long Text

Welcome! This survey explores your recent experience with waitlists at restaurants, bars, cafés, and similar venues. It takes approximately 6–8 minutes to complete. Your participation is entirely voluntary, and you may stop at any time. There are no right or wrong answers—we are simply interested in your honest opinions. All responses are confidential and will be reported in aggregate only. Please proceed to begin.

Q02
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When was your most recent experience being on a waitlist at a restaurant, bar, café, or similar venue?

Q03
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What initial wait time were you quoted?

Q04
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Overall, how fair did the waitlist process feel?

Q05
Long Text

How likely are you to join this venue's waitlist again in the future?

Q06
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How often do you typically dine out or visit hospitality venues?

Q07
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Thank you for completing this survey. Your responses are confidential and will be used in aggregate to help venues improve their waitlist processes. We appreciate your time and honest feedback.

Q08
Multiple Choice

What type of venue was it?

Q09
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Approximately how long did you actually wait?

Q10
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The waitlist process was easy to understand.

Q11
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How satisfied were you with your overall waitlist experience?

Q12
Long Text

What is your age group?

Q13
Multiple Choice

How were you added to the waitlist?

Q14
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How did your actual wait compare to the time you were originally quoted?

Q15
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I trusted that the waitlist order was managed fairly.

Q16
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If you could change one thing to make waitlists feel more transparent or fair, what would it be?

Q17
Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes your gender?

Q18
Long Text

Including yourself, how many people were in your party?

Q19
Multiple Choice

Which updates, if any, did you receive while waiting? Select all that apply.

Q20
Long Text

Staff communicated clearly about wait times and next steps.

Q21
AI Interview

Based on your survey responses, we'd like to explore your waitlist experience a bit further. Please share any additional thoughts about what made the experience positive or negative, and our moderator may ask a brief follow-up.

Q22
Long Text

In which country or region do you currently live?

Q23
Long Text

I felt respected and valued while waiting.

Q24
Multiple Choice

Did you notice other parties being seated before yours?

Q25
Multiple Choice

What do you think best explains why others were seated first? Select all that apply.

What’s included

  • AI follow-ups

    Adaptive probes on open-ended answers that pull out detail a static form would miss.

  • Attention checks

    Built-in safeguards against rushed answers and low-quality respondents.

  • AI-drafted copy

    Wording, ordering, and branching written by the AI — tuned to your research goal.

  • Auto report

    Themes, quotes, and a plain-English summary write themselves once responses come in.

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