My fiancee proposed in a restaurant. It was where we had our very first date and it was in a large private booth. I started crying after he proposed and the waitress thought we were having a fight so she completely avoided our table until I stopped crying. Then she found out why I was crying and was completely suprised haha

I agree that I would like it private. I don't consider restaurants to be romantic or special in anyway; to me it would be like being proposed to on the bus.

I would hate it. Absolutely hate it. First, if I didn't want to i would have to turn it down in front of tons of people and look like the insensitive beotch who crushed his heart. It's not like I would have time to explain why I said no. Second, even if we had a private booth, If I had to turn it down, I would be like, "Where can I run from here?" There is no tasteful way to leave a restaurant or similar public place after that, especially if the guy who proposed happened to be your ride! Oh God, I hope this NEVER happens to me.

if i got proposed to in a restaurant i would say no just because i'd NEVER want to be proposed in a restaurant! eurgh! so not good.

I'm okay if dinner at a nice restaurant is INVOLVED in the proposal, but not the location a friend was proposed to on the dock area of this beautiful waterside restaurant- she and her now husband had dinner, he was a nervous wreck, and then they went and walked outside and looked at the ocean and he proposed quietly out there

I love eating at out at restaurants, but I would NOT want to be proposed to at one. I don't even like the idea of doing it in front of everyone. And the idea of finding a diamond in chocolate cake is gross. Propose to me and afterwards surprise me to dinner at our special place.

I think only if it was where the first date was or something significant about the place, then a restaurant proposal would be alright. And also preferably a restaurant that isn't super-crowded.

I agree, I wouldn't mind if the restaurant was part of a special evening out, but I wouldn't want to be proposed to there for all the reasons mentioned above.

I would want something a little more private, special, and imaginative, I guess.

I wouldn't like being proposed to in a restaurant either. Like everyone else said, it's to public. And it just doesn't feel special, I would want my guy to think up something special and really really meaningful.
Like mamasitamali said, it's the night includes a restaurant and the proposal it later somewhere else, then that's fine.

My fiance proposed near a restaurant that had special meaning to us. We had a romantic dinner near the fireplace. It was just an ordinary night, not a holiday or anything. We were outside the restaurant in private and he popped the question. The best part was I was completly surprised and we were able to enjoy our special moment together )

It's kind of chiche. Unless the restaurant has special meaning to the couple. I would much rather have something more intimate and private.

i hate scenes, making them and witnessing them.
so no.
i wouldnt like it.

i think it's fine. but i wouldn't want the ring in the food. how awful that so many get refused i would have thought the couple would have discussed it long before the ring had been bought.

i remember when i was about 20 my boyfriend took me to a really nice restaurant for my birthday. everyone is dressed up and he gave me a little blue velvet box. it had a charm in it that was a pearl with some gold squigley things around it, the waiter thought we were getting engaged and came over and said "do we have something to celebrate" and when i showed him the charm he said "i guess not"

It's not for me, but it's right for some people.

When it comes to personal, sensitive (important) matters, I prefer to be private about it. For me, there are some things too special to share. JMHO.

I would just like to get proposed too!

I would absolutely hate it.

When my friends sing me Happy Birthday in a mostly empty restaurant, I turn beet red.

I was proposed to in a restaurant and it was wonderful. We went to our favorite sushi place and he had arranged with the chef ahead of time to bring us an appetizer that said "Marry Me" on the plate written in sauce. My husband even got down on one knee and the waitress cried and clapped for us. It felt intimate and special and I was surprised. We even had the rehearsal dinner there.

it's cheesy. but if that's what floats your boat...

it's not very original, but it's the relationship that matters and not the proposal!

As long as I want to marry the guy I don't care where it is. I would prefer something private but its the thought that counts. I'm not gonna get picky about location.

lickety split that is hilarious!! i don't feel too strongly about it either way, but hopefully if my bf was about to propose he would know me well enough to have some idea about what kind of proposal i would like.

this post just brought to mind the scene in legally blonde.

personally, no, i would not prefer a restaurant setting, but if the place has some kind of special significance, etcs, it could be appropriate.

I once watched a couple get engaged at a California Pizza Kitchen (seriously). No one in the restaurant look thrilled to be included in a romantic moment; on the contrary, everyone looked as uncomfortable and awkward as I felt.

when i was younger i always thought i would be proposed to in a restaurant [since it was always done that way in the movies] but now that i'm older i want something private and romantic

I think proposals in restaurants are so cliche it should be something or someplace that is significant to that couple.

i'm not really a fan of them. i think that it's kind of cliche actually. my fiance proposed to me at the beach...where we went on our first date. granted we also ate at a nice restaurant that night too, and did so on the night he proposed, but i'm thrilled that he didn't do it at the place cause that's just kind of awkward.

I think it's pretty cliche too... not for me at all. My fiance proposed in private - just the two of us on a winter's night in central park - and it was perfect.

The idea of a proposal over, say a Jumbo-tron, at some sort of sporting event would really turn me off. Since Im not a big sports fan, it would be ridiculous for a guy to think I would like that.
However my husband did propose at a restaurant, he didnt hide it in anything, he kept it on him and asked the waiter to take our picture, THEN he proposed- so we have pictures of the exact moment, which I like. we had gone ring shopping together, so I knew it was going to happen at some point and he knew I would say yes.

i was at a restaurant with my boyfriend on valentines day and FOUR couples got engaged that night. it was kind of weird. i felt bad for them, i mean to have to share this special moment in your life with six other people kind of sucks. and i'll bet all of those guys felt pretty dumb.

Wow I keep getting email notifications for this thread and every time I read the posts one thought pops into my head... Self-centered.

Well, I don't think it's tacky to propose in a restaurant, especially in a nice, secluded type of booth. I guess I want to be surprised. When my BF first asked me to marry him, I knew the exact time and day -- I was not surprised, and therefore not emotional. We called off our engagement, just based on not being ready and wanting to do it "right". Now...when he/if he proposes again, I think I would be shocked if he did it in a restaurant. He has expressed his not wanting to do it in one, so I know for a fact it won't be there. But, I'm also a no frills person. No hot air balloon ride, no Paris, no empire state building. If he took me back to my home state and town, and we went to a park I love, or the park near my elementary or high school, I think I would cry my eyes out. That was be so romantic of him.

BUT, if he did change his mind and wanted to do it in a restaurant, that is his choice. I don't think I'd really care much about the location as long as he said something really sweet and touching, and made it as personal a moment as possible.

P.S. I am always so happy for couples that get engaged, even in restaurants. What's embarrassing about a declaration of love?

I'm a very private person so this would make me feel very uncomfortable. I don't like attention.

If it was on holiday in a place where I am not likely to know any of the waiting staff or where I am a regular then FINE but in somewhere we frequent?? No thanks.

I want the proposal to be romantic. Poor guy... he's got his job cut out for him.

too cliche. Especially if you do it somewhere like a chain. *California Pizza Kitchen?? Really?? To me a proposal should be somewhere unique, not cheesy. Every person I know who has been proposed to recently have been asked at a restaurant or a beach.

I'm very happy my fiance didn't propose in a restaurant! I'll take that moment for myself, and not in front of a ton of people, thank you very much.

Eh however my boyfriend would want to do it if special to me.

Not a fan. First, I think it lacks in creativity and originality. I certainly wouldn't want it in my dessert or drink because then I have to dry or clean it off before I can put it on. Plus, there's usually someone there to take a picture and I'd be worrying about if there's food in my teeth!

And for me personally, I'd hate it because I'm a really shy person and I hate being the center of attention, so I would hope a guy I plan to marry would know I wouldn't enjoy a public proposal.

oh hell no. My now-husband had an amazing all-day date planned, to end in climax with a proposal at a fancy restaurant. The night before we were just hanging out in our PJs at his apartment, and, long story short, he got down on one flannel-clad knee and proposed. It was the most beautiful, spontaneous, romantic proposal I could ever have wanted. I'm glad that moment was just for us, and not for an entire restaurant full of people!

So cliche! Especially with the hiding the ring in the dessert. You haven't even worn it yet, and it's all dirty with food. Ick!

Yick! If the restaurant has special meaning, ok, but otherwise - BE MORE CREATIVE!

as long i don't get proposed to on valentine's day, i'll be happy. in many many many many years. so do not want to get married right now!

A friend of mine recently was proposed to at a restaurant, a location which I think had a lot of special meaning for her and her boyfriend-now-fiance, so I wouldn't rule it out completely. However, for me, I'd prefer someplace private. As the proposee, I'd either feel really embarrassed to have that special moment with all those emotions going in public or uncomfortable about being put on the spot to give a positive response. As a patron, I'd feel like an intruder. But I tend to feel the same way about birthday parties at restaurants.

The oldest Duggar proposed at an Applebee's (or something like that). Kinda sad...

In all honesty, I know my boyfriend of 5 years will be the person I end up marrying and I don't care where he proposes at all. He could propose in a restaurant, on a bus, in our home, in bed when I just wake up, wherever, whenever. It would just matter that it was a special moment between the two of us. I think if you love the person enough, it really shouldn't matter where or how it happens. The proposal isn't the point - the lifetime of partnership is.

Maybe if the restaurant was in Paris, and it was my birthday. Maybe if we were outside
sipping champagne looking at the Eiffel tower at a secluded table while talking about the future. Maybe then.....a ring box appears on the table. Possibly a Chopard? No! Could it be? Ah yes, OUI! No stupid antics in a pudding or cake though. I would have to say au revoir.