Showbiz sisters fuming after Sexy Fish restaurant 'gave table away' because they arrived late

Showbiz sisters Sam and Billie Faiers were left fuming after a celebhaunt restaurant gave their table away when they arrived late for a reservation - and it has sparked a feverish debate about just how late IS acceptable to arrive for a booking.

The reality TV star sisters, who first found fame on TOWIE, opened up about the situation on their podcast, The Sam & Bille Show, deciding to "name and shame" the venue involved as luxurious restaurant Sexy Fish in London, which is planning to open its first Manchester restaurant later this year.

Pregnant Sam, 31, and Billie, 32, explained that they were out in the capital last month, to celebrate their mum Suzie's 53rd birthday and were looking forward to enjoying a meal out and overnight hotel stay, reports The Mirror. During the chat, they added that they felt the management had a "terrible attitude" when they asked for another table after sitting at the bar for nearly an hour.

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Sam explained: "I booked mum’s dinner on this concierge app, so we’ve walked into the restaurant and we were 15 minutes late, no, 20 minutes late, we had our reservation, got to the restaurant 20 minutes late, walked in, just the three of us."

Telling how the hostess at the door informed them their table was no longer available, Sam recalled being told: "Umm there is a 15 minute grace period, we’ve given your table away."

Pointing out that The Mummy Diaries stars were not a fan of how they were spoken to, she asked Billie: "Don't you think it was just the attitude instantly towards the three of us?"

Billie joined in: "Also, from that kind of restaurant you do not expect that kind of service. You’d expect something like ‘I’m really