I first ate at The Pub as an undergraduate in coll...

I first ate at The Pub as an undergraduate in college 45 years ago and have been returning ever since. My experience last night has brought into doubt whether I will ever return. We expected The Pub to be busy and it was. The hostess asked how many were in my party. She then explained I would need to give her my ID or credit card so she could give me the pager (the square type with the lights). I said I was unwilling to hand over my identification at which point she said, "Then I cannot take your reservation." We promptly left. In the age of personal identify theft the management of The Pub has made the incredibly poor decision to ask guests to handover their credentials containing license numbers, addresses, birth dates, credit card numbers, etc.. And these personal credentials are to be handled and stored by a hostess surrounded by dozens of people entering and leaving the restaurant? If The Pub is experiencing theft of their pagers, then use a phone app or some other strategy. Don't ask people to hand over their personal identity credentials for an opportunity to eat at your restaurant.