My husband and some work friends were all celebrating their three year anniversary with their company and we decided to go to The Reef for dinner because they all get BOGO entrees through work. We all decided to meet at 8:30 for dinner, but some people were late so we didn't even order until almost 9:00. The food took a little long to come, but once it did come everyone was happy and all the food was delicious. We had noticed that it was very empty in the restaurant, but figured it was just a slow Tuesday night. Our waiter was very attentive; he brought multiple refills for our drinks and extra fry sauce, etc. When we were done eating, he brought us a dessert menu and waited several minutes for us to make up our minds about dessert. We decided against it and when our waiter brought us the bill he even did some finagling to help us get our side of fries for free by combining them on a separate check with our friends' appetizer. We were discussing if we should stay and talk for a while when I asked, "when do they close?" We checked on our phones and we were all horrified to discover that the restaurant closed at 9:00 and we had kept the staff there over an hour past closing! Suddenly the food taking so long to come and the empty restaurant all made sense! We all felt terrible and immediately began to apologize and pack our stuff up, and the staff were all so kind, telling us not to worry about it, that it was no big deal, etc. Our waiter had mentioned before our meal that he was going to ride his bike home and it was raining- I can't imagine how annoyed he must have been about riding his bike home an hour and a half past close in the dark and rain! But you never would have guessed that he was anything but happy to have us there. We were so pleased with the quality of the food but especially with the professionalism and quality of the staff. We're sorry for being such bozos but we will be returning for sure in the future- and you better believe next time we'll be out by 9:00!