table-hop

table-hop

To move around from table to table in some place where one has a designated seat, as in a restaurant. There were so many people in their party, and they kept table-hopping throughout the night, so it was nearly impossible to keep their orders straight. Please don't table hop before we've had a chance to sort out the bill.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

table-hop

in. to move from table to table in a restaurant, nightclub, bar, etc. They would table-hop—to the great dismay of the waiters.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • kiddie table
  • bring (something) to the table
  • clear the table
  • box on the table
  • boxed on the table
  • cards on the table, to lay/put one's
  • you're excused
  • come on into (some place)
  • come right in
  • change places
References in periodicals archive
At first, most people choose to stay in the auditorium and table-hop during commercial breaks, but look for the audience to thin out steadily over the course of the evening as people slip out to smoke by the bathrooms or get an early start on the People magazine party next door.
Stars & bars: an insider's guide to the art and science of schmoozing at kudofests
It's terribly rude to table-hop. Sometimes, there will be other people in the place that you know but it is not only bad manners to leave the company you are with to speak to them.
THE GOOD modern MANNERS GUIDE
He loves to table-hop and talk about things his grandmother whipped up, including the pionono, a sponge cake invested with toffee, cashews and peanuts ($4.25).
Into the kitchen: dining at the chef's table of the Don CeSar; peruvian home cooking on siesta key and more. (Food & Wine)