OpenTable users - where have you gone to dinner this year?

[tdarko]

May 7, 2007 III Forks +100 pts
Apr 21, 2007 Capital Grille - Dallas +100 pts
Apr 14, 2007 Nobu Dallas +100 pts
Apr 13, 2007 Texas de Brazil Churrascaria - Addison +100 pts
Mar 10, 2007 Al Biernats

Then I left for Connecticut and gained a schedule that doesn't allow some perks I get used to during the Fall/Winter/Spring.

I did go to Nobu57 this summer but didn't think to reserve it on open table and I didn't even think of it until this thread popped up, bummer.

[Autocratic]

OpenTable is the [censored], I just started using it. I've only used my account once this year:

Aug 3, 2007 1789 Restaurant +100 pts

[MrMon]

I love it for out of town places in combination with Gayot.com. For the record:

Jun 9, 2007 Strings +100 pts
Jun 8, 2007 Bistro Vendome +100 pts
Apr 21, 2007 Meadowood, The Restaurant +100 pts

If it's not on OpenTable, sometimes you can pick up other restaurants on DinnerBroker.com.

[Georgia Avenue]

lgas how was equinox?


Aug 7, 2007 Jaleo Crystal City +100 pts
May 8, 2007 Zengo - D.C. +100 pts
Mar 15, 2007 Firefly - DC +100 pts
Mar 6, 2007 Ardeo +100 pts
Feb 13, 2007 Rosa Mexicano - DC +100 pts
Jan 18, 2007 Chef Geoff's Downtown +100 pt

Chef Geoff's was awesome btw.

[Leaky Eye]

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Everytime that I used opentable and it said there were no reservations available for the night, I would call up the restaurant and they would have times open.

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Restaurants to not make all their bookings available to open table. If you want to go somewhere specific you are better off calling them. If you want to eat "somewhere" open table is okay.

[Fast Food Knight]

I just recently started using OpenTable and love it. I plan to grow my list greatly in the coming months.

Jul 7, 2007 Two urban licks +100 pts
May 19, 2007 Dish +100 pts
May 18, 2007 Floataway Cafe +100 pts

[El Diablo]

LE,

"Restaurants to not make all their bookings available to open table. If you want to go somewhere specific you are better off calling them."

I'm pretty sure that is no longer true for most restaurants on OpenTable. I've heard from both OT and restaurant people that most restaurants on OT now just use OT as their book and the hostess sees the same availability as you calling.

Some restaurants, like French Laundry, only put a couple of tables on OT. And others do restrict seating during certain prime times (this will be noted in the results when you try for reservation on OT), but I believe those are the exception now.