Table Reservation

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Table Reservation

Learning Objectives

After reading this information sheet you should be able to:

1. Define table reservation


2. Understand the importance of table reservation
3. Appreciate the modern reservation system

In this section, you will understand the concept of table reservation.

TABLE RESERVATION

A table reservation is an arrangement made in advance to have a table available at a


restaurant. While most restaurants in the vast majority of the world do not require a reservation,
and some do not have a policy or simply any channel for making one, so-called higher-end
restaurants mainly in overcrowded cities often require a reservation, and some may have tables
booked for weeks in advance. At particularly exclusive venues, it may be impossible to make a
reservation on the same day as the planned visit.
"It's always smart to inquire about a restaurant's reservation policy. Some will only
reserve for large parties of six or more”. In recent times, many restaurants have replaced the
traditional pencil and notebook with an online reservation system. Some websites exist which
provide this service for multiple venues, such as Tock, Book table, Chope, EZTABLE, Dimmi,
Killer Rezzy (which also offers “rogue” reservations, which members can sell), OpenTable,
Resy, Yelp Reservations (formerly known as Seat Me), Shout (which allows users to either
make a reservation or put the one they have up for sale), Zomato, ResDiary, Zurvu and Table
in.
Reservations for later dining times may prove problematic, as a restaurant may have a
backlog which will require the reservation-holders to wait beyond their stated arrival time. In
addition, diners with a late reservation face a higher chance that the restaurant will run out of
necessary ingredients for a particularly popular dish. Most restaurants do not charge a customer
who fails to honor their reservations, and courts have tended not to impose substantial penalties
on restaurants that fail to honor reservations. Nonetheless, it is generally considered polite to
call and cancel a reservation once it is known one will not use it.

Most restaurants do not charge a costumer who fails to honor their reservations, and courts have
tended

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