Opentable.com...more than meets the eye

snowball
Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:22:00 +0000

I may be missing the boat here, but restaurants choose to be on Opentable; no one forces them to join. There are many restaurants locally that have their own online reservation system without being a part of Opentable. The members know up front what the deal is before joining; if they don’t like the terms, they don’t have to join.

That said, I look first to making my reservation on Opentable so that I can earn points for my dining. While traveling, I go to Opentable to see what restaurants are available in the area. Of course, I continue to frequent restaurants not on Opentable, but I do check them first.