OpenTable 4+

I’ve used other restaurant apps but having to prepay discounts or learning the restaurant were no longer taking the prepaid discount. Open table has excellent customer service. They are very clear speaking( what did you say and you’re name is what? Huh all simple names but a headache to understand you will get elsewhere)they also completely did have understanding that bc of this pandemic I haven’t been able to use app and had lost all my points which was an easy fix. Believe me the points lost and I love dining out and with open table and reviews it’s allowed me to find unknown hidden bargains and gems. I also love the fact this can be used in almost any place other than your home state or country. It allows to pre plan perhaps a hidden gem while visiting or even finding bargains but hands down this is an excellent app, accurate, and customer service care team that are helpful, you will not get a person that you know is sitting in India, Philippines or a robot and run rings. A live human who may be bilingual but who you can completely understand and helpful and not give you a headache after you get off.

Overall? I am very happy I can reserve in advance and not have to worry about long wait times while on vacation. Good Job! However, the app to get you to “some” places are not accurate, and when I called the restaurant no one answered, which isn’t all of the OD App’s fault, but the horrible directions from their link to the restaurant in the app is an oversight that can be fixed. I did appreciate that when they contacted me in email to remind me it is courteous to cancel reservations (i.e., as I DID already try, due to no fault of my own or lack of effort) the context of their email left a tone that didn’t assume it was ALL the customer (my) mistake. The email left a kind of open, placing no exact fault on any one party as the email just went over the correct procedure to cancel for next time kind of thing. I found no negative remarks in my account as a result of this mix-up, which was how it should have went. This is why I am trying Open Table again, and still providing a good score of 4/5. Honestly 4.5; but that isn’t an option. Good App Overall. Fix these little quirks like, a direct link to the restaurant’s email account, so when someone cannot get through on phone, the company can go see what is up, and then can offer up the canceled seat in real time to another party on the waiting list; thus, leaving everyone covered, and common courtesies can be given between all parties.

At first, I thought all the reviews and photos and “Yelp” like stuff was cool. But the reason I was using the app was to make a reservation, and that’s where things went south, at least compared to earlier versions of the app. Long story short, once you’re on the restaurant detail page, there is no clear way to make a reservation, or there are so many other options that it’s confusing. I ended up “saving”, thinking that would “save” my reservation, but when I showed up at the restaurant, all I got was a snarky gen-z hostess refusing to give me a table (even though there were a half dozen open tables in sight and only two reservations on her list). I’m not happy with Cane Rosso, but I also understand snarky teenage hostesses are all they can afford. I’m very unhappy with how bloated open table has become. Especially since I clicked on a link on Cane Rosso’s website and it took me right down this rabbit hole. It may have something to do with the fact I was on mobile and had to turn it sideways to get all the options. I know it can work, last week I followed the same procedure with Tupelo Honey and my reservation was seamless. Not the same experience with all restaurants, and that’s a problem, especially when you’re with your entire family, your starving, and the hostess could care less.

In conclusion, this app needs better implementation across all restaurants and the need to simplify the restaurant detail page.