Traditionally, popular chain restaurants like California Pizza Kitchen, Olive Garden, and The Cheesecake Factory didn’t take reservations. But restaurant booking giant OpenTable thinks it can change ...

What happens at the dining table no longer stays at the dining table. If the city’s servers suddenly always seem to know your go-to drink order, or how you always order extra croutons on your salad – ...

Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions and get more from technology. Google's been tweaking its primary smartphone app, and a ...

The restaurant industry is currently grappling with a new scam specifically targeted at people looking to make online reservations. Hackers have set their sights on exploiting OpenTable, a widely used ...

It's become increasingly common for restaurants to charge customers' credit cards even before they step foot into an establishment, let alone order food or drinks. Referred to as a "reservation fee" ...

Maybe you order sparkling water, start every meal with an appetizer or prefer dining right when the restaurant opens. You might not track these habits. OpenTable might. Some restaurants are now seeing ...

- Table for two. Restaurant reservation culture is out of control. There are black markets and bots, with diners shelling out hundreds of dollars just to secure tables, especially in cities like New ...

Darron Cardosa is a food service professional with over 30 years of restaurant experience. He has written more than 1,500 articles and blog posts about the hospitality industry, including for Food & ...