Every restaurant sets its own rules
Each OpenTable restaurant chooses how far ahead it takes bookings and when new dates open, so there is no single time to check. Tracking each restaurant on its own schedule is the only reliable approach.
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OpenTable lists thousands of New York restaurants, and the good ones fill fast. Tell us where you want to eat and we watch OpenTable day and night, booking a matching table into your own account the second it opens.

A couple of minutes to set up. After that, we do the refreshing.
Sign in once. Reservations are made in your own OpenTable account, so confirmations and reminders arrive the way they always do.
Choose the OpenTable restaurants, the dates, your party size and a time window, plus any seating areas you prefer.
We check OpenTable every few seconds for new openings and cancellations, book the first one that fits, and email you the confirmation.
Some OpenTable restaurants open new dates at a set time. Schedule a release-day booking and we try the moment tables go live. Included with Premium.
Each OpenTable restaurant chooses how far ahead it takes bookings and when new dates open, so there is no single time to check. Tracking each restaurant on its own schedule is the only reliable approach.
Busy restaurants often split a time slot into areas like the main dining room, the bar or outdoor seating. We match the areas you choose and ignore the rest.
When a party cancels, the slot goes back on OpenTable and is usually taken again quickly. Constant checking is the only way to be first to it.
Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial. No credit card required to start.
Perfect for casual diners
$10/month
For serious reservation hunters
$30/month
Reservation Wrangler watches OpenTable for the restaurants you choose and books a matching table automatically, into your own account, then emails you the confirmation.
OpenTable is part of the Premium plan ($30 a month), alongside the other platforms. Premium includes 50 task slots and starts with a 7-day free trial.
Yes. Reservations are made in your own OpenTable account, under your name, exactly like a booking you made yourself.
Cancel it in the OpenTable app or website like any other reservation. Cancelling early also frees the table for the next diner.
Yes. Premium members can schedule a release-day booking that fires at the minute a restaurant opens a new date.
No. Every table is booked under your own name, for you to eat at. We never hold, sell or transfer reservations.