What keeps those of us from eating at any one of NYC’s poshest dining spots? The difficulty in getting a table.
I don’t live in the city, nor do I have any dreams or aspirations too, but when I travel, I try to have a meal that promises to blow my socks off. And there lies my problem. Getting into any one of Manhattan’s best restaurants requires a reservation, so what’s a palette like mine supposed to do?
Fellow foodies, don’t dispair. There is hope for us in the form of TableXchange. Here you can buy and sell reservations to some of New York’s toughest to get tables in real time.
A reservation for 2 for this upcoming Friday night at Nobu was being offered for $30.
While that may sound like a lot, for someone like me who would have a tough time making a reservation to begin with, this is not a bad route to take.
Now, if I lived in NYC, I would seriously consider brokering restaurant reservations. You could always get pinched, but after selling a few reservations, you could earn a free meal.
Be warned though, text from their website says:
Should I mention TableXchange to the restaurant when I reconfirm?
TableXchange is a secondary reservation market and is not affiliated with any of the restaurants you see listed on our site. We recommend you do not mention TableXchange to a restaurant for any reason.
You may just draw the ire of a celebrity chef. And no one wins when one of them gets angry.
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I can see myself using this when I travel. Have you tried it out yourself?
Wally-
I haven’t used it yet. It seems like a good system. I hope to try it out the next time I go to NYC and have trouble getting a table. Worth the money, since I don’t get the opportunity to eat at places like Nobu everyday.