"The Reserve team has always been incredibly helpful, prompt and willing to work to make Contra a better restaurant."
“Reserve is a great platform to use to help streamline operations. Being able to give realtime feedback and have an impact on a system that is constantly being updated as a result of that feedback is a great thing. The cost savings versus other systems is phenomenal as well.”
"Reserve does everything from an analytic side that Open Table does. But the biggest advantage is working with a company that actually listens to their customers and reacts accordingly. Reserve understands our business and is always trying to help not raise fees for their bottom line."
"One of the many things that’s so great about Reserve is the service, the hospitality on your end. I know the team will be with us every step of the way, whether it's day or night. There are so many purveyors of restaurants that don’t work nights and weekends. We switched off Yelp’s product because of Reserve’s service and the understanding of the business. Reserve understands the restaurant business and we really feel like you’re on our side — that Reserve’s here for us."
"It’s simple: stop building OpenTable's brand, and having your customers go to their website, and be processed through their system. They promote other restaurants instead of yours, their system favors large corporate establishments with all of their promotion offerings. Take the savings that you are going to experience and invest in your own branding, and send your customers to your own website. I have return customers that come to our restaurant three to four times per month with a party of 4. That is $144.00 per year in reservation cost. If you look beyond that and multiply that by 40 other returning customers that comes to $5,760.00. That is called wasted advertising dollars."
“Reserve is a cost-effective reservation system with a committed support team of industry professionals and an intuitive interface for restaurant employees. We opened 2 restaurants with Reserve and switched one seamlessly from Opentable. One of my biggest concerns in choosing a reservation system is the efficiency of the user interface. I had tested multiple systems and found them to be very difficult to use in the context of a busy service. Reserve’s interface is very smooth, with an exceptionally intelligent algorithm, and great guest database capabilities."
“One of my favorite features of Reserve is the program's ability to auto-assign reservations to tables before the start of a shift. I didn't realize the impact of this feature until we hired a new host with very minimal experience. I didn't feel comfortable with him spreading out the reservations to set the pacing for the shift but the program did it autonomously which was very awesome.”
"Reserve is a very flexible and user friendly software that allows me to make as many or as few adjustments as I'd like, allowing me to extend our hours and reservations on holidays, reconfigure the dining room, or make single day modifications without needing assistance. It crushes the competition on price, and all of their momentum is leading towards a network of like minded restaurants and their guests exposed to your place unclouded by an attempt to sell you a reservation. Reserve's support team is also its unquestioned strength and through all of the variables and challenges of running a restaurant there has been quick and helpful responses from each level."
"From day one, it has always felt like their support team has been keeping an eye on our business and looking for ways to hone and improve, always with the understanding that every business has its own unique type of service and operation. I would recommend Reserve to all of my favorite restaurants because they truly understand how to bridge the gap between giving the guest an easy to use system for booking their reservations, and providing the restaurant with a program that allows us to better understand our guest’s experience and maximize our space.”
"Reserve's waitlist function is quick, clear, and effective. People are surprised how quickly the texts go through and we can easily message international numbers. The text content is completely custom."
"Reserve has worked beautifully: the new algorithm and flex mode takes the best of an Open Table-like system, and marries it to an intuitive, user friendly interface that’s quick to learn and easy to maximize. But the best feature by far has been the constant support. It's another instance where Reserve clearly puts people as the top priority, and that's what makes you a good company to work with. When I have 15 plates spinning in the air, it’s such a relief knowing that the system is working properly and to our specifications, and that any issues can be handled quickly and clearly by any member of my staff, communicating directly with you. You're an extension of our team, and, being a small operation, we appreciate that more than you know."
"Switching to Reserve is a great way to reinvest money into more meaningful restaurant expenses, and their rapidly growing network in the city helps ensure that guests are already familiar with the platform. The switch has certainly been worth it both from a financial and operational perspective."
"My favorite features are all about on the spot changes. Whether I need to move a pre-assigned table in the middle of service, override our reservations settings, or temporarily block online reservations altogether, the ability to control reservation flow on both macro and micro levels is essential! I love that I can make split second decisions regarding the flow of traffic and keep chaos at bay. And the support is unparalleled. I am constantly learning how to perfect the set up and use tools more effectively, making our team more confident and better prepared."
"Our team really likes Reserve's algorithm as we don't have to manage all of our slots on a day to day basis. When we opened, we were on Reserve's slot product, and while we had control, it was a lot of manual adjustment. The new V2 flex makes it so much easier because we still have all of that control with the additional help of the algorithm. Yes, we make adjustments here and there, but the algorithm is really smart and works in our favor in plotting out our room so our team can focus on other things. Additionally, the new dashboard on Reserve is amazing for being able to manage and anticipate reservation needs that come up while away from the restaurant, allowing myself and my team constant access."
"I already recommend Reserve to every general manager, assistant manager, and supervisor I come into contact with because you guys are truly the best. The price of the platform is extremely competitive, Reserve promotes and markets our company through their own press releases and newsletters, and the reserve website truly highlights our restaurant rather than others in the area or other advertisements."