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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by lerhaupt on Friday March 18, 2011 @12:01PM (#2340823)
Just for fun, Joe (hn: joe6pack) and I decided to code up a 3 day side project. It surfaces the best reservations currently available in the SF Bay Area. Certainly the ranking algorithm could be improved, but we hope you enjoy this little bit of amusement.

Please review and let us know if you find it useful.

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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by jedc on Friday March 18, 2011 @12:39PM (#2340929)
Is that real data? You've got reservations at The French Laundry four days from now?!?
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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by silencio on Friday March 18, 2011 @02:30PM (#2341394)
Opentable has a lot of tables for 4 for dinner at TFL, the key is to either get these tables 2 months in advance (the earliest you can get a reservation for a table) or to snag a cancellation in time.
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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by joe6pack on Friday March 18, 2011 @12:59PM (#2341014)
Indeed it is - that was the point of the site.
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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by jedc on Friday March 18, 2011 @07:40PM (#2342469)
That's fantastic. I assumed that they kept a waiting list in order to keep the restaurant full. This is really interesting.

Does OpenTable have an affiliate program?

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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by bigethan on Friday March 18, 2011 @01:02PM (#2341030)
Click the 'Reserve' button, and it goes to Opentable. Awesome way to surface availability.
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Re:Show HN: HackerTable.com, reservations at elusive restaur... by silencio on Friday March 18, 2011 @02:25PM (#2341366)
Seriously, I wish I had this (or even thought of it) two months ago when I tried to get a reservation at the French Laundry. I had a specific date and time in mind (tomorrow for lunch for my birthday ;) ), but being able to see availability without constantly looking up reservations at opentable or calling the restaurant is sweet, even if I ended up getting my reservation by calling up amex's concierge with my business platinum card.
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