OpenTable Lets Diners Book Their Favorite Tables 

OpenTable recently rolled out Seating Options, a feature that allows diners to reserve a seat at the bar, counter, a table outside and more during the reservation process. Not only does the feature give diners the freedom to choose where they want to sit at the restaurant, even before they arrive, but it also increases restaurant availability during peak dining times.

Diners can now easily find restaurants around the globe offering various seating options and table types when searching for reservations across desktop and mobile web, as well as on the OpenTable iOS and Android apps. Alternative seating options are noted with a table icon on restaurant profile pages.  

Located within GuestCenter,  Seating Options allows participating restaurants to categorize tables on their floor plan as either standard, bar, high top, outdoor or counter. Seating Options allows restaurants to open up more seats, increase the number of reservations available and ultimately boost profit. 

“On busy nights, we’re always getting requests to reserve bar seats,” said Lien Ta, managing partner of Here’s Looking At You restaurant in Los Angeles. “Seating Options make it possible for more diners to find seats at our restaurant during peak hours and allows us to bring in guests who may have sought an alternative restaurant to dine at otherwise.”