# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for reservation systems (restaurants) on 2026-09-22

## In short

On 2026-09-22, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best reservation systems for restaurants". It named 11 brands; the first six, in order, were OpenTable, Resy, Amex, SevenRooms, Tock and Toast.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best reservation systems for restaurants |
| Asked on | 2026-09-22 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 11 |
| Sources cited | 8 |
| Audience | restaurants |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-09-22 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/reservation-systems-restaurants-2026-09-22
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-09-22 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> Here's how I'd actually rank them, based on what kind of restaurant you're running. The big split is **marketplaces that bring you new diners** (you pay for demand) vs. **tools that run on your own demand** (you pay a flat fee and keep the guest data).
> 
> **1. OpenTable** - Still the default, and the only one with a diner network big enough to genuinely fill seats. Worth it if you need new-guest acquisition. The catch is the pricing model: subscription plus per-cover fees (commonly cited around $0.25-$1.50 per cover, with full-service plans running into the thousands per year), so the cost scales with your success. [touchbistro.com](https://www.touchbistro.com/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-systems/)
> 
> **2. Resy** - My pick for most urban, reservation-driven restaurants. It's Amex-owned, has a real (if smaller) consumer marketplace, and critically it's flat-rate - roughly $249/mo with no per-cover fees, so your bill doesn't punish you for a busy month. Strongest in major US cities; weak if you're not in one. [ustechautomations.com](https://ustechautomations.com/resources/blog/automate-opentable-vs-resy-2026)
> 
> **3. SevenRooms** - The one to choose if guest data is the point. Deep CRM

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenTable | mentioned |
| 2 | Resy | recommended |
| 3 | Amex | mentioned |
| 4 | SevenRooms | mentioned |
| 5 | Tock | mentioned |
| 6 | Toast | mentioned |
| 7 | Toast Tables | mentioned |
| 8 | Yelp | mentioned |
| 9 | Yelp Guest Manager | mentioned |
| 10 | Tablein | mentioned |
| 11 | Eat App | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.touchbistro.com/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-systems/ (other)
- https://ustechautomations.com/resources/blog/automate-opentable-vs-resy-2026 (other)
- https://sevenrooms.com/blog/restaurant-reservation-system-comparison-guide/ (vendor)
- https://restauranttools.ai/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-systems-2026 (other)
- https://pos.toasttab.com/products/toast-tables (other)
- https://business.yelp.com/restaurants/products/yelp-guest-manager/ (other)
- https://www.tablein.com/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-software (vendor)
- https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/online-restaurant-reservation-systems (vendor)

The question page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/q/reservation-systems/restaurants

Answer Watch records what one AI answer engine said on one date, nothing more. Each page names the engine and the model, carries the date the question was asked, and lists the brands that appeared in the answer in the order the engine gave them, with the sources it cited. It is a measurement, not a ranking, not a recommendation and not a claim about the world. Brands that did not appear in an answer are not named on any public page. Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.