# What Claude (Anthropic) with web search answered for reservation systems (restaurants) on 2026-10-18

## In short

On 2026-10-18, Claude (Anthropic) with web search was asked "best reservation systems for restaurants". It named 8 brands, in this order: OpenTable, Resy, Tock, SevenRooms, Yelp, Yelp Guest Manager, Eat App and Tablein.

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Question | best reservation systems for restaurants |
| Asked on | 2026-10-18 |
| Engine | Claude (Anthropic) with web search |
| Model | claude-opus-5 |
| Brands named | 8 |
| Sources cited | 5 |
| Audience | restaurants |
| Coverage | Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-18 |

Page: https://bikoosh.com/answers/s/reservation-systems-restaurants-2026-10-18
Coverage: Claude (Anthropic) with web search. Other engines not included.

## The answer, as recorded

Asked on 2026-10-18 through Claude (Anthropic) with web search (model claude-opus-5).

> ## The short answer
> 
> **OpenTable** - the default for most restaurants, because it's the biggest diner network in the US. You're effectively buying marketing: people browse OpenTable and find you. The trade-off is per-cover fees (~$1.50/diner from the network, $0.25 from your own widget on Basic) on top of $149-$499/month, and OpenTable owns a lot of the guest relationship.
> 
> **Resy** - the pick for upscale, reservation-hard restaurants. Strong brand with the dining-out crowd, good host-stand UX, and critically **no per-cover fees** - flat $249-$899/month. If you do volume, that math beats OpenTable quickly. Amex-owned, so it comes with a built-in affluent audience.
> 
> **Tock** - the right call if you sell tickets, not tables: tasting menus, chef's counters, wineries, anything $150+ a head. Prepaid/deposit bookings mean a no-show still pays you. $79-$769/month plus a cut of prepayments. For a normal à la carte neighborhood spot it's overkill.
> 
> **SevenRooms** - choose this when you care more about CRM than discovery. It's a guest-data platform that happens to take reservations: profiles, preferences, spend history, automated marketing, and no commissions. Quote-based, roughly $400-$1,20

## Brands named, in the order the engine gave

| Position | Brand | How it was named |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | OpenTable | mentioned |
| 2 | Resy | mentioned |
| 3 | Tock | mentioned |
| 4 | SevenRooms | mentioned |
| 5 | Yelp | mentioned |
| 6 | Yelp Guest Manager | mentioned |
| 7 | Eat App | mentioned |
| 8 | Tablein | mentioned |

## Sources the engine cited

- https://www.servmeco.com/resources/best-reservation-system-for-restaurants (other)
- https://sevenrooms.com/blog/restaurant-reservation-system-comparison-guide/ (vendor)
- https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog/best-restaurant-reservation-software-apps-in-united-states (vendor)
- https://servmeco.com/blog/top-7-opentable-competitors-alternatives-in-2026/ (other)
- https://www.tablein.com/blog/tock-alternatives (vendor)

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

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