This Friday I will be celebrating my 10year anniversary of being married to my wonderful wife. Interesting feat considering I asked her parents for her hand in marriage a mere 30 days after meeting her for the first time.
As I'm prone to do, I look for ways to do just about everything online. Making reservations for dinner was no exception and I was pleasantly surprised by how it turned out. Plus, the other benefit was that I uncovered another new and helpful website during the process.
I jumped to the McCormick and Schmick's website because I've got a gift card that I've been saving for this specific evening. Initially visited the site to check-out their menu and get the phone number for our local restaurant here in Indianapolis.
After finding the local contact information I noticed the "Make Reservations" feature and immediately jumped on it. Although all the functionality was nicely embedded and presented on the McCormick and Schmick's website, it was all being powered by OpenTable.com.
OpenTable.com powers a large list of restaurant reservation websites:
With more than 10,000 restaurants on OpenTable.com -- and new additions every day -- you're sure to find a place to please your palate. Next time you're contemplating dining out, we hope you'll visit OpenTable.com to make your reservations.
The entire process was painless, straight-forward and really couldn't have been much simpler. I was able to select my date and time and confirm the reservations with no problems. I was even able to provide a message to the maître d' letting them know we were celebrating a special evening together. Our friends at JVBH compiled a list of top restaurants in Rice Village. Read more.
Aside from just making my reservation, I also signed up for the OpenTable.com website which was optional. I figured it would be a good way to stay in touch with what's happening on the site and pay attention to any future developments and feature releases.