# OpenTable

> OpenTable is the online restaurant-reservation marketplace that connects diners with tables and gives restaurants the software to manage them. Founded in San Francisco in 1998, it pairs a consumer booking app and website with a back-of-house table-management and CRM platform, helping more than 60,000 restaurants worldwide seat roughly 1.9 billion diners a year. It is owned by Booking Holdings, which acquired it in 2014 for $2.6 billion.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Chuck Templeton (Founder), Sid Gorham (Co-founder), Eric Moe (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~2,400 employees
- **Products:** OpenTable Diner App & Website, Reservation & Table Management, Guest CRM & Marketing, Experiences, Icon
- **Notable:** Pioneered online restaurant reservations in the U.S. starting in 1998., IPO on NASDAQ in 2009 under ticker OPEN., Acquired by The Priceline Group for $2.6 billion in 2014.

## Products & services

- **OpenTable Diner App & Website** — Consumer-facing platform to discover, book, and review restaurants across the U.S. and globally, with real-time availability, reviews, and dining rewards points.
- **Reservation & Table Management** — Cloud-based system for restaurants to manage bookings, optimize seating, reduce no-shows, and run the floor in real time.
- **Guest CRM & Marketing** — Diner profiles, automated notifications, review responses, and marketing tools that help restaurants build repeat business.
- **Experiences** — Lets restaurants sell tickets to special events and ticketed dining not tied to standard tables - tasting menus, chef nights, and more.
- **Icon** — A premium spotlight tier letting restaurants highlight their staff, mission, and brand while accessing enhanced access rules and marketing ROI data.
- **Concierge (AI)** — Generative-AI assistant launched in 2025 giving diners instant insights on 60,000+ restaurants - directions, what to order, dietary guidance, and what to expect.

## Achievements

- Pioneered online restaurant reservations in the U.S. starting in 1998.
- IPO on NASDAQ in 2009 under ticker OPEN.
- Acquired by The Priceline Group for $2.6 billion in 2014.
- Seats roughly 1.9 billion diners per year across 60,000+ restaurants.
- Launched a generative-AI Concierge for diners in 2025.
- Reported dining up 8% year-over-year in 2025 and a 27% increase in Experience dining.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Launched Concierge, a generative-AI assistant giving diners instant insights into 60,000+ global restaurants.
- **2025-11** — Published its 2026 Dining Trends report identifying the top trends set to define dining.
- **2024-12** — Covered as a resurgent 'comeback' platform as hot restaurants returned to OpenTable amid competition from Resy and Tock.

## Links

- Website: https://www.opentable.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opentable
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/OpenTable
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/OpenTable
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opentable/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OpenTable
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@opentable

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Last updated: 2026-06-01