Planning an eat out, try online restaurant bookings

Mar 1
09:54

2013

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The advent of internet and social media has changed the way people function now. It has modified the way we read, research, interact, watch movies, the list is endless.

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One of the interesting things that the growing popularity of internet has transformed is the way we do our restaurant bookings online.

You would find dedicated restaurant booking websites online which cater to your every need of not only reserving a table but also price point comparisons etc.  Being an absolute foodie lured me into trying one if these unique websites to book my table for a dinner date out with friends. Mind you,Planning an eat out, try online restaurant bookings Articles this was my initial experience of using this kind of a service so I was absolutely unaware of what was in store. After we decided on a restaurant we wanted to go to, we started our online search. The results that google threw up were mostly UK or USA based websites but we finally managed to get some good Indian restaurant booking online portals.

What struck me first was the impressive and exhaustive list of restaurants they had registered with them. The restaurants and eateries were not confined to just few top metros of the nation but they also catered to cities like Ahmedabad, Indore, Lucknow etc. The entire website was abuzz with offers and discount plans. For people who couldn’t make up their mind, they had an option wherein people could just fill in their preferred cuisine, budget and location and they would get a list of restaurant suiting their parameters.

The restaurants registered had the opportunity to engage real time with the visitors through live streaming and connect options. The discount offers for customers were mind boggling ranging from 20 percent to 50 percent off on certain group deals, special rates for food festivals and happy hour menus. Not only this, I was given the option of viewing my seating and the vista it would offer even before I book my table.

The fantastic variety of restaurants they had really left me confused. While I was just trying to make up my mind, I was showered with numerous suggestions based on my earlier choice. These suggestions were coupled with various offers and discount opportunities. We finally decided to go ahead with one of restaurants serving authentic Mexican cuisine. What floored us is that it was in our own neighbourhood and we were not even aware of it. You might ask how we settled on that one without even trying it once. Well, here is your answer; each restaurant on the website had customer reviews on their experience and their ratings on a scale of one to five. If that wasn’t enough, there was an entire gallery of restaurant pictures which explicitly illustrated the ambience, setting and layouts. Along with these overwhelming details, we could also go through their entire menu and rate card. What else would I have asked for?

This not only gave us the opportunity to try out a new eating joint (which has become our favourite hangout point lately) but also save a lot of time and money while making an informed decision.