Originally Posted by gleff
There are no benefits to VIP status. I'm a VIP. The website says they flag your reservation so that the restaurant may choose to offer special services (of some indeterminate form). But has anyone ever gotten anything out of being an OpenTable VIP?
Like Gleff, I have yet to experience any "special services" from being a VIP with OpenTable.
But overall I still like very much like the service and have had all my (very few) "disputes" rectified with a quick email. In looking at the lists of participating restaurants, we have ended up going to places we never knew about and finding EXCELLENT places.
At 100 points per reservation, you are effectively only accumulating $1 toward a future dining check, but, hey, a buck is buck! Regrettably, the 1000 point ($10) dines are rarely at times when we can go ... but I guess that's the point: Get people to a restaurant at times when most people aren't there, but the kitchen is open.
Bottom line:
Join OpenTable. Doesn't cost anything, and can be very convenient.