The next time you book a restaurant reservation, you also may have to pay a deposit.
In 2021, online reservation service OpenTable found 28% of Americans said they'd ghosted a restaurant reservation in the last year.
JC Myska, general manager at Kintsugi Omakase in Manhattan, said his luxury restaurant's $35-per-person reservation deposit is vital for the eatery, which has only 10 seats.
"We have very few seats, and we plan and staff significantly around reservations," Page said.
For other restaurants, no-shows can be killer.
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