Restaurant.com

So, the site LOOKS like you get all kinds of deals. So I got a $50 gift to restaurant.com... but when you get a gift to the site, none of the discounted rate purchases apply... and then when you choose restaurants, the minimum purchase (cash out of pocket), can't use for tax or gratuity, and limit one certificate per visit make the whole thing just an impractical scam. DON'T give this as a gift. You will be wasting your money. I won't even bother explaining how bad the site works, since everyone else already mentioned that. Better of to go where you want to eat and spend real money than to deal with this headache.

Everyone having these issues with restaurant.com need to call their credit card companies or banks and report their money wasted as a fraudulent charge. Tell them that you never authorized the charge, don't know where it's from, and don't explain further than that. If these scam artists won't give you your money back then have the credit card company or bank take it back for you. Screw these people! They are thieves who are stealing from hard working people to line their fat pockets.

Love Restaurant.Com! Only have one problem in several years, and it was resolved almost immediately! I don't like that they now don't have an 800 number to call because I would like to know where my credits have gone when I've exchanged a greater amount certificate for a lesser amount certificate. I don't quite understand how to access their new website. Can anyone help me?

DONT use this company/site. You have to pay money to buy a gift card and then there are such limitations and rules it is truly like throwing money directly into a trash can. Do anything else with your money/ points. I converted my spirit points to this site before i knew this. Basically gave my points away and paid for a very small coupon. Dont do it.

I've used so many of these certificates to save a lot of money. For instance, I was able to get a $25 off $50 certificate to a nearby deli for just $4! I ordered a ton of food for a fraction of the price. Such a great deal. Now, there's one place with the same $25 off $50 and they are terrible at redeeming the certificate--always making excuses--"dine-in only, can't be ordered online, etc." even though there are NO such limitations within the conditions. But you can always exchange those for other certificates using a PC (this option isn't available on mobile sites). Basically, you can find great deals and save money if the business owners honor their deals. There are always promotions through restaurant.com so always check. Usually you can get $10 certificates for just $2.

I have 2 gift certificates to Restaurant.com I have been trying to redeem them for almost a year now. When I try I get an error message stating, "Oops! This code is already saved to another account." I do not have another account and these codes clearly show up on my account.

I have tried calling ( permanent hold, no one answers), emailing (get a generic reply which is of no help at all), and contacting them through their website (no response).

Restaurant.com is totally useless for me.

I received a $100 Restaurant.com gift card from Monster.com (a travel agent) for my recent purchase. I tried creating an account on Restaurant.com to redeem the amount. But no luck. Tried several times always it gives the attached error message. I called the customer care number several times always keeps us waiting for an executive and gets disconnected after 30mins stating "No executive available". I believe it's a fraud.Please be aware.

I can't use this site via mobile or on their website. It isn't allowing me to access "deals near me" nor "deals by zip". It will allow me to view deals by city but the closest city I can choose from is st. Louis and I'm 30 miles+ from most of them. I have used "deals near me" and "deals by zip" options before so I KNOW that there are restaurants in my area. So frustrated because I have $30 in gift cards I have wanted to use for the last week and I can't!

Having had several experiences with restaurant.com, I can tell you that it's coupons are essentially nothing you can't find in a newspaper coupon. The fact that this is not clear is your first clue as to what's wrong...

The reason you see them promoted by other companies (e.g., Verizon and other companies) is that they can sponge up points from their points programs at near-zero cost to them. They - including Verizon - are well aware of this, but could not care less.

I agree with those who say this company - and even those who simply link their "rewards" programs to it - are unethical. If they were above-board and documented what their "customers" need to know from their perspective, they would not exist.

Capitalism ought to have a conscience (and I say this as a devout capitalist who despises crooks). Avoid.

I'm a business owner who is harassed daily by Restaurant.com... I tell them I am not interested in being a part of their certificate scam... they call back, and back, and back! Do not pay for these certificates... I called all the local businesses in my area to ask how the certificates work for them, since they are listed as participants... they all said the same thing "we never signed up with them" and they don't honor these gift cert's!