How do Restaurant.com certificates work?

[TupperMom7]

I've never bought anything from their website, but I was wondering how it works? I noticed they had $10 gift certificates for $3.00 for a restaurant in our area. So does the restaurant have to take the certificates? I mean if I buy enough to cover a $50 meal, will they have to accept them? I don't want to waste my money if they don't and also don't want to be embarassed at the restaurant. Thanks!

 

[LittleDickensDesigns]

I think on the site when you look up the restaurant it will say their individual requirements. They probably only take one certificate per group, and there may be a minimum order amount.

 

[bop28]

I love Restaurant.com! I've never had any trouble with restaurants accepting them. Once, I bought a certificate [which expire within 1 yr] and the place closed up, so I notified Restaurant.com who gave me a credit to use someplace else. I've never wasted any $$ and have been able to try places I wouldn't normally go to. It's fun!

 

[skw444]

We've used Restaurant.com several times and it's a great deal. One thing to note though...usually you are only allowed to use 1 certificate per meal so you wouldn't be able to buy 5 $10 certificates to pay for a $50 meal. I usually wait until they have a 70% off sale and buy the $25 certificates.

 

[txdisneyfam]

We use them all the time...love it! The thing is you have to spend a certain amount in order to use the certificate, I guess it's more like a coupon reallly. At the restaraunt we use them at most often for instance, I buy the $25 cert. and you have to spend at least $35 on 2 people to use the cert. It's still a great deal though, I buy them when they are $2 or $3 as well. Read the small print before you buy as each restaraunt has a few different requirements.

 

[DisneyFan32WI]

Something sneaky has happened with Restaurant.com today. My 3 fave restaurants now went up to $12.50 and $15 for a $25 gift certificate instead of the usual $10. Did this happen to anyone else?