Restaurant Owners Are Fed Up With Reservation-Hoarding Bots
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To score a table at Don Angie, the Italian-American hotspot in New York's West Village, the official course of action is to log on to the restaurant booking site Resy at 9 a.m. seven days before the desired dining date. At least, that's the policy that chef-owners Angie Rito and Scott Tacinelli have set up for potential diners.But those who have recently tried to book those elusive seats via the reservation platform know they rarely open up. If you head over to Appointment Trader, however, and are willing to pay up to $125 just for the opportunity to walk through the door, you can start bidding on seats for any day for the next few weeks. The issue of seats disappearing that should be available began last summer, says Rito. “But it has become more pronounced over the last few mon...