OpenTable Diners Select Top 50 Most Scenic Views

San Diego-Area Restaurants Lead the List; Winners in 19 States, Including Alaska and Hawaii

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Jul 27, 2011, 08:30 ET

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Vacation season is upon us, and OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPEN; www.opentable.com), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, is helping diners make the most of their travels by announcing the Diners' Choice Awards for the top 50 restaurants in the U.S. with the most scenic views. The list of winners is derived from more than ten million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for more than 12,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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In keeping with its reputation for culinary excellence and expansive, natural beauty, California claimed half the spots on the list, with eight winners alone in "America's Finest City," a.k.a. San Diego. The Bay Area made a strong showing with six winners. New York City's sweeping skyline helped the Empire State take five spots, while Washington earned three. Two Phoenix, Arizona, restaurants are winners, along with two Illinois restaurants, in addition to honorees in 15 other states, including Alaska, Georgia, Hawaii, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, and Texas, among others.

"The winning restaurants on this list represent the best in destination dining," says Caroline Potter, OpenTable's Chief Dining Officer. "Whether you're traveling to discover the beauty and local bounty of a new city or you want to experience the best of what's in your own backyard, these restaurants will transport you with awe-inspiring panoramas and food to match. From sexy urban skylines to stunning vistas courtesy of Mother Nature, the views at these top restaurants will take your breath away – but not your appetite."

Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between July 2010 and June 2011, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners. For more information about this list, please visit http://www.opentable.com/scenic.

A Caprice – Tiburon, California
Bali Hai Restaurant – San Diego, California
Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant – San Francisco, California
Bertrand at Mister A's – San Diego, California
Boat House Waterfront Dining – Tiverton, Rhode Island
Cannons Seafood Grill – Dana Point, California
Chart House Restaurant – Cardiff, California
Chart House Restaurant – Malibu, California
Chart House Restaurant – Portland, Oregon
Chart House Restaurant – San Antonio, Texas
Cite – Chicago, Illinois
Claes Ovation - Laguna Beach, California
Coach Insignia – Detroit, Michigan
Compass Restaurant – Phoenix, Arizona
Different Pointe of View – Phoenix, Arizona
Eagle's Nest – Indianapolis, Indiana
Edgewood Restaurant – Tahoe, California
Franciscan Crab Restaurant – San Francisco, California
Grandviews at the Grand Hyatt San Francisco – San Francisco, California
High Finance Restaurant – Albuquerque, New Mexico
Highlawn Pavilion – West Orange, New Jersey
Il Fornaio – Coronado, California
Island Prime – San Diego, California
Ivar's Mukilteo Landing – Mukilteo, Washington
La Costanera – Montara, California
The Marine Room – La Jolla, California
Miramar Beach Restaurant – Half Moon Bay, California
Monterey Bay Fish Grotto – Mount Washington, Pennsylvania
Moss Beach Distillery – Half Moon Bay, California
Nikolai's Roof – Atlanta, Georgia
Pacific's Edge Restaurant – Carmel, California
Peaks Restaurant – Palm Springs, California
Peohe's – Coronado, California
Primavista – Cincinnati, Ohio
R Lounge at Two Times Square – New York, New York
Ray's Boathouse – Seattle, Washington
River's End – Bodega Bay, California
Robert – New York, New York
Sarento's Top of the "I" – Honolulu, Hawaii
Seven Glaciers – Girdwood, Alaska
The Shores Restaurant – La Jolla, California
Signature Room at the 95th – Chicago, Illinois
Six Seven Restaurant & Lounge – Seattle, Washington
The Spinnaker – Sausalito, California
Steamers of Pismo – Pismo Beach, California
The View Restaurant – New York, New York
Top of the Tower – New York, New York
Top of the World Restaurant – Las Vegas, Nevada
Water's Edge – Long Island City, New York
Yamashiro – Hollywood, California

Diners can also find additional information on the Diners' Choice Awards for the Best Scenic View Restaurants in the US by visiting the OpenTable "Dining Check" blog at http://blog.opentable.com.

About OpenTable Reviews Program

Originally launched in November 2008, the OpenTable Reviews program (http://reviews.opentable.com) helps diners find restaurants that best fits their dining occasions. Diners who recently honored an OpenTable reservation are invited via email to submit restaurant feedback using an online form. Visitors to OpenTable.com can access reviews for thousands of OpenTable restaurant partners across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The OpenTable Reviews program has generated more than 10 million reviews by verified diners, establishing OpenTable.com as one of the largest and most trusted sources for restaurant reviews.

About OpenTable, Inc.

OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 20,000 restaurant customers, and, since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 200 million diners around the world. The Company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. OpenTable also owns and operates toptable.com, a leading restaurant reservation site in the United Kingdom.

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