What is Shokuoku?
What kind of service is Shokuoku?
A seat at a restaurant that is extremely difficult to reserve will be put up for auction.
Through this auction, you'll have a better chance of getting reservations at restaurants you've always wanted to try or at popular restaurants that book up rapidly online.On days and at times when the restaurant is closed for regular business, auctions will be held primarily for cancellations and for reserved times.
About Reservations
Can I attend the following appointment after the scheduled date if I place a successful bid?
As you are bidding for the right to make a reservation for the date and time in question, as with other reservation sites, you will not be able to make a reservation for the next and subsequent visits to the store.
Why is it so hard to reserve a table at the restaurant, but it will be able to reserve a seat at Shokuoku?
While it varies from restaurant to restaurant, most of the restaurants that are difficult to reserve are often booked by members and longtime regular customer, which makes it difficult for new customers to make reservations.
However, sometimes these seats are made available to us because of cancellations due to various circumstances, such as illnesses brought on by the coronavirus. Additionally, we sometimes receive offers for reservations at times other than those we usually make, such as private bookings at particular times or on days the restaurant is closed.
Isn't Shokuoku an act of resale?
After being contacted by the restaurants directly, we are exclusively auctioning off the rights to these seats on our website.
Some people frequently resell seats from restaurants, but this does not profit the restaurants in any way. Our company wants to develop a system that supports restaurants.
