Skip the Line! Score Reservations at Top Resy Restaurants with Premium Amex Cards

April 27, 2024

Score Reservations at Top Resy Restaurants with Premium Amex Cards

Scoring a reservation at one of the fancy restaurants that go viral online, is usually an impossible feat. You’re competing with thousands of other diners as well as resellers. In our recent news roundup we shared an article of one of those restaurant reservations resellers making $70,000 annually.

But did you know that you can improve your chances of scoring a table if you have a premium American Express credit card? We’re talking about card that have fees of $500 or more and up to $5,000 per year. This is a benefit that is provided by Resy, which powers some of the world’s best restaurants.

Resy Notify Feature

Resy provides a seamless reservation system for everyone through the Resy iOS app or on resy.com. It also has a Notify Feature, which lets you set a Notify for a specific restaurant you’ve been wanting to try.

Think of Notify as a virtual wait list. If you have a particular restaurant and date in mind, but there are no reservations available, Notify signs you up to be alerted if a table opens up.

You can set a Notify the same way you would normally book a table on Resy. Just click the “Notify” button with the bell icon, rather than the “Book Now” button. If another party cancels or a table opens up within your preferred time range, you’ll be the first to know.

If a table becomes available in the near future, you’ll receive a real-time alert. If you have the Resy iOS app and enable push notifications, you’ll receive Notify alerts directly to your phone. Notify alerts are also sent via email.

You need to be quick. Claim the notification or the link through email right away and claim it. But Notify doesn’t work the same way for everyone.

If you have an American Express® Platinum Card or other eligible Card, you can add it to your Resy profile to unlock access to exclusive reservations with Global Dining Access by Resy. That means that if you have one of these fancy and costly American Express credit cards, you will get a Resy notification before other people do.