2007-03-09 03:25:52 · 14 answers · asked by nina c 1 in Dining Out ➔ United Kingdom ➔ London
You can get a table at lunch usually try that instead....
2007-03-11 23:33:30 · answer #1 · answered by tor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At restaurants that only takes bookings quite a long way in advance you can often get a table on the night because of the number of people that book and then either forget or end up having other stuff to do. Make sure you have a backup plan (another restaurant booking) then just give them a call early evening, if they have something free then cancel your other reservation. I've done this at 2 "hard to get into" restaurants - although never tried it at the Ivy.
2007-03-10 01:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by Harry Callaghan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did once read that in LA, if you ring up the "hottest" places and pretend you are an assistant to say, Winona Ryder, you can get a table. I've never tried this and don't recommend it, but that would be the only way I can think of.
What happens when you turn up withour your "celeb", well, I suppose you just say that he/she was delayed whilst filming or something. Again, I am not recommending this course of action, if you try it and get into trouble, it's nothing to do with me!
2007-03-09 03:31:06 · answer #3 · answered by lululaluau 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Langhams instead, it's far less pretentious. And the foods nice and not quite as stupidly dear as the Ivy.
2007-03-09 04:33:26 · answer #4 · answered by Princess Paradox 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tables are released at 9am 3 months in advance, so you could try calling them at 9am 3 months in advance, obviously if you want to eat there earlier than that you wil probably need to follow one of the other answers.
2007-03-09 03:48:26 · answer #5 · answered by andrew 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask them, If the Queen wanted a table then you would find her a place, would you not? Then when they say yes, say well she's not coming i'll have her table.
2007-03-09 04:36:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Someone did this in a magazine a few months ago,just to see if it could be done.
They pretended they were entertaining a prince from another country and needed a posh place to eat....guess what they got in...unbelievable.
2007-03-09 03:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by Pat R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a website www.toptable.com. You can get discounts which is handy. Not sure if it will get you a table though.
2007-03-09 03:34:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude, very slim chance you will get one. all i can say is that you should call them every hour and see if they got any cancellations....ive had to do that b4 and i did get one, not the one i want but it was worth it anyway, great place to eat and worth the trouble
2007-03-09 23:56:14 · answer #9 · answered by spanks_bum 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Use the prefix Dr in front of your real name.
2007-03-09 03:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by livinfortheweekend 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋