Reserve Promo Code: What Happened
Reserve launched out of Garrett Camp’s startup incubator Expa and built a following among fancier restaurants in a handful of big cities — you’d book a table, and the app handled the check at the end, no card or signature needed. In 2018, Resy (the reservation platform now owned by American Express) acquired Reserve as a competitor and shut the standalone app down, moving its restaurant relationships and users toward Resy instead. The app has been gone from the App Store for years, and there’s no current Reserve promo code to offer, since the company that issued them no longer exists as a separate business.
If you remember Reserve for the “pay without pulling out your card” convenience, Resy is the closest thing running today, with a much bigger restaurant network. Resy doesn’t run a traditional promo-code program either, but it’s free to use, and if you carry an American Express Platinum or Gold card there’s a recurring Resy Credit built in for eligible bookings.
Try Resy Instead
Download the Resy app or use the site
Create a free account
Code: EJ4HOF
Search restaurants by city, date, and party size
Book directly — no card required up front for most reservations
If you have an eligible Amex card, check whether the restaurant is flagged Resy Credit-eligible before you book
Reserve used to cover New York, LA, Boston, San Francisco, and Chicago — Resy’s footprint today runs well beyond that original list, so if you’re in a city Reserve never reached, there’s a decent chance Resy already covers it.
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Related: for a last-minute dinner-and-a-show night out, pair Resy with a TodayTix promo code for discounted theater tickets.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there still a Reserve promo code?
No. Reserve was acquired by Resy in 2018 and no longer operates as a separate app, so the old EJ4HOF code (and any others) are dead.
What happened to the Reserve app?
Resy bought it in 2018 and shut down the standalone product, moving its restaurant network and users into Resy instead.
What should I use instead of Reserve now?
Resy is the direct successor — same general idea of booking hard-to-get tables, with a much larger restaurant network today.
Does Resy have a promo code?
Not a traditional signup code, as of our last check. American Express cardholders (Platinum/Gold) get a recurring Resy Credit for eligible bookings instead.
The Reserve offer is history.
The record lives here.
The original details are preserved above — and the intro points to what still works today.
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