Reservation Policy

Thank you for taking the time to review our reservation policy. We greatly value and appreciate reservations, as they enable us to plan for service in many respects, which include ensuring appropriate staffing, table and dining-room setup, and provisions. My wife, Bridget, and I love dining out and have an intimate understanding of the many elements that go into making an exceptional experience for every patron day in and day out. Reservations are an important part of the oeuvre we work in and critical to our operations at Farm to Table Bistro, our shared and most treasured endeavor in our years together.

This is not to say, of course, that reservations are the foremost determinant of our preparations on any given day. Our walk-in customers are every bit as valuable to us as our guests who reserve a table. Farm to Table Bistro simply wouldn’t exist without them, and many of our first-timers have become beloved regulars.

Back to reservations. Our approach to handling service is methodical and comprehensive, and we take pains to ensure that we account for everything that our reserved tables require. When guests fail to cancel their reservation or do so just prior to their reservation, this oversight compromises us in many ways. We very well may have turned down other guests, especially during the holiday season and on major holidays, and, seeing as we cannot make up for no-shows, will be subject to unrecoverable losses.

We depend upon a commitment from our reservations to maintain the health and vibrancy of Farm to Table Bistro, and consequentially have concluded that we must establish the following reservation policy:

All reservations for tables of six or more guests will require a nominal deposit of $100.00 at the time of booking. This deposit will be refundable up to 24 hours before the reservation. Those who cancel after this point or fail to honor their reservation will forfeit their deposit, which will be divided among our kitchen, bartending, service, and front-of-house staff members. Thank you for your understanding.