SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 27, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OpenTable, Inc. (NASDAQ:OPEN) (www.opentable.com), a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants, today announced the winners of its 2009 Diners' Choice Awards for Most Scenic View. As the summer winds down, the list provides a handy guide for diners wishing to enjoy gorgeous views alongside delicious cuisine. The list of winners is derived from more than 3 million reviews submitted by OpenTable diners for nearly 10,000 restaurants in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

"A spectacular view can turn a good meal into a standout," said Caroline Potter, OpenTable's dining expert. "From breathtaking sights to romantic sunsets, sitting beside a unique vista can be what makes some dining experiences the most memorable."

Based on feedback collected from OpenTable diners between August 2008 and July 2009, the following 50 restaurants, listed in alphabetical order, received the highest scores from OpenTable diners, indicating that they were considered among the best restaurants for scenic dining. For more information about this list, please visit http://www.opentable.com/scenic.

The 2009 Winners of OpenTable's Best Scenic View Awards

• A Caprice Kitchen - Tiburon, CA
• Alizé at the Top of the Palms Casino Resort - Las Vegas, NV
• Beachcomber Cafe - Crystal Cove - Newport Coast, CA
• Bertrand at Mister A's - San Diego, CA
• Chart House Restaurant, Cardiff - Cardiff, CA
• Chart House Restaurant, Dana Point - Dana Point, CA
• Chart House Restaurant, Longboat Key - Longboat Key, FL
• Chart House Restaurant, Malibu - Malibu, CA
• Chart House Restaurant, Monterey - Monterey, CA
• Chart House Restaurant, Newport - Newport, KY
• Chart House Restaurant, Portland - Portland, OR
• Chart House Restaurant, Tower of the Americas - San Antonio, TX
• Chart House Restaurant, Weehawken - Weehawken, NJ
• Cite - Chicago, IL
• Coach Insignia - Detroit, MI
• Different Pointe of View - Phoenix, AZ
• Edgewood Restaurant - Stateline, NV
• Eiffel Tower - Las Vegas, NV
• elements at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain - Paradise Valley, AZ
• Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck - Dallas, TX
• Franciscan Crab Restaurant - San Francisco, CA
• Highlawn Pavilion - West Orange, NJ
• Island Prime - San Diego, CA
• McClintock's - Tucson, AZ
• Miramar Beach Restaurant - Half Moon Bay, CA
• Monterey Bay Fish Grotto - Pittsburgh, PA
• Moonshadows - Malibu, CA
• Nick's Cove - Marshall, CA
• Orange Hill Restaurant - Orange, CA
• Pacific's Edge Restaurant - Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA
• Peaks Restaurant - Palm Springs, CA
• Peohe's, Coronado Waterfront Restaurant - Coronado, CA
• Pier W - Lakewood, OH
• Portland City Grill - Portland, OR
• Republic of Texas Bar & Grill - Corpus Christi, TX
• River Cafe - Brooklyn, NY
• Scoma's Sausalito - Sausalito, CA
• Severn Inn - Annapolis, MD
• Six Seven Restaurant & Lounge - Seattle, WA
• Skates on the Bay - Berkeley, CA
• The Marine Room - La Jolla, CA
• The Plantation House - Kapalua, HI
• The Sky Room - Long Beach, CA
• The Spinnaker - Sausalito, CA
• The Steakhouse at Azul La Jolla - La Jolla, CA
• Top of the Hub - Boston, MA
• Top of the Riverfront, Millennium Hotel - St. Louis, MO
• West Restaurant and Lounge - Los Angeles, CA
• X2O Xaviars on the Hudson - Yonkers, NY
• Yamashiro - Hollywood, CA

"This list shows that no single state has a monopoly on scenic places to enjoy a meal. The locations highlighted are as diverse as the views. From urban restaurants nestled atop skyscrapers to those that offer oceanside tables dining along the Pacific, our diners have chosen 50 fantastic places that will inspire the senses," added Potter.

For more information on scenic dining, please visit Potter's "Dining Check" blog on OpenTable at http://blog.opentable.com.

About OpenTable, Inc.

OpenTable is a leading provider of free, real-time online restaurant reservations for diners and reservation and guest management solutions for restaurants. The OpenTable network delivers the convenience of online restaurant reservations to diners and the operational benefits of a computerized reservation book to restaurants. OpenTable has more than 11,000 restaurant customers, and since its inception in 1998, has seated more than 110 million diners around the world. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and the OpenTable service is available throughout the United States, as well as in Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom.

OpenTable, OpenTable.com, OpenTable logos and other service names are the trademarks of OpenTable, Inc.

SOURCE: OpenTable, Inc.

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