They often run specials where you can get a $25 G/C for as low as $2-3! I've personally never had any issues with their customer service staff. I corresponded via email and they were prompt and efficient. One of the restaurant's I had purchased a G/C for decided to no longer accept their G/Cs so they promptly issued me credit for the purchase of future G/C. A lot of my co-workers and myself use the site.

Why Wait Restaurants.com has literally saved me hundreds. I first found the site on Groupon when I was looking for fun gift ideas. I have bought so many gift cards and received either a gift card back or paid half the denomination I purchased. Highly recommend this site to anyone who likes saving a buck. Who doesn't want free money?

I've had a lot of success with restaurant.com. My favorite local restaurant participates and I buy gift certificates regularly. It's essentially paying a small fee for a coupon. It's not like a regular gift certificate, most have minimum amounts that you must spend in order to be able to use the gift certificate, along with other stipulations specific to the restaurant (only valid for dine-in, may only use a gift certificate once per month, etc.) The restaurant that I go to has even rewarded the use of these gift certificates with extra freebies (free dessert) on occasion. I think the mixed reactions show that how much you like the site depends on where you live and what restaurants in your area accept the gift certificates. It's definitely worth checking out what restaurants in your area participate.

Love this site when it has the restaurant you want just because they're always running deals 70-80% of gift certificate prices.

I love this site. It lets me try new restaurants that I have been wanting to try with a great discount!

I love this site I love eating out and this website makes it afordable.

I'm surprised by some of the negative complaints here. Restaurant.com is exactly what it says - a way to get reductions off lunch and dinner tabs at nice restaurants! Sure there's fine print but you can read that print online BEFORE you buy a certificate! Restaurant.com is a great way to get discounted meals. We have used it for a few years and have been very satisfied. My only (small) gripe is the ever fluctuating discount. One day you can get 60% off, a week later it's 80% off. Why not just be consistent and have one flat price all of the time? Also, in our area there's about 25 restaurants; we don't see a minimum purchase of $50 like others are complaining about in this blog. Some are great offers like $10 off $20. Some say they will add an 18% gratuity while others do not. You just have to know what you are working with.

I love this website. I constanty get gift certificates between $1 and $2. I lived near scenic 30A in the Florida panhandle and there were tons of great restaurants to pick from throughout that area. Now I live in Vegas and there are almost 200 restaurants to pick from.

I love this site. great way to try new places to eat while saving money !!

I recently used this site and purchased several gift certificates to three different restaurants. No problems at all. Be advised that the certificates are NOT mailed to you, you have to print them off. If you have pop-up windows blocked, the print window may not come up. That needs to be turned off. Otherwise, you can print of the certificates from the confirmation email you receive for payment. No problems with the restaurants taking the certificates either. I got 12 certificates for $7.00. Can't beat that....

I love this website! I received gift certificates that should have cost $25 for only $2 by signing up for their e-mail. All you have to do is purchase them, then print them off the website. You don't even have to wait for them to come in the mail. I have noticed that if you tell them up front that you have this gift certificate that your service declines, so I recommend waiting to show it to them until time for the bill! :) Otherwise, I buy them for vacations, or just a night out in town. The restaurants aren't prevalent, so pick and chose a favorite or try something new.

I like the website and offers. There aren't a lot of choices in my area, but I have been able to use a few. You just need to be careful and read the terms of each one because they are different depending on the restaurant and also whether you are buying a $25 for $2 or $10 for $25....etc. It's a good deal though and I like being able to get a little discount going out to eat at a place I'd probably go anyway.

We live in a not-so small town (about 250,000 people) but there is only one restaurant available. We ate there for our anniversary--the restaurant was great, but the certificate only covered about half of our food and we couldn't use any other promotions with it. It might have been cheaper to skip the certificate and use their promos. I would use this site more if more restaurant choices were available. We did purchase three certificates for a restaurant that closed--Restaurant.com gave us credit to purchase three more! I was very pleased they do this--I just wish we had another place to go!

I have used the site several times. It's absolutely great! The only catch is to be sure there are restaurants in your area. If there are than you can't beat the deals!!! I would love to see their list continue to grow.

Ive used them a few times but I never remember about it until its too late. I have bought gift cards and never used them. But all in all I think this is a great idea! Its a great way to try out new places you don't want to actually drop 25 on! Ive used it while traveling and when I moved to a new town.