Gift Certificates Overview

Diners visit Restaurant.com and purchase $25 gift certificates for $10 and other denominations for more than 12,000 independent restaurants across the country and online retailers offering gourmet food and lifestyle products.

For Diners

• Visitors search through a national database of more than 12,000 restaurants by state, city, zip code and cuisine.
• Search results reveal unique Web pages of participating restaurants and include information about gift certificates, menu items, pricing, hours of operations and other details.
• Visitors receive easy-to-follow instructions to purchase, print and present gift certificates that are honored on-site at the restaurant.
• Restaurant.com visitors can sign-up to receive limited-time savings promotions for gift certificates via email.

For Restaurants

• Restaurant.com helps restaurant owners attract and retain customers by expanding their marketing resources.
• Every restaurant in the directory features an individual Web page offering personalized descriptions of cuisine, and information about pricing, locale, hours of operation, décor and specific terms and conditions.
• Many participating restaurant Web pages include interior and exterior photos, as well as 360-degree views of the inside.
• Restaurant.com provides marketing services, visibility, customer introductions and feedback that restaurants might not otherwise have access to.

Gift Center

• Visitors can also purchase “store credit” from the Restaurant.com Gift Center for restaurant gift certificates and gift certificates for quality online retailers such as Mrs. Fields, LobsterGram and more.
• Gift recipients visit a redemption-only site, insert their 10-digit code found on the certificate and search for Restaurant.com restaurants or online retailers to apply their credit.
• There are no shipping costs with Restaurant.com gift certificates since they can be customized, printed out or sent via email in seconds.

Gift Certificate Denominations

• $25 gift certificates for $10
• $10 gift certificates for $4
• $50 gift certificates for $20
• $75 gift certificates for $30
• $100 gift certificates for $40

Quick Facts

• Launched in December 1999.
• Available for more than 12,000 restaurants nationwide.
• More than $100 million in savings with Restaurant.com Gift Certificates.