Impossible to use this Tock gift card Impossible to use this Tock gift card. Been trying for a couple of years and can’t quite seem to unlock the secret key. Dine-in - nope. Wine shop - nope. Take out - maybe but only for large holiday meals? Ugh. We cast a pox upon the house of Tock.

The most ridiculous reservation system… The most ridiculous reservation system ever!!! We paid $50 for a reservation for 7 at Cidercaide in Austin this past Friday evening. When we arrived, we acknowledged the table they had saved for us inside and asked if we could sit Outside. We were told that if there was an empty table, of course! Little did I know that our $50 reservation would still be charged to my credit card. I will never make a reservation at a restaurant or any place of business using Tock!!!!!

Tock is CRAP and for the BOTS Tock is CRAP- They have bots that take up all the reservations within seconds. I’ve had 10 people at the same time through the app or the website try to book and it’s impossible because either they don’t have anything in place that protects the system against bots that book out slots or they resell reservations to other sites that charge fees for a booking service or concierge service. I really hope restaurant owners of the highly sought out places like the Michelin restaurants understand this game because there are so many people that lose out on experiencing your restaurants due to an unfair rigged system that is the EXCLUSIVE way to get a table at your restaurant. Such a shame!

What value does Tock provide diners? I made a reservation for two at Daisies, a relatively new Chicago restaurant. We had a lovely time, but I will not go back if every time I make a Tock reservation I am charged $21 for two for nothing. As a frequent restaurant diner (3-4 times a week) I prefer Open Table and Resy. My partner prefers to call directly to restaurants. Now, I understand why.

Awful, Awful, Awful Awful! Awful! Awful! Unfortunately Chase rewards is using them and I cannot book places I want to dine in. It makes me use my points but does not say how many points I will be using so I will get stuck with paying with my points that may be higher than what I want to spend. And there is no way to reach anyone. That's the worst part. I used their chat and the response time it says is one hour. Not worth paying their services.