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The $300 dining credit is a useful benefit on the Chase Sapphire Reserve® but there’s an underrated benefit where you also get access to exclusive reservation times for restaurants on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables program.
Also, the Reserve has an incredible limited time bonus: Earn 150,000 bonus points after you spend $6,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening. Arguably one of the best bonuses we've seen on this card... don't miss out!
Just to be clear, you do not need a reservation to use the $300 credit.
As long as you dine at one of the restaurants on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables program, you’ll trigger the dining credit. You get $150 in credit for January through June and then another $150 for July through December. You don’t have to use it all in one go—you can use it at multiple Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants for up to $150 in credit biannually.
In fact, looking at the terms & conditions, here's what they say:
A statement credit will be automatically applied to your account for dining purchases at select restaurants up to a maximum accumulation of $150 in statement credits from January 1 through June 30 and up to $150 from July 1 through December 31, for a total maximum accumulation of $300 in statement credits each calendar year. Calendar year means January 1 through December 31 of that same year
Nothing here says you need a reservation to use the credit.
| $300 Dining Credit | Exclusive Reservation Slots | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Up to $300 in annual statement credits ($150 per half-year) when you dine at Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants | Reservation times at participating restaurants that are only available to Sapphire Reserve cardholders |
| Reservation needed? | No. Just dine and pay with your Sapphire Reserve card | Yes. Book through OpenTable. You'll need to link your Reserve to see these slots |
| How it works | Credits post automatically after you pay at an eligible restaurant | Exclusive time slots appear in blue on OpenTable after you add your card |
| Availability | All Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants nationwide | Mostly major US cities |
You can view all the eligible restaurants here.
In order to book a reservation that’s exclusive to Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders, you’ll need to first go onto OpenTable to add your card.
After you add your Chase Sapphire Reserve®, you will then select the area you want to search. Just a reminder that restaurants on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables program are mostly available in cities across the US (generally not in rural and suburban areas).
You can see that in my “nearby” area it shows no restaurants. That’s because I do not live near a big city. In order to search an area you will click on that button that says “nearby” and it will show you a list of cities to choose from where there are Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants.
I chose Greater Boston for the area to show you an example of how to actually book a reservation only available to Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders. I chose Bistro du Midi which is a French restaurant in Boston. You can see that there are 4 times available (in blue rectangles) around the 7 pm time that are only available to Chase Sapphire Reserve® cardholders. And there’s another time in a red rectangle that’s available to anyone who would like to dine out at Bistro du Midi.
If you don't want to struggle through the OpenTable platform to find eligible restaurants, you can also use the nextcard dining credit map tool!
Scrolling through OpenTable city by city can be tedious, especially if you're traveling and want to plan ahead. Instead of manually searching each area, you can use the nextcard CSR dining credit map to see every eligible Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Table restaurant on a single, searchable map.
Here's how to use it:
The map pulls in all ~400 Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Table locations nationwide, so you can plan whether you're dining at home or on the road. It's especially handy for checking coverage before a trip so you know exactly where your $300 dining credit works.
The $300 dining credit is by far one of the best benefits on the Chase Sapphire Reserve® and there’s an additional little perk where you get exclusive access to reservations. These exclusive reservation times at restaurants with the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables program can help you to book your next date night with your significant other or a big dinner with friends. Let us know if these exclusive reservations help you out at your next dining experience:)
No. You can just dine at a restaurant listed on the Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables program and you’ll receive the credit.
Yes! You don't have to blow through it in one meal. You can spread your credit across multiple visits to different Sapphire Reserve Exclusive Tables restaurants, as long as the total stays within your $150 semiannual cap.
Exclusive reservation times are mostly available in major US cities like New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami. If you're in a rural or suburban area, you likely won't see any exclusive slots on OpenTable.
No. The exclusive reservation times are a free perk of being a cardholder. You just need to add your card on OpenTable to see and book them.
On OpenTable, exclusive time slots show up in blue after you've linked your . Regular reservation times that are open to everyone appear in a different color (red), so it's easy to tell the difference.
