The still-simmering reservation wars of the last decade could fully reignite this year, as a shifting tech landscape pits the ...

When Mona Panjwani opened One40 Rooftop, a swanky restaurant in lower Manhattan last year, one of the biggest dilemmas besides the menu was choosing the reservation platform.

Reservation apps have made it a straightforward process for patrons to book a table just by a few clicks on a smartphone, but sometimes a table at the restaurant you want to book isn't available.

When the Italian trattoria Tiella opened in London in mid-January it took less than 24 hours for every table to book out.

What happens at the dining table no longer stays at the dining table. If the city’s servers suddenly always seem to know your go-to drink order, or how you always order extra croutons on your salad – ...