Frances releases reservations on OpenTable on the 30 calendar days, at 9:00 AM PT. A table for two was open on 57% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 255,853 checks of Frances through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
Book a weeknight on OpenTable: a two-top has shown on 91% of Wednesdays and 57% of dates overall. For a Saturday, be on OpenTable at 9:00 AM, 30 days ahead, or watch the date.
OpenTable, with new dates at 9:00 AM, 30 days ahead. It is not on Resy.
Wednesday, at 91% of checks for a table for two. Monday is closed.
9:15 PM most often, with 36% of openings in prime time.
No. SnagRes watches the calendar and alerts you by email or text the moment a table appears. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the restaurant's own price. We never hold, resell or charge per reservation.
Not on a weeknight. Across 255,853 availability checks, Frances has shown a bookable table for two on 57% of the dates in its window, and the same for a party of four. A two-top has shown on 91% of the Wednesdays we have checked; Monday has never shown one, which is a closed day. Over the whole record, 59% of dates opened at some point.
Open rate, party of two: 57%. Party of four: 50%.
Wednesday, party of two: 91% of checks. Monday: 0%.
Frances books on OpenTable, and a new date appears at 9:00 AM, 30 days ahead. It is not on Resy. The window rolls forward one day at a time, and with more than half the calendar open at any moment, the release matters mostly for a Friday or Saturday.
Release time: 9:00 AM, one new date each morning, 30 days out.
Prime time, unusually. The slot we have seen open most often is 9:15 PM, and 36% of recorded openings fell in the 7:00 to 8:30 PM window, with 25% before 6 PM and 15% at 9 PM or later. Openings run from 5:00 PM to 9:15 PM. When a table comes back here, it is often the one you wanted.
Before 6 PM: 25%. Prime time: 36%. 9 PM or later: 15%.
Open OpenTable and book a weeknight; on a Wednesday it is yours this week at a normal dinner hour. For a Saturday, be on OpenTable at 9:00 AM a month ahead, or watch the date and take the cancellation. Party size makes no difference; two and four sit at the same 57%.
Book on OpenTable, not Resy. New dates appear at 9:00 AM, 30 days out.
Try Wednesday. 91% of Wednesdays have shown a two-top.
Ask for 9:15 PM; prime time is 36% of openings.
For a Saturday, watch the date.
No, and that is deliberate. SnagRes watches Frances on OpenTable around the clock and tells you the moment a table appears, by email or text. You book it yourself, in your own account, at the restaurant's own price. Nothing is reserved, held or resold on your behalf.
Because you cannot say any of the above about a directory. SnagRes tracks 284 restaurants across New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago, with 61,530,416 logged availability checks between the rooms with a full record. Nothing watching tens of thousands of restaurants can tell you that one Castro room is 91% open on a Wednesday and gives back 36% of its tables at prime time, because nothing is watching it closely enough to count.
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Frances releases reservations 30 days ahead at 9 AM, and its calendar runs about 30 days deep in our checks. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 57% of the dates in that window, so book at the release for a weekend and watch the date for a weeknight.
Frances's calendar reaches 1 December on Sunday, 1 November at 9 AM, and each later date follows the same rule: 30 days ahead at 9 AM. Hours are local to the restaurant.
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