A table for two was open on 84% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 53,758 checks of Rustic Canyon through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
It publishes no release time. In our checks, Resy showed tables 30 days ahead.
In our early checks, the open rate ran 100% on Friday against 11% on Tuesday.
It depends on the night. Across all dates, a table for two was open on 84% at our reading of 19 October 2026. Los Angeles joined our tracker in late September 2026, so this is early data.
Yes. It texts or emails you when a table opens on your date. You book it yourself on Resy.
There is no published release time. In our checks, Rustic Canyon's Resy calendar showed tables 30 days out, the far end of our window.
The night matters more than usual here. By weekday, the open rate ran 100% on Friday against 11% on Tuesday. Pick your weekday with that in mind.
Overall, at our reading of 19 October 2026, a table for two was open on 84% of dates and one for four on 84%, from 53,758 checks.
We began tracking Los Angeles in late September 2026, so this is only a few weeks of data. We cover 72 restaurants there.
Rustic Canyon's listing charges $25 a person for cancelling after noon on the day, and says the policy helps it seat guests from the waitlist. Parking is on the street.
When your night is full, a cancellation is the way in. SnagRes checks Rustic Canyon on Resy all day and texts or emails you as soon as a table opens on your date.
SnagRes never books for you and never resells a table. You book it on Resy.
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Rustic Canyon is a Santa Monica restaurant with a hyper-seasonal menu that changes almost every day, plus a wine list of more than 250 bottles. It books on Resy, and the night you pick matters.
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Rustic Canyon's calendar runs about 31 days deep. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 84% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
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