RT Bistro releases reservations on OpenTable six weeks ahead, at 12:00 AM PT. A table for two was open on 73% of dates, so booking ahead works.
Last updated . Source: SnagRes availability record, 256,680 checks of RT Bistro through 19 October 2026. How we measure. Open dataset.
Book it on OpenTable, up to 42 days ahead. A table for two has shown on 73% of dates across 256,680 checks.
At midnight, one new date each night, 42 days ahead, on OpenTable.
Saturday, at 99% of checks for a table for two. Monday, the least open, is 71%.
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.
No. Across 256,680 availability checks, RT Bistro has shown a bookable table for two on 73% of the dates in its window, and the same for a party of four. Saturday is the most open night at 99% of checks and Monday the least at 71%, the reverse of most rooms. Over the whole record, 76% of dates opened at some point.
Open rate, party of two: 73%. Party of four: 73%.
Saturday, party of two: 99%. Monday: 71%.
RT Bistro books on OpenTable, and a new date appears at midnight, 42 days ahead, one of the longer windows we track. Openings run from 4:45 PM to 10:00 PM: 19% before 6 PM, 29% in the 7:00 to 8:30 PM window and 38% at 9 PM or later. The slot we have seen open most often is 10:00 PM.
Platform: OpenTable. Release: midnight, 42 days out.
Most often open: 10:00 PM. Prime time: 29% of openings.
Open OpenTable and book it, up to six weeks ahead, at the hour you want. For a Monday that has filled, which is the odd one here, watch the date. Party size makes no difference.
Book on OpenTable, not Resy. New dates appear at midnight, 42 days out.
Saturday is the most open night at 99%.
For a filled night, watch the date.
No, and that is deliberate. SnagRes watches RT Bistro 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 Mission bistro books 42 days out and is more open on a Saturday than a Monday, because nothing is watching it closely enough to count.
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RT Bistro releases reservations 42 days ahead at midnight, and its calendar runs about 30 days deep in our checks. At the last check a table for two was bookable on 73% of the dates in that window, so booking a few days ahead is usually enough.
RT Bistro's calendar reaches 1 December on Tuesday, 20 October at midnight, and each later date follows the same rule: 42 days ahead at midnight. Hours are local to the restaurant.
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