How to get a reservation at Red Hook Tavern

Red Hook Tavern, American in Red Hook

Very Hard to book. 0% of the 30-day booking window was open at the last check. SnagRes has recorded 353 open time slots at Red Hook Tavern across 58,560 calendar checks. Of those openings, 42% were before 6:00 PM and 4% fell in prime time, 7:00 to 8:30 PM.

Best odds
9:30 PM is the slot most often still open at Red Hook Tavern, since prime dinner times go first.
Source
SnagRes checks Red Hook Tavern on OpenTable continuously. Last checked 7 September 2026.

Red Hook Tavern is one of the tough ones, and its calendar was fully booked when we last looked. That is normal here, and it is not the end of the story: most people who eat at Red Hook Tavern get in on a cancellation, which can appear at any hour and usually goes within minutes. We watch OpenTable continuously and email you the moment one turns up, so you can stop refreshing and still be first.

Booking statistics last measured 2026-09-07. How we measure this.

How hard is it to get a table at Red Hook Tavern?

Red Hook Tavern is hard to book by measurement, not reputation: at the last check, 0% of its 30-day booking window had a table open for two, and SnagRes has run 58,560 calendar checks on this room to date. What frees up here is cancellations, which land at no set hour and go in minutes, so an alert beats a refresh habit.

Prime time is the hardest slice here: just 4% of the 353 open slots we have seen fall between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. Widening to an earlier or later seating is the single biggest thing you can do.

51% of what opens up here is 9:00 PM or later, so a late dinner will get you in faster than waiting for a different date.

The times we see open run from 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM, and the single slot that opens most often is 9:30 PM.

OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook.

Observed booking pattern at Red Hook Tavern
MeasureValue
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 20%
Share of the 30-day window open, party of 40%
Open slots falling between 7:00 and 8:30 PM4%
Time that opens most often9:30 PM
Range of times seen open5:00 PM to 9:30 PM
Booking platformOpenTable
Open time slots observed353

Availability figures are measured from our own checks of Red Hook Tavern (353 open time slots, 58,560 date checks). No official release time has been confirmed for Red Hook Tavern yet, so the timing notes here are inferred from when tables have actually appeared.

What is the best way to book Red Hook Tavern?

  1. Check what is open at Red Hook Tavern right now. Start from the live calendar on this page rather than from OpenTable. It shows every date in the 30-day window with its current status, so you can see at a glance whether anything is bookable before you spend time on the platform.
  2. Widen your time to include 9:30 PM. 9:30 PM is the slot that opens most often at Red Hook Tavern. The full range we see open runs 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM.
  3. Set an alert instead of refreshing. OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. Cancellations arrive on no schedule at all, which is why refreshing by hand does not work. Star Red Hook Tavern on SnagRes and you get an email the moment a table appears, with a link straight to OpenTable.

Where can you actually get a table instead of Red Hook Tavern?

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Claudalso American, East Village33%
Golden Dineralso American, Lower East Side30%
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Frequently asked questions about booking Red Hook Tavern

How hard is it to get a reservation at Red Hook Tavern?
At the last check, 0% of the 30-day booking window had a table open for two at Red Hook Tavern, which puts it among the harder rooms we track. About 4% of open slots land between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. SnagRes checks OpenTable continuously and emails you when that changes.
What time can you actually get a table at Red Hook Tavern?
The open times recorded at Red Hook Tavern run from 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM, and 9:30 PM is the slot that comes open most often. These are the times left available, not the restaurant's full service hours.
What is the best party size to book Red Hook Tavern?
Two and four book about equally at Red Hook Tavern in our data, 0% of the window open for two against 0% for four, so party size is not the lever here. Shifting the night or the seating time moves availability more.
What time do Red Hook Tavern reservations open?
Red Hook Tavern releases reservations 14 days ahead. We have not yet pinned the exact hour. OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. SnagRes watches continuously rather than at a fixed hour.
How far ahead does Red Hook Tavern release tables?
Red Hook Tavern releases reservations 14 days ahead. A new date appears at the far edge of that window each cycle, and cancellations can surface at any point in between.
Which booking platform does Red Hook Tavern use?
Red Hook Tavern takes reservations on OpenTable. OpenTable windows run long, often 60 to 90 days, so the far edge of the calendar rarely matters. What moves is the near term, as people cancel and rebook. SnagRes watches OpenTable for Red Hook Tavern continuously and emails you the moment a table opens.
Why is it so hard to get into Red Hook Tavern?
Only 0% of Red Hook Tavern's 30-day booking window was bookable for two at the last check, and just 4% of the slots that open fall between 7:00 and 8:30 PM. Most tables here surface as cancellations rather than fresh releases, which is why watching continuously beats refreshing at a fixed hour.
Can you walk in at Red Hook Tavern?
SnagRes tracks reservations rather than walk-ins, so we cannot see a live bar count. With only 0% of the booking window open at the last check, Red Hook Tavern is not a dependable walk-in, and a reservation is the surer route. Some rooms keep a few bar or counter seats for walk-ins, so it is worth calling Red Hook Tavern to confirm; otherwise star it and let an alert catch a cancellation.
Is using a reservation alert legal?
Yes. SnagRes only notifies you when a table opens; the booking itself is an ordinary reservation you make yourself on OpenTable, under your own name. It does not resell tables, run bots to hold them, or automate the booking, so it does not cross the lines a resale or auto-booking service does.
Does SnagRes book Red Hook Tavern for me?
No. SnagRes tells you the moment a table opens at Red Hook Tavern and links you straight to OpenTable with the date prefilled, then you complete the reservation yourself. It never logs into your account and never books on your behalf, which is what keeps your account in good standing.

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