Eating out in Europe? There's an app for That - Europe's No 1 Restaurant iPhone app is now Available in the US

LONDON, June 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- toptable, Europe's leading online restaurant booking service, has made their iPhone app available in the US App Store, allowing Americans to book restaurants in Paris, London and all over Europe before they travel.

In just two months since its UK launch, toptable's iPhone app has been downloaded over 240,000 times and restaurant reservations made via the app currently represent 10% of all toptable bookings.

Carl Lyons, Marketing Director said, "We want to make it easy for Americans to book great restaurants in Europe. toptable is Europe's number 1 restaurant booking service, and with this iPhone app, travelers can easily book before they go and ensure a great dining experience."

toptable is free, easy to use and features thousands of bookable restaurants across 15 countries including 191 Michelin starred establishments. Users can book to dine a la carte or from hundreds of special restaurant offers, read how other diners rate restaurants from a bank of over 1 million independent reviews and earn reward points every time they book which can be redeemed for gifts or free meals.

The toptable iPhone app lets people find and book restaurants while on the move. They can choose to see all offers nearby on a handy map or search for and book venues anywhere, anytime. It also features an innovative 'augmented reality' element that uses the iPhone's GPS and compass to allow users to actually see where the nearby restaurants are, how near and in which direction.

Notes to Editors:

toptable is Europe's leading online dining community and restaurant reservation service. The toptable group which incorporates city-eating, a network of 61 global food websites, features thousands of restaurants in 15 countries and receives 3 million monthly visitors (Omniture). Shareholders include legendary football manager Sir Alex Ferguson and celebrity chef Gary Rhodes.

    iPhone app is downloadable from http://iphone.toptable.com/

    For further information, please contact:

    Ros Choate, Head of PR
    t: +44(0)20-3311-2274
    e: [email protected]
    http://press.toptable.com
    http://www.toptable.com

SOURCE toptable