TL;DR
What did cush use ChatGPT for?
Instead of checking restaurant after restaurant, a planner had ChatGPT find places with availability for a party of 16 and put the options in one page with pictures, menus, locations and rough prices. They say it did the job very well, and they booked one of the restaurants it recommended. For the final step they called the kitchen manager themselves to settle the details and pay, because it was a special occasion and they wanted to talk to the people cooking for their family.
What they did
They needed a table for 16 for a rehearsal dinner. They used ChatGPT's work mode to look up availability and make a simple web page (an HTML document) listing only the restaurants that could handle a group that size, with pictures, menu comparisons, locations and approximate prices.
How it went
They say it did the job very well, and they booked one of the restaurants it recommended. For the final step they called the kitchen manager themselves to settle the details and pay, because it was a special occasion and they wanted to talk to the people cooking for their family.
"ChatGPT saved me so many hours of work and research and replaced Google, yelp, and so many other random services."
— cush
Worth knowing
- Availability and prices can change or be out of date, so call or check with the restaurant before you count on a date. They still handled the booking and payment themselves.
- Price check: ChatGPT: free plan; Go: US$8/month (checked Nov 8, 2026).
Paying for ChatGPT? See cheaper ChatGPT alternatives.
Try it yourself
Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.
I'm planning a dinner for [number] people in [city or neighborhood] on [date] around [time], with a budget of about [amount] per person. Find restaurants that can seat a group this size, then put them in one page with a photo, the type of food, a few sample dishes, the location, approximate prices per person and how to book. Leave out any place that can't take a group this big, and note anything I should confirm by phone.
Original post
See cush's original post on Hacker News → (Nov 5, 2026)
Filed under Research & Planning hacks · Restaurants & Cafés
Sources
- cush on Hacker News, Nov 5, 2026 — the original post
- ChatGPT pricing — checked Nov 8, 2026