Restaurant.com sets membership prices and protects existing certificates
The October 13 announcement shifts dining deals to subscriptions from October 27. Official terms set US$14 monthly or US$99 annually and distinguish old certificates from…
Licensed contextual photograph by Peter Muniz, published on Unsplash August 8, 2026. The source identifies Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco; participation in Restaurant.com is not established. This is not a membership-launch photograph. Resized and cropped. Photo: Peter Muniz / Unsplash
Giftify plans to move Restaurant.com from individual dining-deal purchases to monthly and annual memberships beginning October 27, introducing a recurring subscription model to a platform used by gift-card incentive buyers. [S01]
The October 13 announcement says members will gain ongoing access to available restaurant deals. It explicitly identifies businesses buying Restaurant.com gift cards for incentives, loyalty, employee recognition and customer promotions among the intended beneficiaries.
A change in the benefit behind the incentive
The proposed model replaces a series of individual deal purchases with continuing access through a subscription. That changes the commercial structure around the benefit a reward recipient receives, making the eventual membership terms relevant to corporate incentive buyers.
Restaurant.com’s official membership page sets prices at US$14 a month or US$99 a year. Membership can be bought as a gift, while automatic renewal is optional and can be changed at signup or through the member page. Individual restaurant offers retain their own terms and restrictions. [S02]
Old and newly created certificates have different rules
Giftify plans to move Restaurant.com from individual dining-deal purchases to monthly and annual memberships beginning October 27, introducing a recurring subscription model to a platform used by gift-card incentive buyers. [S01] The October 13 announcement says members will gain ongoing access to available restaurant deals. It explicitly identifies businesses buying Restaurant.com gift cards for incentives, loyalty, employee recognition and customer promotions among the intended beneficiaries. A change in the benefit behind the incentive The proposed model replaces a series of individual deal purchases with continuing access through a subscription. That changes the commercial structure around the benefit a reward recipient receives, making the eventual membership terms relevant to corporate incentive buyers. Restaurant.com’s official membership page sets prices at US$14 a month or US$99 a year. Membership can be bought as a gift, while automatic renewal is optional and can be changed at signup or through the member page. Individual restaurant offers retain their own terms and restrictions. [S02] Public announcement: October 13, 2026. Planned membership availability: October 27, 2026. The announcement is not confirmation that the new service is already operating. [S01] Old and newly created certificates have different rules
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