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Reservations

We are open for dinner service in the Restaurant Monday through Saturday. We are open for lunch and dinner in the Café Tuesday through Saturday, and for dinner on Monday.

Reservations can be made one month in advance to the calendar day, through the links on our website or on Resy.com, beginning at 9 a.m. Pacific time. For example, to book a reservation on May 25, go online at 9 a.m. on April 25.

Space is extremely limited, and both our website and Resy typically experience very high traffic. If there are no available reservations, please utilize Resy’s Notify feature—we do not keep a waitlist. If you encounter glitches or problems with Resy’s system, please reach out to them via email at help@resy.com. We are unable to troubleshoot issues with their platform.

Gift Certificates

We sell gift certificates at the upstairs Cafe bar during our open hours (Tuesday through Saturday, 11:30 a.m.–10:00 p.m.). To have a gift certificate mailed to you, please click the Gift Card button below or click here.

Purchased gift certificates may be used in either the Restaurant or Cafe.

To have the certificate mailed to an address different from the billing address, please ensure the “ship to a different address” option is selected.

Gift certificates are mailed via standard USPS first class mail, which typically takes 5-7 business days. Orders are typically processed within 2 business days.

Parking

We do not have any private parking. There is street parking in the area, both metered and free. Do not leave any valuables in your car.

Cancellation Policy

We ask for at least forty eight hours’ advanced notice of cancellations. Cancellations within this window could result in a $50 charge per person.

If you are running late for your reservation, please reply to our confirmation text message to let us know. We hold tables for up to 15 minutes.

Contact

For reservation questions, email reservations@chezpanisse.com. We cannot respond to reservation requests via email.

For career opportunities, email careers@chezpanisse.com.

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Supplementary 17% Charge

A 17% supplementary charge is automatically added to your bill and contributes to wages and benefits for all Chez Panisse employees.

Chez Panisse first implemented a service charge in June 1989. It arose from a significant pay discrepancy between the servers and the cooks. The service charge allowed Chez Panisse to create a system wherein all hourly employees, regardless of department, rely more heavily on their hourly wage than the tip totals.

The 17% charge is not a tip distributed to our employees. The restaurant collects 100% of the income we generate from the service charge, then redistributes the funds to the full staff in the form of wages and our most essential benefits—mainly our health care contribution. All full-time Chez Panisse employees receive paid time off and healthcare benefits.

Since reopening from the pandemic in 2022, we continue to provide a tip line on the check; that gratuity is now pooled and distributed directly to the cooks, servers, bartenders, bussers, and dish crew who contributed to your dining experience.

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