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San Francisco rooms where a cited page names the party size that leaves the regular book, and where that party goes next.
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Where a source prints a clock time and leaves off the time zone, the time is quoted that way. A seat count is quoted only when that page prints one.
Very tough 4/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Kiln · How to get a reservation
Kiln’s information page, checked October 19, 2026, says Tock releases the next month at noon Pacific on the 1st, prepaid, for parties of one to eight. Groups of nine to 12 arrange tables by text or email. The page says walk-ins are not accepted.
Tough 3/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Ernest · How to get a reservation
Ernest’s site, checked October 18, 2026, says OpenTable takes parties up to six. Seven or more goes through the event form.
Tough 3/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Kin Khao · How to get a reservation
Kin Khao’s info page, checked October 17, 2026, says Resy takes dinner parties of up to seven and lunch parties of up to ten. Bigger groups book by email.
Plan ahead 2/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Foreign Cinema · How to get a reservation
Foreign Cinema’s site, checked October 24, 2026, says the book is for parties up to 10, up to 60 days ahead, each new date at 12:00 pm PST. Parties of 11 or more use a separate request. The page writes PST.
Plan ahead 2/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Mister Jiu’s · How to get a reservation
Mister Jiu’s FAQ, checked October 24, 2026, says parties of one to five are à la carte. Parties of six to eight are the banquet menu, $125 a person. The restaurant does not take reservations by phone or email.
Near impossible 5/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Lazy Bear · How to get a reservation
Lazy Bear’s ticket page, checked October 17, 2026, says the tasting menu is ticketed for parties of one to six. The page does not describe a private room for a larger party.
Tough 3/5 · Midnight Table estimate, not official Resy or OpenTable data · Dingles Public House · How to get a reservation
Dingles Public House’s site, checked October 17, 2026, says the bar is walk-in only. Groups of seven or more should email ahead.
Kiln arranges parties of 9 to 12 by text or email. The online book stops at eight. Ernest sends seven or more through an event form. Kin Khao emails groups bigger than seven at dinner or ten at lunch. Foreign Cinema uses a separate request for parties of 11 or more. Dingles asks groups of seven or more to email ahead. The cited pages name the path and do not all print the inbox, so use the address on the live page.
The FAQ, checked October 24, 2026, says parties of six to eight are the banquet menu at $125 a person. Parties of one to five are à la carte. The restaurant does not take reservations by phone or email.
No. Midnight Table sends alerts and helps with planning and booking. Every reservation is made in your own name on the restaurant's own platform. Midnight Table does not buy, hold, or resell tables.
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