Restaurant.com Enhances Site and Offers Visitors Upgraded Search and Filter Features

Arlington Heights, IL (PRWEB) November 11, 2009 -- Restaurant.com (www.restaurant.com), the trusted and valued source connecting restaurants and diners nationwide, has upgraded its site-wide restaurant search to make it easier for diners to find new and favorite restaurants. These enhancements allow visitors to match their preferences among more than 12,000 restaurants offering money-saving gift certificate options, including $25 gift certificates for $10.

"Time is very valuable to our diners, especially during the holidays. We are always looking for new ways to improve Restaurant.com to make their visits as convenient as possible while ensuring our loyal restaurant partners get the exposure they need," said Cary Chessick, president and CEO of Restaurant.com (www.restaurant.com). "With more than 20,000 gift certificate options and 100,000 menu selections available on Restaurant.com, we wanted to introduce search enhancements that allow diners to narrow search results to very specific preferences and more quickly access huge savings at restaurants."

Restaurant.com (www.restaurant.com) implemented user feedback to refine its site search to help diners find what they are looking for faster and easier, and to explore different characteristics of restaurants they might not have otherwise considered. The upgrades allow visitors to pinpoint the restaurant that fits their preferences for atmosphere, attire, location, menus and more. For example, a diner who is looking for a local Mexican restaurant with live music that accepts a specific credit card can filter their Restaurant.com search results by selecting those criteria.

Since launching the upgrades, savvy diners have utilized the search with Italian, Japanese and Indian listed in order as the top three cuisines sought after on the site nationally. Other cuisine search options include fare ranging from Polish to Mediterranean. According to additional site data, most diners are also looking for restaurants with either a romantic or family atmosphere, however, Restaurant.com (www.restaurant.com) also touts nearly 2,000 restaurants on the program that serve "late night food," another search option available to site visitors.

Additional refinement upgrades will allow site visitors to sort restaurants alphabetically, by average entrée price and by "new" restaurants in their area. The "new in your area" function, which also now appears at the top of a user's search page, features the restaurants in the vicinity that have been added to Restaurant.com within the past 60 days. This new site element was added after receiving feedback from Restaurant.com customers who were interested in expanding their dining options and trying new restaurants.

To explore all the restaurant choices in any local or national area, visitors can go to www.Restaurant.com, select a location and then choose to refine their restaurant search. Once selected, restaurant Web pages show gift certificate denominations and available quantities. Restaurant.com also periodically runs sales through email that pass along additional savings to registered visitors for gift certificates.

About Restaurant.com (www.restaurant.com)

Restaurant.com is the trusted and valued source connecting restaurants and diners nationwide. The company offers savings at more than 13,000 restaurants nationwide with more than 20,000 gift certificate options. Restaurant.com brings people together to relax, converse and enjoy well-prepared and -served meals at affordable prices. To date, Restaurant.com customers have saved more than $100 million through the gift certificate program. Restaurant.com has operated since 1999 and is based in Arlington Heights, Ill.

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