Restaurant.com Launches Internet Dining Megacertificate

NEW YORK, Dec 15, 2003 -- Over the past 3 years, Restaurant.com (www.Restaurant.com) has offered hungry Internet consumers great dining deals at thousands of restaurants nationwide. Restaurant certificates can be purchased for as much as 75% off the face value. Restaurant.com has now launched an exciting new product, the Megacertificate.

The Restaurant.com Megacertificate offers consumers the opportunity to buy a certificate redeemable on Restaurant.com towards restaurant gift certificates. This approach lets a gift recipient select their own gift certificate from among thousands of individual restaurants throughout the country. Another feature of the Megacertificate is that it allows the sender to customize a message on the certificate and specify the recipient and gift- giver name.

"I love Restaurant.com gift certificates," said Nichole Vitulli, avid online consumer. "They make great last minute gifts for people and they encourage me to try new restaurants I might not have otherwise patronized."

Through Restaurant.com, a consumer can browse through thousands of restaurants offering gift certificates and make an educated purchase. Review the menu and wine list, read a description, look at photographs of the restaurant and even take a virtual tour before making a selection. Upon reaching a decision, the consumer simply purchases the certificate right off the site and can immediately print it out for use. Alternatively, the gift certificates can easily be e-mailed and may be printed out for use at a later time.

"Over the years we have learned that Restaurant.com gift certificates are very popular around gift-giving seasons," said Steve Savad, Vice Chairman of Restaurant.com. "The Megacertificate offering makes our dining certificates a more compelling gift and even easier to give than ever before. We will continue to focus on ways to help our restaurant partners to grow their business while offering consumers added value and convenience."