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Bar Cecil Palm Springs

Palm Springs's hot continental room.

Bar Cecil Palm Springs · open Tuesday through Sunday · 5pm to 10pm

Per reservation Tier I · Tough
$150 per reservation
  • The host is expecting you. A confirmed table, held for your party.
  • Card authorized, charged only on confirmation. Never before.
  • Refund window: 24 hours before service. After that, non-refundable.
Why this room is hard

It is not an OpenTable problem. It is a two-week window.

Bar Cecil runs in Palm Springs as a desert-resort continental room with a tight menu, a strong bar program, and a dining room that has been one of the area's hardest tables for years. The room sits inside the LA-area secondary-market top 20.

OpenTable opens two weeks ahead. Weekend prime tables clear first in season; the bar takes walk-ins for a shorter menu most nights. Off-season weeknights stay open longer.

Palm Springs. One bar. Two-week window.
The three rules

How we work this room.

Three commitments that apply to every Bar Cecil Palm Springs request, every night the kitchen is open. No fine print, no surcharges, no surprises at the door.
I

Pay when we get you in.

Your card is authorized when you submit the request. We charge it only when we confirm your table. No confirmation, no charge. Ever.

Authorize, do not capture
II

The host is expecting you.

You walk in to Bar Cecil Palm Springs and the table is yours, held for your party at your time.

Confirmed for your party
III

One posted price.

$150 for non-members. $50 for members. One number, every night, every party size. No auctions, no surge, no Friday markup. Whatever the room is doing, the price does not move.

No auctions. No surge.
What to expect

Five steps, start to seated.

01

You ask.

Tell us the night, the time window, the party size. Two minutes on this page. Card on file, not charged.

02

We confirm the request.

An operator reviews the request, checks the room, and sends a confirmation that we are working it. Usually within thirty minutes.

03

We work the room.

We reach the floor manager directly, by phone or by text, depending on the night. We do not refresh Resy. We make a call.

04

You are confirmed.

We charge the card and send your confirmation — the time and the name to give the host.

05

You eat.

Walk into Bar Cecil Palm Springs, give your name at the host stand, sit down. The room takes it from there. We do not see you again until the next request.

Bar Cecil Palm Springs · Now booking

Tonight, tomorrow,
or three months out.

We work this restaurant every day. You pay only when we confirm your table.

No waitlist · No invite required · Members pay $50 per reservation