damnlines.comdamnlines.comA Fort Greene wine bar and bistro on Dekalb Avenue known for a hard-to-snag two-week reservation window and a barroom kept open for walk-ins.
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The booking window is the main obstacle at Sailor. The Infatuation's Fort Greene guide notes that reservations 'are released two weeks in advance at 11am' and go quickly, meaning most tables are typically already booked by the time diners think to plan ahead. According to the guide, that leaves bar seats and outdoor tables as the realistic path in for people without a reservation.
Sailor's own site backs this up on its reservations page, stating dinner, lunch, and brunch reservations 'are released at 11am, two weeks in advance of the date' — but it frames walk-in access more generously than a typical booked-solid restaurant, saying the venue has 'more seats available for walking-in than reserving' and that its barroom is 'fully available to walk-in guests' with no reservation needed. The site adds that if the restaurant is at capacity when you arrive, staff will take your name and give an estimated wait.
Putting the two sources together: reserved tables vanish fast in the two-week release window per The Infatuation, but Sailor's own policy is built around walk-in seating being the primary way most guests actually get in, rather than a rare workaround.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Dinner, lunch, and brunch reservations are released two weeks in advance at 11am via OpenTable, per Sailor's own site; a $40-per-person fee applies for no-shows or late cancellations.
Walk-ins: Sailor's site says the venue keeps more seats for walk-ins than for reservations, including a barroom fully open to walk-in guests, with staff taking names and estimating wait times when full.
Dinner Mon-Wed & Sun 5-10pm, Thu-Sat 5-10:30pm; brunch Sat-Sun 10am-2pm; lunch Wed-Fri 11:30am-2pm, per Sailor's site.
Sailor's own reservations page says that if the restaurant is full when you arrive, staff will take your name and give you an estimated wait time, but no specific wait length is published. The Infatuation's Fort Greene guide notes the venue's reservations 'are released two weeks in advance at 11am' and go fast, which pushes many walk-in diners toward the bar or outdoor seats instead of a formal wait list.
Yes. Per The Infatuation and Sailor's own site, dinner, lunch, and brunch reservations are released two weeks in advance at 11am, bookable through OpenTable. Sailor's site notes a $40-per-person fee for no-shows or cancellations made less than 24 hours ahead.
Yes — Sailor's site states the restaurant keeps 'more seats available for walking-in than reserving,' including a barroom that's 'fully available to walk-in guests' with no reservation required. The Infatuation's guide similarly points walk-in diners to the bar and outdoor seating when reserved tables are booked up.
Neither source specifies an exact best time, but Sailor's site notes some outdoor tables are released same-day in good weather, and its barroom is always open to walk-ins during posted dinner, lunch, and brunch hours.
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