The Culinary Institute of America's six award-winning, student-staffed restaurants offer extraordinary cuisines in a variety of settings. Although securing reservations on a Friday or Saturday can require advance planning, same-day reservations are often readily available for lunch and dinner on weekdays.Restaurants > Restaurant Reservations & Gift Certificates
Order Gift Certificates Online
Effective July 3rd online gift certificates can be purchased and sent through the email option only. The postal option will be reactivated on July 28th.
Welcome to The Culinary Institute of America's online restaurant reservations and gift certificate system. You can now instantly secure and confirm a restaurant reservation at all of the CIA's Hyde Park, N.Y. restaurants (excluding Apple Pie Bakery Cafè).
Gift Certificates: Online gift certificates can only be purchased for the restaurants at the CIA's Hyde Park, NY campus. To purchase a gift certicate for the Greystone Wine Spectator restaurant, please call 707-967-1010.
New Users: You must activate your account in order to use the system. Once you create an account, you are sent an activation e-mail. Click on the link to activate your account.
Online Reservations: Online reservations can be made 3 months in advance. If you require more time, please call 845-471-6608 to inquire about the scheduling dates. For parties larger than 8 please call 845-471-6608 to make your reservation.
How to use the online system:
The following brief tutorials can assist you with using new online restaurant reservations system. We hope that you find these demonstrations helpful.
You will need a high-speed internet connection and Macromedia Flash installed on your computer in order to view these tutorials.
| Topic | Length (Min.) |
| Create a Login | 2:05 |
| Make a Reservation | 1:31 |
| Buy a Gift Certificate | 2:20 |
Please note: If you are a CIA student wishing to redeem a restaurant invitation voucher, please do not use the online restaurant reservations system. Instead, call 845-471-6608 to make your reservation.