Table For Six

I am going to say right off the bat that I never paid for services from Table for Six, although now that I’ve read the reviews, I’m glad I didn’t waste my time of money to go to the consultation. Thousands of dollars? If I had that kind of disposable income, I wouldn’t owe as much on my students loans.
I requested information through the Table for Six website on a Thursday evening after hearing a radio ad. I received a call on Friday morning while I was at work. I accidentally answered the call as I was doing something else on my phone when the call came in. I told the woman that I had requested information, but that I couldn’t talk because I was at work and had only accidentally answered my phone. Her reply was, «Oh, so you weren’t really serious then?» Excuse me? I think most people are at work at 11am on a Friday, and being unwilling to take a personal call of that nature from work isn’t an indication of your seriousness about dating. I was taken off guard, and stated no, and repeated that I couldn’t talk at work. She was a bit aggressive about setting up a future time to talk, and we settled on Monday (my day off). I received an email shortly after from someone else in the office (they must have great communication). I replied saying that I had already set an appointment, and mentioned that I thought the phone representative had been rude. I received no response to this email.
On Monday I received my call, and it sounded like the same woman who had been rude on Friday. She was actually very pleasant this time though, and we talked at length about what I was looking for. She was very enthusiastic and wanted to get me in right away for my in person consultation. I set my appointment for the following Monday. In the email confirming my appointment, it said to bring identification «as we discussed on the phone.» We hadn’t discussed what type of ID to bring, so I made a mental note to follow up with them before my appointment.
During the course of the week, I was offered an opportunity that made it fairly likely that I would be moving several hours away. I have some friends who have met people through dating sites, only to discover on the first date that they had plans to move — I didn’t want to be that person because it didn’t seem fair to everyone else. I wrote an email on Saturday (yesterday) inquiring about what ID I should bring, and whether they thought it would be appropriate for me to begin the process with a likely move in the near future. I got the following response:
«Yes as discussed we meet everyone in person as part of our prescreening process, partly to make sure people are who they say they are. Identification is required to become a member. Should you decide to become a member and pay for our services, then have to move we would provide a relocation refund. Feel free to call or email me when you are serious about exploring our services. Good luck to you and have a safe trip.»
It was pretty clear that she hadn’t read me email. I wasn’t balking at the requirement for ID, I was asking what type to bring. Again, I was accused of not being serious. And I never mentioned that I was going on a trip! My intent was not to cancel my appointment, but to get additional information, and possibly delay it until I had a definite answer about my move. I was pretty pissed at this point. In the spirit of being transparent, here was my reply:
«Thanks for your reply, but it seems like you didn’t read my email thoroughly. I asked what identification I should bring — I was not questioning its requirement. Also, I was not indicating that I wasn’t serious about your service. I was informing you about my situation so I could be fair to the other people in the service who are also serious about your service, as it doesn’t seem fair to meet someone and then tell them that you’re moving in 4 months. My question was whether you thought it was appropriate for me to move forward with this situation in mind, not that I had decided to not move forward. Your reference to a „trip“ clearly indicates that you didn’t thoroughly read my email — I’m starting a Masters program, not traveling. You have a really great product, but the attempts at customer service are abrupt and impersonal. Please cancel my appointment for Monday.»
To which I got this curt answer
«I had already cancelled it. Thanks so much for your reply.»
I only came to Unilocal to do research after this all happened, and it seems like I got off easy. They offer pretty much the worst customer service I’ve ever encountered, and if you show anything less than 110% commitment to finding a partner, they label you as «not serious» — maybe this is their lame attempt at reverse psychology to get people to clamber back and plunk down their money in an attempt to show their seriousness. I’m glad I didn’t give them any more minutes out of my life.

I am a man and I called table for six and they quoted me $ 2800 one year membership I remember. But my problem is this: Are the women also paying this huge money for this service? If they are then excuse me I don’t even want to meet them. Here is why:
Usually its easier for a lady to meet someone because if you are a fairly attractive woman then men would come talk to you at anywhere. In a party. in shops. in a bar. etc. You don’t even need to open your mouth. Now what kind of women would pay a whoping $ 3000 yearly membership just to have a chance to sit in front of men? Sounds like to me just left overs that no men would approach and are desperate enough to cough out thousands of dollars. Right? See if a man like me is willing to pay this huge sum of money its different because men like to show off. I can brag to my friend that my dating service costs so much which only a man like me can afford to join. Plus it shows the ladies that I really am pretty wealthy and am qualified. But when a woman spends this type of money just to have a chance to see men then something is wrong.
Lets say if I got lucky and the woman they hooked me up turned out to be okay looking. I still have another huge concern. Wealthy men don’t like a successful type of gal. Wealthy men like normal humble girls. I am a man and I want a simple woman, not a well off woman who is a top executive graduated from Yale and would constantly compare her education and intelligence against mine. I don’t mind a gold digger who wants to live in a mansion and ride in a Rolls Royce as long as she does not tell me how I should handle my taxes and investment. But I don’t want to date a female tiger. I don’t want to come back home just to have another conference meeting. I asked are there simple women like a waitress or a girl working at a shop. Obviously no they don’t have those. So after a few calls I rejected their offer. Even if they have many women available I don’t want to meet those types of women. Scary when a woman can spend almost $ 3000 on a yearly membership just to find a man. Must be millionaire women looking for billionaire men or a woman who simply ran out of options and are desperate enough to pay this huge sum of money.. I think a lot of men also had that concern when they were introduced to this service. Maybe they should give women a discount so poorer women can join. Like maybe $ 200 yearly membership for women only or something.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON TABLE FOR SIX! I had the same or similar experience that others who rated this dating service 1 star and so did my friend. I wrote a review earlier and it disappeared. I am reposting my review because you will pay a lot of money and won’t get the service to go along with it. I had to call to get them to set up dates for me. No call, no date. My friend who joined also was disappointed and wanted a refund (but didn’t get one). I would never recommend Table for 6 to anyone again based on my experience.

Btw, forgot to add… T46 will sell your contact info. I have NEVER before received spam texts. Now I’m getting them on a daily basis thanks to T46 b/​c they had my cell phone #.
Again, BEWARE!!! So glad I read the reviews before I got messed up w/​this sham company!

If you just looking for fun, go for it. The expensive resturants and the chatting, the fine food will do.
I have a busy life, that’s the whole point I went to help with T46. I have two dinnes so far in three months I signed with them (which is lam already). I have to say, I was expecting to meeting poeple at least relavant to my «list» provided to T46. But the experience is so bad. 1^st dinner was okay. 2^nd dinner I was sitting with guys who either so not attractive (by standerd, or common scense) or not willing to meeting poeple have children, like me. Then why do I take my precious friday evening even sitting with the wrong poeple hand picked by my «match maker»?.
The worst part is that the staff in T46 are not interested in helping. The sales promised a «traning» on dating. It never happened. Empty promises. And I don’t feel that I spend thousands of dollars get the «personal match making» service they promised. When I call, the staff isn’t even passionate to talk to me, and know what’s going on.
Reality is, candidates in T46 are just like poeple we meet in random life. I was looking for a short cut, I failed. My conclusion is: T46 is a good idea, however, you are not better off compare with online dating. The oppurtunity meeting the right person is the same through whatever channel.
Hope this will save you thousands of dollars.

My experience with Table for Six has been nothing but exciting, interesting and enjoyable. As a new person, in addition to being single, in the Bay Area, Table for Six caught my eye as an opportunity to meet new people and explore new areas. Everyone person I met, was carefully chosen and matched with me by the talented matchmakers who work for Table for Six. The staff, made sure to really listen to what worked or didnt work after each date, and narrow down on my specific likes and dislikes. The staff is not only very professional, but talented individuals who have a knack for matching people up. I would be lying if I said that every single match worked, it didnt, but that was actually for the best as it allowed me and the staff to narrow in on who and what I liked the best. For a person to think you will find that dream connection with the first person you meet, is absolutely ludicrous. It takes time and the matchmakers of Table For Six are willing to take that time and figure out what works best for you. Unfortunately, I recently moved to a new city, which does not have Table for Six or anything similar. I really wish it did as joining table for six was one of the best experiences I have ever had and would encourage anyone and everyone to give it a chance, and when I say chance, not just one meeting, but multiple ones. I believe in Table for Six and I hope you will too!

The sales pitch are non-​stop! For the amount of money they charge, it is not your best match making option. Use that money and have a great vacation in the sun, by the ocean and flirt to your hearts content! They also charge you what they want to charge you — beware of that. Some people pay $ 2,000 others pay $ 6,000. And when you ask why you paid more they say you are VIP. Whatever that means because you get the exact same service as others but a lot of sales pitches from them to try to make you fee better that you dished out a bunch of dough!
They tell you it takes them 4 – 6 weeks to match you up with someone. Even as a VIP, they don’t accelerate anything for you, I think the reality is that their database is pretty low and when they do match you up, after making all sorts of claims (sales pitches) that they are very professional and it takes them this long to get the best match, the person you meet is nowhere near what you wanted. Then comes the next sales pitch, that it takes times and to get the correct match it’s a process, but they are working really hard to match you, you are very important, etc., etc.
Most people say don’t do it. They are right… DO NOT SIGN UP. And if you are over a certain age, they do table for two, which means that you only get one-​on ones. Even less chance to meet a partner at this rate!
Someone mentioned getting some $$ refunded. I think it’s pretty difficult; so don’t count on it! JUST DON’T GO WITH THIS SCAM OF A SERVICE~~

Happily, I can thank Table for Six (TF6) for my boyfriend, helping me develop clarity on what I really wanted in a dude and realizing it might take a lot of frogs. I reluctantly joined after another bad CL date. I mean really bad! I felt like I was aged out of
. I was 44 and the dudes on match were interested in women who were under 35 and interested in producing offspring.
My friend’s cousin and her BF’s sister had both been involved in TF6. They both had fun and met lots of guys. So I tolerate the «kid» who called me after my internet query. I go into the office the next saturday, cautious and a bit distrustful.
I meet Mandy who would become my future matchmaker. She was cute and sweet and nothing like me. I was still reluctant. But knowing that if I didn’t sign up I would be right back on CL cruising ads or on the street meeting some Joe Schmoe, I signed up. They have a system of tiers. I took the one to one (more pricy, also more service). I couldn’t bear the thought of sitting at a table with 5 strangers after a busy workday. Mandy and I worked together on what kind of guy I was looking for. At first, I had low standards, «smart, funny, has a job» Quickly, we both realized that wouldn’t work. Mandy helped me to narrow down what would work. We talked weekly. About what went well on my dates and what didn’t go so well. We didn’t always see eye to eye, but Mandy respected my choices and stayed professional always.
I really recommend TF6 or some service like it if you are over 40 and want to meet a number one. It is not the place for serial daters or cheapskates. It is a place where you can meet people who have their s**t together and want to be in a relationship. It was work, but the pay off has been great

I’ve been a member of Table for Six for about 2 months. I was a bit reluctant to join a dating service, but since I’ve grown tired of the bar scene at 30, I decided to give it a shot. I am a pretty successful attorney and want to meet men who are just as, or even more successful, than myself. I was assured by the sales woman who signed me up that I would meet no shortage of other young, fun professionals. I have to admit, so far I haven’t been disappointed! Not only have I been having a great time attending dinner parties and going on one-​on-​one dates, but I’m quite satisfied with the quality of man I’ve been meeting through the service. So I haven’t met «Mr. Right» yet, but I’m also not disappointed or detoured based on my experience with Table for Six thus far. I’ve cultivated a pretty good relationship with my matchmaker, Mandy and I genuinely feel like she is committed to finding me an awesome man!
I think is a great service for busy professionals, like myself, who don’t necessarily have time to get out there and meet people. Table for Six takes the guesswork out of things. When I go out with men from Table for Six, I at least know that these guys are going to have many of the qualities I’m seeking. I’m sure I will continue to have a great time through Table for Six and who knows, I might even meet «the one.»

I hate to say it but those who are complaining about the service are those that take dating too seriously! Dating is about having FUN, meeting new people and enjoying life! Don’t come to a matchmaking service hoping to find someone to «complete you» come whole with a desire to find someone to be your partner in crime on this crazy roller coaster called «life»! I’ve had an amazing time at Table for Six. The matchmakers, Mandy, Jessica, Anni, Dee and Angel really try hard to coach you and to get you out there to meet new people and find you chemistry! I’ve went on half a dozen dates, a few tables and one event and finally found the love of my life!!! Thank you Table for Six! You’re awesome!

UGH… DONT DO IT!
I joined this service cause I was new to the area & didn’t know anyone. I wanted to be able to get out & have some social interaction and liked the idea of people being «screened» (for safety purposes). Having that said…
The only good reviews this service gets is from men! Why wouldn’t they give the service great reviews, they tend to be less than the «high quality» the company reports attracting & why not… they have their pick of good looking professional & financially stable women.
WOMEN read the female reviews & you’ll see the same thing over & over again. Unsatisfied women being matched up with men who they’d rather run (in heals) from!
The agency sucks with matching… I said I want a successful, physically healthy, educated/​ambitious guy in his 30’s with no kids & what did I get set up with??? An old more than «healthy» guy who is divorced with teenage kids! WTF…
Anyway, I got lucky enough cancel my contract but I would NEVER recommend this service to any other women as it’s ridicules how much they charge you for the «service» lock you into a contract & then charge you everything separately (you pay for all events (which are not cheap).

Recently joined, have been pleased. The staff is friendly and helpful and I have met quality people through the service. I’ve been impressed — everyone I have met has been successful, professional, intelligent, and pretty attractive. All in all, a good way (and comfortable setting) to meet and get to know someone.

I had a great experience at T46 in SF. I’m a guy in my early 40’s who didn’t want to date someone from work, but didn’t like «picking up» women at bars or bowling alleys. So, I needed a service to introduce me to relationship-​minded, successful women.
After about a dozen dinners (times 3 women per dinner) I had met over 30 prospective partners who shared some of my interests, and understood that making a relationship work requires some investment. I never would have met even one of them without T46. They were a good cross section of attractive, successful women.
I’ve recently married someone I met through T46, and it’s the best relationship I’ve ever been in. They do what they promise, so claims of «scam» are just inflammatory.
I think it’s important to keep in mind that all they can do is introduce people. They can’t manufacture chemistry. If you’re cynical, self-​absorbed, materialistic, too «hip» for everyone else or shallow then people are turned off by that, no surprise there.
The format of 3 men and 3 women having dinner works very well. If you don’t click with someone, then you aren’t marooned alone with them for the entire meal, you just turn to your left or right. Also, some of the dinners where I was not interested in dating any of the women still provided a very enjoyable evening of conversation with smart, sharp people.
The other aspects of the service are one-​on-​one matchmaking and events. I went on 3 one-​on-​one dates, and there wasn’t any chemistry, but on paper the women were exactly what I was looking for. I suspect that’s what match dot com would be like, although I’ve never used any other service. The events are open for everyone, so by definition, there’s no explicit matching of any criteria, and I didn’t find them very useful from a dating point of view.
Bottom line: They delivered what they promised. And I think the more you put into it, the more you’ll get out of it.

2.5 stars on average? Not sure how this service managed to get anything above 1. If you are reasonably sane, you would want to inspect why most other reviews are so resentful. Carefully read their review as my experience with TBS seems pretty consistent with them.
Those with more than 3 stars… I am pretty sure those were written by their marketing employees or their fake accounts.
My basis for 1 star is simple: they do NOT have enough member database to be able to match you with your compatible match first to begin w. and the money — totally overpriced — is NOT worth what u get out of it. Try online dating, or just go to a random bar or even go to a church! you’ll have better odds. and the quality of those random guys will be far better than those u meet through TBS.
Trust me. DON’T waste your time and money with this service.
Girls, you don’t need TBS — the female to male ratio in SF is close to 7:3. Just go to a random bar, you’ll meet qualifed guys that are even more desperate than u are.
I’m sorry TBS, it’s your Karma that you’re getting these horrible reviews. As one of those powerless customers of yours in front of the «contract,» this seems to be the only way to exert some control over your destiny. I really mean it.

This company is the biggest sham in the world. They charge big money, make big promises and have fallen miserably short of my lowest expectations. They call themselves «The Dating Experts» but they are far from it. When signing up they seemed to «get» me. Now, as I communicate my dissatisfaction they act as if they no longer understand simply concepts. When I said the people they were fixing me up with don’t match my profile they suggested I change my profile. I have never been so appalled at a company/​organization/​or service in my life! Save your money!

This service prey on those whom went through breakup, whom tried online dating but didn’t work out, whom went through depression or pressure, etc. Please don’t be a victim like me. I joined this service since Feb 08 and I hate the fact that Silicon Valley does NOT have many males signing up for this service! In reality, in a flip of a second, you can grab a handful outside of this service but they’re losers! =O
To get the quick and dirty version of this service, if you’re a woman, «Run for your life!» If you’re a man, «you’ll LOVE the ride!» I’m filing a dispute and may go through legal action against this service. I’ve officially reported this service to the Better Business Bureau, BBB. Below are my opinions of the PROS & CONS. This service will try to harass and to punish me after I post this. They’re offensive, demanding, and mean… BEWARE!
PRO:
1. Nice categories of services offered (Dining, Events, Just for Two)
2. For Men: Tons of female candidates available varying from 20s to 50s.
3. For Woman: safe way to meet men.
4. Great attention at initial sign up. We’ll assure you that we provide you the best service since you just paid $ 2495.00 to be exact and a two year commitment.
CON:
1. Drop DEAD gorgeous after 3 months (For women, this service runs out of candidate for you if you’re in the 20s).
2. College Drop Outs available although they may disguised as «engineers and pros.»
3. Sales people will claim that they have tons of «lawyers and doctors» available but I haven’t met a single one!
4. Fabulous sorority parties — can’t get any more feminine than this? (ratio of women to men = 10: 1)
5. Just for You — better than the other two services since we need to present the top candidate here. No feedbacks taken seriously. Poor matching system.
6. High Turnover rate of coordinators (scam?) — the new coordinators have no clue what you want. There is constantly a learning curve and misunderstanding.
Service: POOR (imbalance male to female ratio, poor matching system, no feedbacks taken, scam)
Price: MORE THAN AN ARM & LEG!!!
Quality of Candidates: Poor for women, Good for men

Don’t do it. just don’t. Unless you like paying several thousands of dollars to be marketed as a mail-​order bride. Ugh, yuck.
I’d like to sue this company if I could, but I’m already out a couple of g’s and don’t want to waste any money more on them. You know. gotta pick your battles.
But, if I can steer at least one person away from joining this service, I’d be happy. I’m going to post up an online ad I found while cruising the internet which made me totally disgusted with this company. Hopefully it won’t be taken down from Unilocal.I called and talked to the Executive Director about my dissatisfaction but she wouldn’t give me a refund. She was even condescending and said that I would be ‘shooting myself in my own foot’ if I discontinued my membership. WTF ?! Anyhow, I’m cutting my losses and have not attended any dinners or events since I found that demeaning ad. What an unfortunate and sad way to spend my yearly bonus =(
Update: And of course, Unilocal took down the screenshot of the online ad I mentioned. surprise, surprise. mind you, its an ad that was actually bought by T46 and displayed on the San Jose Mercury News but well. Unilocal’s reputation for integrity and objectivity isn’t the most pristine either.

I decided to try Table for 6 and really wish I had done my homework before.. It’s very expensive and they make a lot of (verbal) claims and which per their contract you can’t hold them to. You can only hold them to what is in writing. In the contract, they have the right to send you to something like 15 dinners before you can challenge the contract. And if you were to do so, you’only get less than 50% of your money back b/​c of the money they invest in signing you up.
Some of the claims they make:
– «86% of our members date somebody for 1 yr+» BUT can’t be true
– «We have thousands of members» BUT they key is they don’t tell you how active these members are.
– «We have hundreds of members in your target (M38−47, SF)» BUT hey then told me that they can’t sort their database to tell me how many members in that target group are active or even are members.
– «We have hundreds of members in your target (M38−47, SF)» BUT then they sent me to dinners with mostly men in their 50s from the East Bay. And they told me (finally) that it was difficult to schedule dinners with such members because they weren’t making themselves available .
Their technology seems to be out of date. They can’t .
– enable you to say you are open to attending a meeting in SF or the Peninsula on a particular date. You have to pick one or the other
– tell you how many members are in a target age range and/​or city
– tell you how many active members there are
I went to a few dinners. Most of the men were completely out of my target range that I was promised (verbally) would be easy. After I gave a lot of feedback after each dinner, they of course tried to turn it on me … you have to be more flexible. Well, I said, why didn’t you tell me that before you promised that my target was abundant in your membership and before you took my check. This comment was always met with an awkward silence.
In the state of NY, apparently it’s illegal to offer a dating service that charges more than $ 500. Now I understand why.

I joined Table for Six and was wildly disappointed. They have a very strong sales pitch and are open to bargaining… do not be fooled. This is one of the worst service experiences I’ve ever had. I stuck it out for four months while clearly explaining the problems I had with their service. After giving them several chances to make it right I asked for my money back. They said no. They’re cheats and they’re taking advantage of folks that just want to feel the love.

Has anyone ever used this? I called them a while back and they said they’d meet me for lunch and discuss what they had to offer. it was like $ 2,600 but they said (of course) there was a special for like $ 1,400 if I join that week or something. I heard some bad stuff where they really don’t pair you well and the people are pretty low quality. I would love to do a service like this, but to pay so much up front seems pretty rediculous. Maybe if it was $ 50/​ea for them to arrange each of the dinners and like $ 100 to join, they’d probably get some more clients. Seems like a complete rip-​off to me.