{"id":6445,"date":"2020-10-26T11:06:44","date_gmt":"2020-10-26T11:06:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebluegem.co.za\/home\/?page_id=6445"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T10:33:35","slug":"reservations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebluegem.co.za\/home\/home\/reservations\/","title":{"rendered":"Reservations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6445\" class=\"elementor elementor-6445\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b27019f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b27019f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-013d868\" 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class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caf20da\" data-id=\"caf20da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332b674 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"332b674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"color: #dbbb46; font-size: 18px;\"><strong>W<\/strong><\/span>e highly encourage making a reservation to ensure we can seat you at a cozy table, as we may have events, functions, or conferences that could affect availability. Due to potential events, functions, or conferences, securing a reservation guarantees a seamless experience and helps avoid any disappointment.\u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><em>Should your arrival time change or if you need to cancel, we request that you notify us at least 24 hours prior to your desired time so we\u00a0<\/em><em>may accommodate other guests accordingly. As a family-friendly restaurant, we kindly ask you to be considerate <\/em><em>of all guests during your visit.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37b99c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37b99c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfe4996\" data-id=\"dfe4996\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd1574 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"fdd1574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e940b25 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e940b25\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a34f548\" data-id=\"a34f548\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cdb17a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6cdb17a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2863df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2863df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">MAKE A RESERVATION:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c2140 elementor-button-align-start elementor-mobile-button-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"16c2140\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;button_width&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Reservations\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"6445\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"16c2140\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour E-mail\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Contact@company.com\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-email elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst Name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[email]\" id=\"form-field-email\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"John \" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-04fbb9f elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-04fbb9f\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLast Name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[04fbb9f]\" id=\"form-field-04fbb9f\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Doe\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-tel elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-b9cd3c3 elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-b9cd3c3\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tContact number\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"tel\" name=\"form_fields[b9cd3c3]\" id=\"form-field-b9cd3c3\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\" pattern=\"[0-9()#&amp;+*-=.]+\" title=\"Only numbers and phone characters (#, -, *, etc) are accepted.\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-number elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_a12c505 elementor-col-50 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_a12c505\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAmount of people\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"number\" name=\"form_fields[field_a12c505]\" id=\"form-field-field_a12c505\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\" min=\"1\" max=\"20\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-date elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-5fc6f08 elementor-col-33 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-5fc6f08\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDate of Reservation\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<input type=\"date\" name=\"form_fields[5fc6f08]\" id=\"form-field-5fc6f08\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual elementor-date-field elementor-use-native\" value=\"October 26, 2020\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\" pattern=\"[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}\" min=\"2024-02-15\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-time elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_598237b elementor-col-33 elementor-field-required elementor-mark-required\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_598237b\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTime\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"time\" name=\"form_fields[field_598237b]\" id=\"form-field-field_598237b\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-sm  elementor-field-textual elementor-time-field\" placeholder=\"Please Take Note of our Trading Hours\" required=\"required\" aria-required=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-checkbox elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_0596bc5 elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is the occasion?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-subgroup  elementor-subgroup-inline\"><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"NORMAL DINNER\/LUNCH\" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-0\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-0\">NORMAL DINNER\/LUNCH<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"BIRTHDAY\" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-1\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-1\">BIRTHDAY<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"ANNIVERSARY\" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-2\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-2\">ANNIVERSARY<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"BABY\/BRIDAL SHOWER\" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-3\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-3\">BABY\/BRIDAL SHOWER<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"FUNCTION\" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-4\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-4\">FUNCTION<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"EVENT\" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-5\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-5\">EVENT<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"CONFERENCING \" id=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-6\" name=\"form_fields[field_0596bc5][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_0596bc5-6\">CONFERENCING <\/label><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-checkbox elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_6ff98ad elementor-col-33\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_6ff98ad\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSeating Options\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-subgroup  elementor-subgroup-inline\"><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"DINE\" id=\"form-field-field_6ff98ad-0\" name=\"form_fields[field_6ff98ad][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_6ff98ad-0\">DINE<\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"LOUNGE\" id=\"form-field-field_6ff98ad-1\" name=\"form_fields[field_6ff98ad][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_6ff98ad-1\">LOUNGE<\/label><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-checkbox elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_37d926a elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_37d926a\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMENU \t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-subgroup  elementor-subgroup-inline\"><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"A LA CARTE \" id=\"form-field-field_37d926a-0\" name=\"form_fields[field_37d926a][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_37d926a-0\">A LA CARTE <\/label><\/span><span class=\"elementor-field-option\"><input type=\"checkbox\" value=\"OTHER\" id=\"form-field-field_37d926a-1\" name=\"form_fields[field_37d926a][]\"> <label for=\"form-field-field_37d926a-1\">OTHER<\/label><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-textarea elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_2967dd4 elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_2967dd4\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSpecial requests\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<textarea class=\"elementor-field-textual elementor-field  elementor-size-sm\" name=\"form_fields[field_2967dd4]\" id=\"form-field-field_2967dd4\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"For bookings of more than 8 people please contact our shop so we can check for availability.\"><\/textarea>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-html elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_df8e71c elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-md\" type=\"submit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Send<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-23842be elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"23842be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72bf192\" data-id=\"72bf192\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039f3ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"039f3ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep In Touch<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59791e5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"59791e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-840ccc5 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"840ccc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook-f elementor-repeater-item-0267196\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thebluegemrestaurant\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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