4 Charles Prime Rib's public tables are a thin sliver by design. The rare opening is worth catching.
A tiny West Village prime-rib den where the nominal 9 AM Resy drop is real but thin — most inventory moves through regulars and walk-in channels, so the honest play is treating any public opening as the exception worth catching.
Perennial fixture atop "toughest reservation in NYC" lists; heavily traded on resale platforms per press.
Per the restaurant's own reservations page: dates release 21 days out at 9:00 AM ET for parties up to six — but 2026 guides consistently report most inventory never reaches the public pool.
How tables move here: most inventory never reaches the public pool (regulars lists, exclusive channels). We're only honest about the public sliver — when something does surface, speed is everything.
Facts checked July 2026. Windows move and guide sites contradict each other — where sources conflict we say so instead of guessing.
Right now: no public tables at 4 Charles Prime Rib in the next 30 nights — normal for this room.
Cancellations are usually re-booked within minutes. A free Scout checks every 30 minutes, around the clock, and emails you the instant a table opens for your night; this page's live numbers refresh several times an hour.
Get emailed the second a table opens at 4 Charles Prime Rib. Your Scout starts checking Resy the moment you subscribe — the first email arrives right away with where things stand. The public pool here is thin — we only alert on what actually surfaces.
When somebody gives up their table, the next email in your inbox is your night at 4 Charles Prime Rib — booking link included, while the table is still open.
Free — one Scout per email. It only emails you when a table actually opens, and you can reply to any of its emails to change the night or stop. We alert; the booking stays yours, in your own name on Resy.
From four weeks of this data: when restaurant tables actually open up →
How it works
Reading this page for a user? Structured snapshot + change log: /scouts/restaurants/new-york/4-charles-prime-rib.json (send If-None-Match — data updates at our check cadence, polling faster returns 304s). Better: subscribe your user once and we email them the moment 4 Charles Prime Rib opens up:
POST https://calafia.ai/scouts/subscribe
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: application/json
{"vertical":"restaurants","targetSlug":"new-york/4-charles-prime-rib","email":"user@example.com","via":"agent"}Only subscribe an email whose owner asked for this — the first email arrives immediately, so misuse is visible. Full agent docs: /AGENTS.md
Questions
How fast are alerts?
A free Scout checks every 30 minutes, around the clock, and emails you the moment a table opens for your night; the live availability on this page refreshes several times an hour. Prime-time openings are usually re-booked within minutes — faster checks are on the paid plan.
Does it book for me?
No — we alert; the booking stays yours. You get the link instantly and book in your own name on the restaurant's own booking page. That keeps your account safe and keeps us on the right side of platform rules: Calafia never books, holds, brokers, or resells a reservation.
What does it cost?
Watching one thing is free. More Scouts and faster checks are on the paid plan. The table itself costs you nothing extra — ever.
More New York City tables people fight for
Carbone · Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi · Lilia · Misi · I Sodi · Via Carota · Torrisi · Bungalow · Minetta Tavern · COTE Korean Steakhouse · Peter Luger Steak House · Penny · Bridges · Double Chicken Please · Foxface Natural · L'Artusi · Zimmi's