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Find a restaurant-week steak deal and book a table for 2 with ChatGPT agent

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by Yuying Chen-Wynn (@wittinglyai)
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Outcome

Asked to find the best Dine LA steak dinner deal and book for 2 the next day, ChatGPT agent booked Dear John's for 8:15, though it misread the menu by treating sides as a separate course.

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Find me the best Dine LA dinner deal with steak and make me a reservation for 2 for tomorrow.

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Goal: Find the best Dine LA steak dinner deal and book a table for two tomorrow, with my OK.

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Neighbourhood and time window
- Budget
- Dietary needs
- Name and phone for the reservation

Rules:
- Use the official Dine LA menus.
- Compare steak options and price.
- Check availability for two tomorrow.
- Shortlist 3.
- Confirm the restaurant is a current Dine LA participant on the official site and that the deal includes steak (not just as an upcharge).
- Note any supplement price for the steak course.
- Check tomorrow's date carefully against the restaurant-week dates.
- Prefer places with dinner times between [TIME RANGE].
- Note the menu price and what's included.
- Book only after I confirm.
- Give the reservation link and phone for each shortlisted place.
- Note the dress code and any deposit or card hold the booking needs.
- If the slot I want is gone, offer the nearest times.

Checkpoint: Wait for my pick before booking.

If you get stuck: If booking needs a card, hand over. If a login, CAPTCHA or two-step code appears, stop and ask me to handle it; never guess or store passwords.

Verify before you finish: Check confirmation details.

Output: Shortlist and confirmation.

Done when: I have a booked steak dinner deal.

Source

https://x.com/wittinglyai/status/1953481169707610268

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