Cookie Policy
First Table - Cookie Policy
Last updated 08 June 2026
This Cookie Policy describes how First Table uses cookies and similar technologies to provide, improve, promote and protect the Services. It should be read in conjunction with our Privacy Policy.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of text sent to your browser when you visit a site. They serve a variety of functions, like enabling us to remember certain information you provide to us as you navigate between pages on the Services.
We use Cookies to facilitate your experience of Our Site and to provide Our products and/or services. We have carefully chosen these Cookies and have taken steps to ensure that your privacy and Personal Data is protected and respected at all times.
Our Site uses both essential and non-essential cookies and similar technologies. Essential cookies are required for the operation, security and core functionality of the Site and do not require user consent. Non-essential cookies are used for purposes such as analytics, performance measurement, functionality, personalisation and marketing, and will only be used where you have provided your consent.
Some of these technologies are provided by third parties acting on our behalf or through services integrated into the Site. Further information about the cookies and similar technologies we use, including their provider, purpose and duration, is set out in the tables below.
Some third-party providers may process information outside the UK or EEA. Please see our Privacy Policy for further information regarding international transfers and the safeguards that apply.
Essential Cookies
Certain features of Our Site depend on Cookies to function. These Cookies are "essential" and strictly necessary for a service you have requested from us. Your consent is not required for us to place these Cookies, but it is still important that you are aware of them. You may still block these Cookies by changing your internet browser's settings as detailed below, but please be aware that certain account, authentication, security and payment-related functions of Our Site may not operate correctly if essential Cookies are disabled.
Non-essential Cookies
All other Cookies, including analytics, advertising, personalisation, and certain third-party Cookies are “non-essential” and will only be placed where you have provided your consent through our cookie consent banner. We have taken great care to ensure that your privacy is not at risk by allowing them. Before non-essential Cookies are placed on your computer or device, you will be shown a cookie consent prompt with a button to agree or reject your consent to the use of non-essential Cookies. By giving your consent to the placing of non-essential Cookies you are enabling Us to provide the best possible experience and service to you. You may, if you wish, deny consent to the placing of non-essential Cookies; however certain optional features of Our Site may not function fully or as intended.
We may also, with your consent, collect data relating to your precise location in order to recommend restaurants to you based on your location. This is an optional feature of our service.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are strictly necessary to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences.
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Necessary Cookie |
Provider |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
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rc::a |
|
Cookie |
Never Expires |
This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
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rc::c |
|
Cookie |
session |
This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks. |
|
_cfuvid |
Cloudflare |
Cookie |
session |
Cloudflare sets this cookie to track users across sessions to optimize user experience by maintaining session consistency and providing personalized services |
|
__cf_bm |
Cloudflare |
Cookie |
1 hour |
This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management. |
|
VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA |
YouTube |
Cookie |
6 months |
YouTube sets this cookie to store the user's cookie consent state for the current domain. |
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hmt_id |
Stripe |
Cookie |
1 month |
Strictly necessary session cookie typically set by the hCaptcha Security tool inside Stripe |
|
m |
Stripe |
Cookie |
400 days |
Stripe sets this cookie for fraud prevention purposes. It identifies the device used to access the website, allowing the website to be formatted accordingly. |
|
__stripe_mid |
Stripe |
Cookie |
1 year |
Stripe sets this cookie to set a unique session identifier to recognise users across sessions. |
|
__stripe_sid |
Stripe |
Cookie |
1 hour |
Stripe sets this cookie to set a unique session identifier for a single session. |
|
cookietest |
Stripe |
Cookie |
session |
The cookietest cookie is typically used to determine whether the user's browser accepts cookies, essential for website functionality and user experience. |
|
NRBA_SESSION |
New Relic |
Local Storage |
Never Expires |
Performance monitoring and error tracking for site stability. |
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city |
First Table |
Cookie |
1 month |
First party cookie for persisting site state across navigation |
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last-city |
First Table |
Local Storage |
Never Expires |
First party cookie for persisting site state across navigation |
|
PastLogin |
First Table |
Cookie |
1 year |
First party cookie for persisting site state across navigation |
|
restaurantStore* |
First Table |
Session Storage |
Session |
First party cookie for persisting site state across navigation |
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CookieConsentFT |
First Table |
Cookie |
1 year |
If you choose to opt-out of cookies, the value stored in this cookie will ensure we respect that desire. |
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user |
First Table |
Local Storage |
Never Expires |
Stores authenticated session details (JWT token) and basic profile info to maintain login state. |
|
firebase-heartbeat-store |
Google / Firebase |
IndexedDB |
Never Expires |
Manages live inventory updates |
Non-essential Cookies
Non-essential cookies are made up of 3 categories. Functional cookies, analytics services and social marketing services.
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, managing user experience and other third-party features.
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Cookie |
Provider |
Type |
Duration |
Description |
|
X-AB |
Adobe |
Cookie |
1 day |
Adobe Analytics sets this cookie in context with multi-variate testing. This is a tool used to combine or change content on the website. This allows the website to find the best variation or edition of the site. |
|
VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE |
YouTube |
Cookie |
6 months |
A cookie set by YouTube to measure bandwidth that determines whether the user gets the new or old player interface. |
|
ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY |
YouTube |
Cookie |
Never Expires |
The cookie is used by YouTube to store the last search result entry that was clicked by the user. This information is used to improve the user experience by providing more relevant search results in the future. |
|
__cflb |
Cloudflare |
Cookie |
1 hour |
This cookie is used by Cloudflare for load balancing. |
|
_conv_s, _conv_v, _conv_r _conv_check_cookies |
Convert.com |
Cookie |
20 minutes, 6 months, 6 months, 400 days, |
Tracking session data for A/B testing and site personalization. |
|
EXP_* |
Convert.com |
Local / Session Storage |
Never Expires / Session |
Tracking session data for A/B testing and site personalization. |
|
convert |
Convert.com |
IndexedDB |
Never Expires |
Stores configuration metrics and user action signals for experimentation. |
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gbFeaturesCache |
Growthbook |
Local Storage |
Never Expires |
Caches feature flags to toggle specific site features. |
|
ab.storage.* |
Braze |
Cookie / Local Storage |
400 days / Never Expires |
Stores user identity, session state, and messaging triggers for in-app notifications. |
|
AppboyServiceWorker* |
Braze |
IndexedDB |
Never Expires |
Local queue for service worker data and push notification subscriptions. |
|
amp-exp-*, EXP* |
Amplitide |
Local Storage |
Never Expires |
Stores active experiment evaluations for product development. |
Our Site uses analytics services provided by Google Analytics, Amplitude, HotJar and Hubspot. Website analytics refers to a set of tools used to collect and analyse usage information, which may include online identifiers and device related information, enabling Us to better understand how Our Site is used. This, in turn, enables Us to improve Our Site and the products and/or services offered through it. More information is available at 'How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services', available at https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) Cookies to gather the required information. You do not have to allow Us to use these Cookies, however whilst Our use of them does not pose any risk to your privacy or your safe use of Our Site, it does enable Us to continually improve Our Site, making it a better and more useful experience for you.
The analytics service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following Cookies:
|
Cookie |
Duration |
Description | ||
|
_ga, _ga_* |
Google Analytics |
Cookie |
400 days |
Distinguishes unique users and sessions for traffic analysis. |
|
_hjSessionUser_*, _hjSession_** |
HotJar |
Cookie |
1 year |
Persists user and session IDs for behavior analysis (e.g., heatmaps, anonymous user journeys). |
|
AMP_*, AMP_MKTG_* |
Amplitude |
Cookie |
1 year |
Tracks user journey and marketing attribution data. |
|
AMP_unsent_*, EXP_unsent_* |
Amplitude |
LocalStorage |
Never Expires |
Queues analytics events locally before they are sent to the server. |
|
EXP_*_USER_PROVIDER |
Amplitude |
Local / Session Storage |
Never Expires / Session |
Stores user profile status and session context for experiment targeting. |
|
*_amp_session_replay_* |
Amplitude |
IndexedDB |
Never Expires |
Stores session replay sequences locally to help debug user interface issues. |
|
YSC |
YouTube |
Session Storage |
session |
Cookie is set by Youtube and is used to track the views of embedded videos on site pages. |
|
__hstc, Hubspotutk, __hssc __hssrc |
Hubspot |
Cookie |
6 months, 6 months, 1 hour, session |
Hubspot set these main cookies for tracking visitors. It contains the domain, initial timestamp (first visit), last timestamp (last visit), current timestamp (this visit), and session number (increments for each subsequent session). |
The social marketing service(s) used by Our Site use(s) the following Cookies:
|
Cookie |
Duration |
Description | ||
|
_rdt_uuid, _rdt_em |
|
Cookie |
3 months |
Reddit sets this cookie to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant ads. |
|
_scid, _scid_r, _sctr |
SnapChat |
Cookie |
400 days |
Snapchat tracking unique ID for the visitor, that allows third party advertisers to target the visitor with relevant advertisement. |
|
u_sclid*, u_scsid* |
SnapChat |
Local / Session Storage |
Never Expires / Session |
Persistent and session identifiers for Snapchat audience targeting. |
|
__Secure-YNID, __Secure-YEC, __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN |
YouTube |
Cookie |
6 months |
YouTube cookie used by Google to detect bot traffic, prevent spam and fraud, and ensure advertisers are not incorrectly charged for invalid ad interactions |
|
_fbp, _fbc |
|
Cookie |
3 months |
Facebook sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
|
_ttp, _ttc* |
TikTok |
Cookie |
3 months |
TikTok sets this cookie to store and track interactions. |
|
_gcl_au, _gcl_ls |
Google Ads |
Cookie |
400 days |
Used for conversion tracking and measuring ad performance. |
|
__oppref, __oaiq_domain_probe |
OpenAI |
Cookie |
30 days |
OpenAI’s measurement pixel specific cookies for ad attribution and user tracking across the web |
In addition to the controls that We provide, you can choose to enable or disable Cookies in your internet browser and, where applicable, withdraw or amend your consent by clicking on Manage Cookies at the bottom of this page. Most internet browsers also enable you to choose whether you wish to disable all Cookies or only third-party Cookies. By default, most internet browsers accept Cookies, but this can be changed. For further details, please consult the help menu in your internet browser or the documentation that came with your device.
You can choose to delete Cookies on your computer or device at any time, however you may lose any information that enables you to access Our Site more quickly and efficiently including, but not limited to, login and personalisation settings.
It is recommended that you keep your internet browser and operating system up-to-date and that you consult the help and guidance provided by the developer of your internet browser and manufacturer of your computer or device if you are unsure about adjusting your privacy settings.
A full list of privacy policies for 3rd party cookies and tools is available here:
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Amplitude - https://amplitude.com/privacy
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Convert - https://www.convert.com/privacy/
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New Relic - https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/security/security-privacy/data-privacy/data-privacy-new-relic/
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Firebase - https://firebase.google.com/support/privacy
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Growthbook - https://trust.growthbook.io//
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Cloudflare - https://www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/privacy-and-data-protection/
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Mapbox - https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy#product-privacy-policy
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Google - https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy/
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SnapChat - https://www.snap.com/cookie-policy
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TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/legal/page/us/privacy-policy/en
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OpenAI - https://openai.com/en-GB/policies/services-privacy-policy/
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