There were three of us going in the beginning, so I told the restaurant it would be a reservation for three.
この場合、次のような言い方ができますよ。
ーThere were three of us going in the beginning, so I told the restaurant it would be a reservation for three.
「最初は3人が行く予定だったから、レストランには3人で予約と言ってある」
a reservation for three で「3人の予約」
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