--- title: How to Block Restaurant Hours? description: The ability to block reservations on the fly is very important for restaurant owners that are constantly dealing with operational changes or get fully booked on the regular. --- [Skip to content](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/how-to-block-restaurant-hours#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Can't find what you're looking for?](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) ![Eat App Logo - Small.png\]](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Eat%20App%20Logo%20-%20Small.png?height=40&name=Eat%20App%20Logo%20-%20Small.png) - [Our About Page](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/about) - [Contact Us](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/contact-us) - [View Our Blogs](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Our About Page](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/about) - [Contact Us](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/contact-us) - [View Our Blogs](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/blog) - English Show submenu for translations - [Can't find what you're looking for?](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/kb-tickets/new) - restaurant.eatapp.co restaurant.eatapp.co Eat App Knowledgebase - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Center](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge) 2. [FAQs](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/faqs) # How to Block Restaurant Hours? ## You can block restaurant hours on the fly from the Table Manager by clicking the ⊘ icon and selecting Full Restaurant (or Blocking Hours). Blocking feature enhancement: You can now also create **recurring blocking**! **In this article: ** - [How to block hours from Floor View](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/how-to-block-restaurant-hours#block-hours-from-floor-view) - [How to block hours from Availability section](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/how-to-block-restaurant-hours#block-hours-from-availability-section) - [How to delete a blocking rule](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/how-to-block-restaurant-hours#delete-blocking) ### Blocking hours from Floor View ![Block hours](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Block%20hours.gif?width=670&height=377&name=Block%20hours.gif) 1. From the [Table Manager](https://app.eatapp.co/) **Floor View**, click  **⊘  **at the top right side, and select **Full Restaurant**. 2. Choose whether you want to block **[online reservations](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/setting-up-online-reservations) **or [**in-house**](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/creating-reservations)or both, and if it's a **one-time **blockingor **recurring**.  - **One -time  blocking **means reservations are blocked from a specified start date and time until the specified end date and time. - **Recurring blocking **means blocking a selected day and specific time range on a repeating schedule, so that no new bookings or reservations can be made during that period. 3. Set the **date, time, specific days**, or a range for the period you want to block. 4. Click **Block Hours **to complete the process. Below it, you  will see any active blocking rules that apply to the date you’re currently viewing. ### Blocking hours from Availability section You can also **edit **or **create new blocked hours **by going to **Availability **\> **Block Hours **\> **Block new hours** ![Block new hours](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/hs-fs/hubfs/New%20uploads/Block%20new%20hours.png?width=670&height=567&name=Block%20new%20hours.png) If you want to block specific tables or room only, follow the steps [here](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/knowledge/how-to-block-tables).  ### Deleting a Blocking Rule You can** remove a blocking rule** from either** Floor View **or **Block hours** under **Availability **section.  - Simply click **⊘ **from the [Table Manager](https://app.eatapp.co/), and the trash bin beside the active blocking rule entry you want to delete. - ![Delete3](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Delete3.png?width=450&height=231&name=Delete3.png)From the [Table Manager](https://app.eatapp.co/), go to **Availability **\> **Block hours**, and then click the 3 dots of the blocking entry you'd like to remove. Click **Delete blocked hours**.  ![Delete](https://restaurant.eatapp.co/hs-fs/hubfs/Delete.png?width=670&height=173&name=Delete.png) A progress status bar appears after you block hours. These changes are reflected almost instantly on the Eat App widget. 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