What is the best software for restaurant management?

The best software varies based on needs, but popular options include Eat App, Toast, and OpenTable, which offer comprehensive solutions for reservations, payments, and operations.

What types of restaurant table management systems are there?

There are digital reservation systems, waitlist management systems, and full-service table management platforms that handle everything from seating to customer preferences.

How does a table management system improve restaurant operations?

It streamlines seating, minimizes wait times, and improves customer satisfaction by organizing reservations and walk-ins more effectively.

How much does a restaurant management system cost?

Costs can vary, with basic systems starting at around $50/month, and more advanced platforms reaching up to $500/month or more. But if you're looking for a powerful tool that is cost-effective, Eat App offers flexible pricing to suit different restaurant needs. You can find more details on their pricing here.

Can a restaurant table management system integrate with POS?

Yes, many table management systems can integrate with POS systems to provide real-time data on orders, payments, and customer preferences.

The Best Restaurant Table Management Software

Table management that helps you run an efficient restaurant, manage guest flow and drive more revenue from your floor.

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Best restaurant table management software

Efficient In-Service Operations

Fully integrated table management with your reservations and guest CRM. It’s the complete front of house toolkit to seat more customers, turn more tables and get more revenue from your existing floor.

All-in-One Availability Calendar

Get a comprehensive view of your weekly availability, including shifts, preferences, events, offers, blocked hours, and waitlists—all in one place. Easily create and edit availability settings and visualize your venue’s hour-by-hour schedule for the entire week.

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Fast and flexible table management

Visualize the floor

Searchable list

Smart grid

Timeline view

Huddle reports

Visualize the floor

Your host stand control center. Create a digital version of your floor and visualize tables in real time. Seat guests faster, see which tables are taken and how long each party has left. Easily access all your customer preferences for each reservation.

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Searchable list

See reservations as a digital guest book. Search, highlight, and change reservations quickly in a list format.

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Smart grid

Smart grid help you manage tables with kitchen capacity by seeing reservations organized by 15 min time slots. It’s also a super fast way of adding new bookings you receive by phone or walk-in.

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Timeline view

View reservations and tables in timeline for each shift. Easily fill more of your floor with a birds eye view of all your tables and seating times in one screen.

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Huddle reports

Effortlessly manage your shifts with Huddle Reports. Predict your busiest hours, tally VIPs and promotions, and assign servers with ease. Compare covers, cancels, and no-shows from previous days and quickly access important reservation details and guest notes.

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Visualize the floor

Searchable list

Smart grid

Timeline view

Huddle reports

Visualize the floor

Try it out

Searchable list

See reservations as a digital guest book. Search, highlight, and change reservations quickly in a list format.

Try it out

Smart grid

Smart grid help you manage tables with kitchen capacity by seeing reservations organized by 15 min time slots. It’s also a super fast way of adding new bookings you receive by phone or walk-in.

Try it out

Timeline view

View reservations and tables in timeline for each shift. Easily fill more of your floor with a birds eye view of all your tables and seating times in one screen.

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Huddle reports

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Seating optimization

Turn more tables and seat more guests with our built-in table optimization suite.

Shift manager

Full control your table and room availability by shift, events and seating preferences.

Powered by AI

Focus on guests while AI optimizes reservations, reduces no-shows, improves table allocation, and tracks performance.

iOS, iPad, Android, and Web

Complete freedom to manage your restaurant from anywhere at any time.

Know your guests

Deliver outstanding experiences with customer data always at your fingertips. Track preferences, order history and spend when you sync your POS system directly with your Eat App guest book. Create customizable tags so you can keep track of what matters to you - such as VIPs, regulars and positive or negative reviewers.

Automate your daily operations

Setup rules to automate the tasks your team usually spends hours on. Once in place, Eat App's automation runs run in the background keeping your restaurant humming.

Centralized messaging

Easily send reservation updates and confirmations to guests via SMS, email, or WhatsApp. Strengthen relationships with VIPs using scalable direct messaging, and centralize all guest communication in one place.

Easily manage guest and cover flow

Seat more guests

Fill more of your floor with optimized seating technology.

Chit printer

Print preferences in seconds to instantly and discretely share guest notes with kitchen and servers.

Availability manager

Customize exactly how you operate with custom availability and shift settings that fill your floor in real-time.

Guest tags

Robust guest profiles and tags give you the data you need to improve the guest experience.

In-service insights

Receive real-time optimization insights to run more efficient, profit boosting service.

POS integration

Connect your POS for even more streamlined operations and data tracking.

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Payments integration

Trends and analytics

Shared notes

Connected guest database

Merge tables

Guest profiles

Manage servers

Shift reports

All the tools you need to succeed online

Online reservations

Generate commission-free bookings, integrate with online channels, and reduce no-shows with advanced reservation tooling.

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Booking channels

Increase online visibility by plugging your restaurant into the world’s largest booking channels in minutes.

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Guest database & CRM

Automatically collect and organize guest data so that you can start offering personalized experiences that delight guests.

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Waitlist

Manage guest wait times efficiently and reduce congestion at the door with an integrated online waitlist suite.

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Marketing

Drive loyalty, increase repeat visits and gain exposure with personalized, automated marketing campaigns.

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Reports & trends

Get a detailed insight into your restaurant’s performance and trends. Make data-driven decisions that optimize revenue and efficiency.

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Have more questions about Table Management?

What is a table management system?

Eat App is a table management system that tracks the usage of tables and seats in a restaurant. It allows you to reduce reservation mistakes, reduce waiting times and turn more tables.

Why is table management important?

It helps you manage seating at your restaurant as guests arrive for their booking. It streamlines the process of seating guests, helping to improve the guest experience.

What is the difference between pen and paper and table management software?

Table management simplifies guest seating at a restaurant compared to pen and paper. It also offers extra functionality like merging tables and tracking guest preferences that are not available with pen and paper.

How much does table management cost?

Discover the benefits of table management software using Eat App FREE for 14 days when you sign-up for a trial. If you’re impressed, explore more pricing options here.
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Which booking channels are free?

Google, Facebook and Instagram are all completely free channels. Eat App offers a range of other channels such as TripAdvisor which are not free. The reason they are not free is because the platform has decided charge a fee not Eat App.

What kind of customer support does Eat App provide?

Eat App offers 24/7 email support, phone support during business hours, live chat for instant help and a comprehensive help center with articles and guides to assist you anytime.

Which solutions offer commission-free online restaurant reservations?

Eat App provides commission-free online reservations, allowing restaurants to accept bookings directly through their website, Google and social channels without paying per-cover fees. This helps restaurants drive more direct bookings, reduce costs and build stronger guest relationships.

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