This document discusses restaurant reservation and table management systems. It explains that these systems provide tools to effectively plan bookings and manage seating to maximize profits. Restaurant reservation systems that integrate table management are growing in popularity as they allow full visibility and control of table status. The document also emphasizes the importance of restaurants having an online booking system on their website to attract new customers and handle reservations digitally 24/7. It concludes by noting reservation systems with live electronic diaries are preferred as they accurately display availability and automatically update bookings. Such systems along with table management can streamline operations and boost customer service.

1. Restaurant management system project
Table management systems and restaurant reservation systems are becoming increasingly
sophisticated, if you're considering installing a reservation system for your restaurant
there are a number of factors to consider when selecting a system and provider.
A restaurant reservation and table management system should provide you with the tools
to plan and run your restaurant bookings effectively and manage tables, efficient table
management means that a restaurant can maximise the potential of their dining room and
this in turn should increase profits. Restaurant reservation systems with the option of
combining a table management system are increasing in popularity with restaurant
operators. With an increasing number of diners now using the web to find details of their
favoured dining location having the facility to take booking via their website is an
essential tool for a restaurant operator. Some restaurants have seen an increase of as
much as 20% in reservation numbers just by offering online booking from their website.
And with the addition of a table management system any restaurant will have full
visibility and control of their seating at a glance with a full graphical view of their
restaurants table status.
Online Bookings
Restaurants are the most searched for business category on the internet and many
restaurants now have a website. A well designed website will attract new customers to
your restaurant, online reservations are increasing rapidly with so many consumers
seeking out restaurants via the web, a well designed website for a restaurant needs a few
key elements that a customer looking to book would want to see. The first is a selection
of pictures, potential diners like to see what a restaurant looks like and a gallery of well
shot pictures will encourage them to look further.
Another key element is to include a sample menu complete with pricing on the website,
many restaurants fall short on this one but pricing is important, any potential diner will
want to know not only what is on offer but how much they will be likely to pay. No
restaurant should be frightened to show pricing, after all I'm sure whatever is on offer it is
considered to be value for money or why offer it?
The final key element is a facility to book online direct from the website, offering an
online booking facility direct from the website as well as telephone booking offers the
potential diner choice, in an increasingly tech savvy world browsing the web to look for a
restaurant has become almost a national pastime. Having an online booking facility
available for a restaurant is like having someone available to take bookings 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, online restaurant bookings virtually eliminate the need to phone
and book a table at a restaurant. Online bookings free up your phone and reduce the
chance of someone calling to book a table only to be greeted by a busy tone on the phone.

2. Their are a number of providers of restaurant reservation systems, these range from
systems which offer full integration in to the restaurants website with a live electronic
diary to basic online booking systems which will only send an email to the restaurant
operator of the required booking. A system with a live electronic diary should always be
the preferred option, a live diary system will only display current availability when a
curer is booking, it will also automatically update the electronic diary with current table
availability as booking are made.
A number of systems also offer table management, with a full table management utility
you can see the current and future status of all the tables in the restaurant at a glance, with
a table management utility you can also operate a fully automatic wait list. If a customer
walks in to the restaurant but there are no table currently available they can be added to
the wait list and the system will automatically calculate the time for the next table
available and alert the host/hostess who is next to be seated as soon as table become
available.
Utilising a restaurant reservation system and table management system will streamline
the restaurants operation, bring in additional custom from web bookings and help to turn
table faster and offer exceptional customer service.
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