Getting started

Open online bookings in four steps

The initial setup creates the essentials, then you can add more areas, tables, shifts and rules.

1

Set up the restaurant

Add name, country, timezone, language, policies and visual theme.

2

Organise the dining room

Create areas and tables and define valid combinations.

3

Define shifts

Configure lunch, dinner, intervals, duration, buffer and notice.

4

Publish and share

Enable the public page and share the link.

Four-step wizard, or five when areas are enabled

  1. Date: choose the day and party size, starting at 2; closed dates are disabled.
  2. Area (optional): choose a dining room, terrace or another area available for the selected date.
  3. Time: see available openings only, with the relevant timezone displayed.
  4. Your details: provide contact information and a grouped country-prefix phone field; receive the email code.
  5. Confirmation: review the field-and-value summary, enter the code and complete the booking. Guest and restaurant receive confirmation.

How the team works

  1. Review upcoming bookings
  2. Check tables
  3. Update service status
  4. Analyse demand and issues

Try the complete journey

Open the Café Central booking page and test the mobile experience.

View demo