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Tablez guides

Plain, step by step help for everything in Tablez, plus guides for your staff and answers to common questions. Most have a short video too. Stuck? Ask us and we will help.

Getting set up Grow and websites Running your day Messages and marketing Order and Pay For your staff Run a better business Compare and choose Common questions Account and plan

Getting set up

How to Set Up Tablez in 5 Minutes (Step by Step)

Sign up and get a live online booking page for your pub or restaurant. Every setup step in order, from your plan to your booking link.

How to Set Up Opening Hours, Tables and Turn Times

Add your service times, closures, tables and turn times in Tablez so customers can only book what you can really seat. Step by step.

Booking Rules: Party Sizes, Notice and Cancellations

Choose instant or checked bookings, how far ahead people can book, minimum notice, party sizes and the online cancel cut-off in Tablez.

How to Make Your Booking Page Look Like Your Pub

Add your logo, accent colour, welcome message, special request questions and booking terms to your Tablez booking page and emails.

How to Add Table Booking to Your Pub Website

Add the Tablez booking form or a Book a table button to your website with one pasted line. Works on WordPress, Wix, Squarespace and plain HTML.

How to Share Your Booking Link and QR Poster

Copy your Tablez booking link, choose your own booking address and print a QR poster for your door and tables so customers can book by phone.

How to Add a Book Now Button on Facebook and Instagram

Put your Tablez booking link on your Facebook page and Instagram bio so followers can book a table in a few taps. Simple steps for pub owners.

How to Move Across from Quandoo, OpenTable or ResDiary

Bring your bookings and customers into Tablez from Quandoo, OpenTable, ResDiary, SevenRooms or a spreadsheet by uploading one export file.

Your Booking Page in 14 Languages: How to Set It Up

Tablez booking pages and dashboards work in 14 languages. How customers switch, and how to set the language for your team and emails.

Online tafelreserveringen aannemen (2026)

Een praktische gids voor online tafelreserveringen voor een restaurant, pub of café in 2026: wat u nodig heeft, hoe u het in een middag instelt en wat u beter vermijdt.

Reserve with Google: hoe het werkt, wat het kost en hoe u het instelt (VK)

Hoe Reserve with Google werkt voor restaurants en pubs in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, wat het kost (Google rekent niets), hoe u een knop Tafel reserveren op Google Maps krijgt en de gratis reserveringslink die u vandaag nog kunt toevoegen.

How to Set Your Venue Name, Address and Phone Number

Where to change your venue name, type, contact email, phone and address in Tablez, and why they matter for your booking page and emails.

How to Choose Who Gets Told About New Bookings

Set which email addresses get booking alerts, switch phone notifications on, edit decline reasons and turn on the after-visit thank you email.

Your First Login: the Welcome Page and Setup Steps

What happens when you first log in to Tablez: choose a plan, then eight short setup pages, from opening hours to sharing your booking link.

Running your day

Tablez Dashboard Tour: What Every Menu Does

A plain walk down the Tablez dashboard menu for pub and restaurant owners: what each page is for, and which ones need a paid plan.

Managing Table Bookings Day to Day in Tablez

How to use Today, the Bookings list, the Calendar and a single booking in Tablez: accept, decline, mark arrived, no show and cancel.

How to Add a Phone or Walk-In Booking in Tablez

Add a phone or walk-in booking in Tablez in under a minute, so your diary matches your tables and the guest gets a confirmation email.

Set Up and Use Your Tablez Floor Plan

Draw your room in Tablez once, then see free, booked and seated tables live, seat walk-ins and move bookings. Needs the Standard plan.

Turn Times and Joining Tables in Tablez

Set how long Tablez holds a table for each party size, group your tables, and let big parties use two tables joined together.

Using the Waitlist and Guest Notes in Tablez

Fill cancelled tables with the Tablez waitlist and keep notes on your regulars so your whole team remembers them. Needs the Standard plan.

The Tablez Staff App: Phone Alerts and Live Check

Put the Tablez staff app on your team's phones to see bookings, get an alert for every new request and answer live checks while guests wait.

How to Add Staff Logins and Control Access in Tablez

Give each team member their own Tablez login and choose what they can do. Staff, manager access, and what only the owner can change.

Close for Bank Holidays and Set Your Last Booking Time

Close your Tablez booking page for bank holidays, private parties and other one-off days, and stop bookings landing right at closing time.

Add to Calendar Buttons on Tablez Bookings

Every Tablez booking confirmation has one-tap Add to calendar buttons for Apple, Google and Outlook, with a reminder on the day. Nothing to set up.

Zo vermindert u no-shows in uw restaurant

Praktische manieren om no-shows in restaurants te verminderen zonder vaste gasten af te schrikken: herinneringen, makkelijk annuleren, bellen bij grote gezelschappen en wanneer een aanbetaling zinvol is.

How to Print or Email Your Daily Table List

Download, print or email a plain list of the day's bookings, so you still have it if the internet or your phone dies. Needs Standard or above.

How to Use Guest Profiles to Remember Your Regulars

See everyone who has booked, find regulars and no-shows, and keep notes your team sees on every booking. Guests needs Standard or above.

How to Read the Calendar Month View

See how busy each day is at a glance. The Calendar shows bookings, covers and events by day, and helps you spot quiet and full days.

How to Use the Day View for Service

One page for today or any date: bookings by service, the waitlist, and a timeline of which tables are in use. Open it from the Calendar.

Messages and marketing

How to Send Booking Reminder Texts to Guests

Turn on booking confirmation, reminder and still coming texts in Tablez, buy credits and send a test. Step by step for pub and restaurant owners.

Text Message Bundles: Prices and How to Top Up

How Tablez text credits work, what a bundle costs, how to top up your balance with PayPal, and what happens when you run out of texts.

How to Customise Your Booking Emails in Tablez

Choose where booking emails come from, who gets alerts, your decline reasons and a thank you email with a review link. Simple steps for venue owners.

How to Set Up Events and Set Menus for Bookings

Add a quiz night, Sunday roast or festive menu to your booking page with a price, deposit and pre-orders. Step by step guide for Tablez Pro.

Kerstdiner reserveren: een gids voor pubs en restaurants

Zo neemt u online reserveringen aan voor kerstfeesten en feestmenu's: vaste menu's, vooraf bestellen, aanbetalingen, grote groepen en eerste kerstdag, met een checklist en data die u nu kunt instellen.

Aanbetalingen voor restaurantreserveringen vragen (gids voor het Verenigd Koninkrijk)

Hoe restaurants en pubs in het Verenigd Koninkrijk aanbetalingen of kaartblokkades vragen bij tafelreserveringen: wanneer vragen, hoeveel, terugbetalingen, en hoe u het in ongeveer twintig minuten instelt met Stripe.

How to Sell Gift Vouchers From Your Booking Page

Sell gift vouchers online for your pub or restaurant, paid into your own Stripe or PayPal, and take them off the bill in seconds. Steps for Tablez Pro.

Booking Reports and Your Mailing List Explained

Read your busiest days and times, spot regulars who have gone quiet, and see how your mailing list grows on its own. A simple guide to Tablez reports.

How to Email an Offer to Your Guests Safely

Send an email to guests who have said yes to hearing from you. Write it, test it, check the credits and send. A step by step guide for Tablez venues.

Powered By Line and Recommend a Friend Free Month

What the small Powered by Tablez line does, and how to earn a free month by recommending another pub or restaurant with your own link.

Order and Pay

Order and Pay: Order From the Table QR Code, Pay on the Phone

Order and Pay lets customers order and pay from their phone at the table, for collection or for delivery. What it costs and how to start the 14 day free trial.

How to Build Your Menu in Tablez for Online Ordering

Add sections, items, sizes, choices and allergens to your Tablez menu so customers can order from their phone. Step by step for pubs and restaurants.

How to Switch On Ordering and Print Your Table QR Codes

Switch on Order and Pay in Tablez, choose eat in, collection or delivery, and print a QR code for every table. Includes how to start the 14 day free trial.

How to Connect Stripe, PayPal, SumUp or Square to Order and Pay

Connect your own Stripe, PayPal, SumUp or Square account so customer payments go straight to you. Tablez takes no cut and never holds your money.

What Customers See When They Order From Their Phone

A walk through what your customers see when they scan a table QR code in Tablez: pick a mode, choose from the menu, add a tip, pay and follow their order.

How to Use the Kitchen and Bar Order Screens in Tablez

Use the Kitchen, Bar and All orders screens to see paid orders as they arrive, mark them being made, ready and done, and hear a sound for each new one.

How to Set Up Takeaway and Delivery With Order and Pay

Offer collection and delivery from your pub or restaurant with Tablez: set your ready time, delivery charge, minimum order and how many miles you deliver.

Offers, Codes and Refunds for Online Orders in Tablez

Create automatic offers and secret codes for your online orders, such as Fish Friday or 10% off over 20 pounds, and refund an order in part or in full.

End of Day Report and Past Orders for Order and Pay

Find any past order by day or order ref, and use the end of day report for takings, tips, delivery fees and items sold. Print it or download it as a CSV.

For your staff

Tablez for Staff: Your First Day (Log In and What You Can Do)

New to Tablez? How to log in, set your own password, what you can see and do on shift, and what only the owner or a manager can change.

How to Seat a Walk In Using Tablez (Guide for Staff)

Guests turn up without a booking? How to find a free table and seat them in Tablez, what to do if nothing is free, and how to add them to the waitlist.

How to Take a Phone Booking in Tablez (Guide for Staff)

The phone rings and someone wants a table. Exactly what to ask, what to type in Tablez and how to read back the booking, step by step.

How to Mark Guests Arrived or No Show in Tablez (Staff Guide)

How to tick guests off as they arrive, what No show does, the card hold warning, and how to undo a mistake.

How to Handle a Late or Changed Booking in Tablez (Staff)

A guest rings to say they are late, want a different time or more people, or need to cancel. What to press in Tablez and what to say.

Tablez Phone Alerts and Live Check for Staff: What to Do

How to get booking alerts on your phone, answer new requests fast with Accept or Decline, and what the Live check switch means for you.

How to Use the Tablez Floor Plan on Shift (Guide for Staff)

Read the colours, tap a table, see who is on it, seat and free tables, join tables and mark cleaning. A simple guide for waiting and bar staff.

Using the Order and Pay Kitchen and Bar Screens (Staff Guide)

How kitchen and bar staff use the Tablez order screens: start making, ready and done, allergens, check ID, and what to do when an order needs cancelling.

How to Take a Gift Voucher as Payment in Tablez (Staff Guide)

A guest hands you a gift voucher code. How to find it, check the balance, take off the right amount and add a voucher you sold at the bar.

End of Shift Checklist for Tablez (Staff and Managers)

A short checklist to run through before you clock off: clear Today, tidy tables, check waiting requests and the waitlist, and log out.

What to Say to Guests About Their Booking (Staff Phrases)

Plain, friendly phrases for common booking questions: cancelling, being late, changing numbers, deposits, allergies and a full house.

Run a better business

How to Fill Your Quiet Nights in a Pub or Restaurant

Find your quiet nights in your Tablez reports, then fill them with a midweek event, a gift voucher push and a booking link in the right places.

Sunday Roast Bookings: Set Up Your Pub Roast Online

Take Sunday roast bookings online: set the lunch hours, cap the covers for the kitchen, ask for roast choices in advance and use deposits on bigger tables.

Mother's Day and Valentine's Day Bookings for Pubs and Restaurants

Set up Mother's Day and Valentine's Day as events in Tablez: set menu, price, deposit, capacity and tables for two, ready before the calls start.

New Year's Eve and Bank Holiday Bookings: Set Them Up in Tablez

How to handle New Year's Eve and bank holidays in Tablez: close the days you shut, run special nights as events, and stop bookings you cannot honour.

How to Handle Large Groups and Parties Without the Stress

Set a party size limit, let big groups ring you, join tables together and ask for deposits and pre-orders so large bookings run smoothly in your pub.

Walk-ins and Bookings Together: How to Keep Room for Both

Pubs live on walk-ins. How to leave room for them using a covers cap, pacing and notice settings in Tablez, and how to log walk-ins properly.

How to Set Turn Times That Match How Your Guests Really Eat

Turn times decide how long Tablez holds a table. Set them too long and you lose covers, too short and you double book. Here is how to get them right.

How to Stop Everyone Turning Up at Once (Pacing)

Do all your tables arrive at 7pm? Use pacing in Tablez to limit how many bookings or covers can start every 15 minutes, so the kitchen is not hit all at once.

How to Move or Join Tables on a Booking

Need to change a booking's table, or push two tables together for a bigger party? Do it from the booking page or the floor plan in Tablez, and split them again later.

How to Use Dark Mode in the Tablez Staff App

Switch the Tablez staff app and Live panel to dark mode with the Light, Auto and Dark switch at the top of the screen.

How to Use the Tablez Timeline View

See every table across the day on one grid, with bookings as coloured bars and a blue line for now, in the Tablez Timeline view.

How to Use the Tablez Live Panel on a Tablet

Run the door from one big touch screen: mark guests arrived, finish tables, accept requests and watch busy times with the Tablez Live panel.

How to Use the Notifications Bell

See new bookings, changes and cancellations as they happen with the Tablez notifications bell, tabs and optional sound.

How to Read the Busy Times Strip and Filter Your Day

See how full each 15 minutes is on the Tablez day view, filter bookings by status and see where each booking came from.

How to Switch the Tablez Dashboard to Dark Mode

Switch the Tablez dashboard to dark mode, or let it follow your phone or computer, with the Light, Auto and Dark switch in the menu.

How to Set Up Indoor, Garden and Bar Areas

Split your Tablez floor plan into areas such as dining room, garden and bar, with a tab for each on the live floor plan.

How to Print Your Booking QR Poster

Print your Tablez QR poster so walk past customers can scan and book a table. Free from your dashboard.

How to Get Help from Your Tablez Dashboard

Get help without leaving your Tablez dashboard: the Help page with video guides, support tickets, and the Ask Tablez helper.

Time Slots, Notice and How Far Ahead Guests Can Book

Set how often Tablez offers times, how far ahead guests can book, the minimum notice, and when they can still cancel online.

How to Let Guests Pick Their Own Table

Let guests choose their own table when they book with Tablez, such as a window seat, booth or garden table.

How to Cut No Shows with Still Coming Texts

Turn on the Still coming? text in Tablez so guests are asked on the day if they are still coming, and you can fill tables that will not be used.

How to Find a Booking Fast

Find any Tablez booking in seconds by name, phone, email or reference, filter by date or status, export lists and print the day's table list.

How to Flag Allergies, Birthdays and VIPs

Flag allergies, birthdays, anniversaries, VIPs and high chairs on Tablez bookings so staff see them on the booking and the floor plan.

How to Set Up Lunch and Dinner, or Two Sittings

Set up more than one service a day in Tablez, such as lunch and dinner, or two sittings in an evening, with service periods and turn times.

How to Keep Some Tables for Walk Ins

Hold tables back from online bookings in Tablez so they are always free for walk ins, like garden tables, bar stools or a window table.

Why Does My Booking Page Say Full? Four Things to Check

Guests say your Tablez booking page is full but you can see empty tables. Check notice rules, caps and pacing, hours and closures, and tables already taken.

How to Pay for Tablez, and Is There a Contract?

How you pay for a Tablez paid plan: PayPal or a card through PayPal, or an invoice on request. There is no contract, and you can cancel the renewal any time.

How to Write a Fair Cancellation Policy for Your Pub or Restaurant

Write a clear, fair cancellation policy and put it in the right place in Tablez: the online cancel cut-off, booking terms and deposit release time.

How to Get More Reviews After a Visit (Without Nagging)

Ask happy guests for a review automatically. Set up the Tablez thank you email with your Google review link in a few minutes, and keep it honest.

Build a Pub Mailing List the Right Way (Consent and GDPR Basics)

Grow a mailing list from your booking page with proper opt in consent. Plain English GDPR basics for pubs and how it works in Tablez. Not legal advice.

Switching from a Paper Diary or Phone Bookings to Tablez

Move from a paper diary or phone bookings to Tablez in a weekend: set up tables and hours, copy in future bookings and keep a backup while you settle in.

Train a New Team on Tablez in One Hour

A one hour training plan for new bar and floor staff: logins, the staff app, accepting bookings, marking arrivals and what staff logins can and cannot do.

Quiz Nights and Live Music: Take Table Bookings Online

Take table bookings for quiz nights, live music and theme nights using events in Tablez: capacity, price, deposits and how to tell your regulars.

Run Your Pub with Food and Drink Ordering from the Table

Let guests order food and drink from a table QR code with Order and Pay: build the menu, connect payments, split kitchen and bar, and what it costs.

Compare and choose

Which Tablez Plan Do I Need? Free, Standard, Pro, Group

Which Tablez plan fits your venue? Free, Standard, Pro, Group and Order and Pay compared, with the real booking limits, prices and what each plan unlocks.

How to Choose a Booking System: 12 Questions to Ask

A plain checklist of 12 questions to ask any table booking provider before you sign up: cost, contracts, data, support and what happens when you want to leave.

Booking System Fees Explained: Monthly, Per Cover, Deposits

The main ways booking systems charge: monthly fee, per cover fee, commission and card processing on deposits. In plain terms, plus how Tablez charges.

Tablez vs a Paper Diary: Is It Time to Switch?

A paper bookings diary is simple and it works. Here is where it falls short and what Tablez adds, so you can decide whether to switch or run both.

Tablez vs Spreadsheets and WhatsApp for Bookings

Bookings by WhatsApp and a spreadsheet are free and familiar. Where it works, where it gets messy, and when a booking system is worth switching to.

Free vs Paid Booking Systems: What You Give Up

Are free booking systems worth it? What free plans usually limit, where paid plans earn their keep, and what the Tablez Free plan includes.

Order and Pay vs Other Ways to Take Food Orders

Compare ways for a pub or restaurant to take orders: phone, QR menus, marketplace apps and till systems, and where Tablez Order and Pay fits.

Compare Booking Systems: Tablez vs 13 Alternatives

Compare Tablez with 13 other UK booking systems: a short, fair summary of each, with links to the full side by side pages. Prices change, so check each site.

Veelgestelde vragen

How much does Tablez cost?

Tablez is free for up to 60 bookings a month. Standard is £9.99 a month, Pro £24.99. No fees per cover or per booking. Here is what each plan includes.

Is Tablez echt gratis?

Yes. The Free plan covers up to 60 bookings a month, with no card and no time limit. What you get, what you do not, and what happens if you grow.

Do guests need an app or an account to book?

No. Guests book in their phone browser in under a minute with a name, email and phone number. No app, no account, no password. Here is what they see.

Can guests cancel their booking online?

Yes. Guests cancel from a link in their confirmation email, up to a cut-off you choose, from 30 minutes to 7 days. Here is how to set it and what happens next.

What happens if a guest does not turn up?

Mark the booking as a no show. It is recorded against the guest, shows in your reports, and a card hold is charged on Pro. Here is how, and how to cut them.

How do I stop double bookings?

Tablez checks your tables and turn times every time a booking is made, so the same table cannot be given out twice. Here is what to set up.

Can I close a day or block out dates?

Yes. Tick Closed for a regular day, or add a Special closure for a one-off date. Customers then see that day as closed. Here is how, and what it does not do.

Can I take bookings by phone and online?

Yes. Phone, walk-in and online bookings all go into the same diary and use the same tables, so you cannot double book. Here is how to add a phone booking.

Does Tablez work on my phone?

Yes. Guests book from any phone browser, and your team can add the staff app to an iPhone or Android home screen. Here is how, and what suits a bigger screen.

How do I get my data out of Tablez?

You own your bookings and guest list. Download them as CSV files from the Bookings page whenever you like. Here is how, and what to do before closing.

Is my guests data safe with Tablez?

A plain guide to how Tablez handles guest details, who is responsible under GDPR, and what you should do yourself. General information, not legal advice.

Can I use Tablez for more than one venue?

Yes. Sign up each venue with the same email and password and switch between them from one login. Each has its own plan, or ask about Group for one invoice.

Do I need a website to use Tablez?

No. Tablez gives you a booking page with its own link, a QR code and a printable poster to share on Google, Instagram or Facebook. A site is optional.

Do you offer help setting up?

Yes. We will set Tablez up with you for free, on the phone or by video, on any plan. There is also a built-in helper and support tickets in your dashboard.

How long does Tablez take to set up?

About ten minutes for the basics: hours, tables, turn times and rules. Then add your link to Google and social media. You can take a booking the same day.

Can I change my booking page colours?

You can set your own accent colour, logo and welcome text on the booking page and in emails. Here is where to find them and what you can and cannot change.

How do I add a second manager?

Add them under Staff logins and tick the extra access they need. A manager can change settings and see reports, but billing stays with the owner.

Why am I not getting booking emails?

A short checklist for missing booking emails: your notification address, spam folders, which bookings send emails, and custom email settings.

Why did my guest not get a text?

A checklist for missing booking texts: your plan, text credits, which texts are switched on, and the guest phone number. Emails always go out as normal.

What happens when my plan ends?

If your paid plan is not renewed you move to the Free plan. Your bookings and settings stay. Here is what switches off, and how to keep your plan.

What happens if I go over my booking limit?

Going over your monthly bookings does not cut you off straight away. Two months over are let through before online booking stops. Here is how it works.

Account and plan

How to Read Your Plan Page: Allowance, Renewal and Payments

What the Plan and billing page tells you: bookings used this month, when you renew, past payments and which features your plan switches on.

How to Change Your Name, Password and Login Security

Update your name and password, switch on two-step login, and see where to delete your account, from the Account page in Tablez.

Two-Step Login and Sign in With Google: Simple Guide

Add a second lock to your Tablez dashboard with a free authenticator app, and see how Continue with Google works on the log in page. Step by step.

How to Change Plan, Cancel or Delete Your Tablez Account

Upgrade or downgrade your Tablez plan, cancel your renewal and keep your bookings, or close your account for good. Clear steps and what happens next.

Running Several Venues on One Tablez Login

Switch between your pubs or restaurants on one login, and how to ask about the Group plan and a single invoice for all your venues.

Tablez API Keys and Webhooks for Your Own Systems

Create an API key and set up webhooks so your own kiosk, till or screen hears about bookings the moment they happen. Plain English guide for owners.