Reservations, events and waitlist
Events: host and reserve by table or seat
Host events and take reservations by the table or by the seat: wine dinners, tasting nights, private rooms and special menus.
Events let you host a wine dinner, a tasting night or a private party and take reservations by the table or by the seat. Guests book online, seats are held on the floor plan, and the host sees every booking on the night with no spreadsheets.
When you would use it
“A winemaker dinner needs paid seats booked weeks ahead.”
“A Valentine's menu sells out and you want to stop at 40 seats.”
“A private room needs a table booking for twelve with a minimum before it is confirmed.”
How it goes, step by step
1
Create the event
Date, seat count, table layout and menu.
2
Open bookings
Guests reserve a whole table or individual seats.
3
Seat on the night
Event guests appear on the host stand with their notes.
Pick your seats
Illustrative demo, invented event
Choose how to book
Guests pick single seats, or a whole table for their own party.
See the room
Free and taken seats show on the room layout, so a guest chooses where to sit.
Hold and pay
The chosen seats are held while the guest pays. If payment is not finished, they go back on sale.
Text version: A sample dining room where a guest picks single seats or a whole table, sees which seats are taken, and the chosen seats are held while they pay.
Settings and edge cases
| Topic | What to know |
|---|---|
| By table or by seat | Sell a whole table to one party, or sell single seats to guests who share. |
| Payment | Take payment or a deposit when guests book. |
| Capacity | Stop selling when the room is full. |
Questions about this feature
Can strangers share a table at an event?
Yes. Sell by the seat and guests are seated together.
Can I sell a whole table?
Yes. Book by the table for a party that wants the table to itself.
See it on your own menu.
Bring your menu. We will show how Zorveta One fits your restaurant.