Scheduling software built for restaurants
Turn your booking link into a host stand that never sleeps — fill your floor, kill no-shows with deposits, and stop playing phone tag during the dinner rush. Slotly gives restaurants taking reservations a single booking link, automated reminders, and no-show protection — so your restaurant stays booked without the phone tag. An empty four-top during peak seating is revenue you can never get back, and walk-ins rarely fill it in time. Slotly lets you require a card on file or a per-cover deposit for prime-time and large parties, so flaky reservations stop costing you the rush.
What scheduling chaos costs restaurants taking reservations.
No-shows on a Friday at 8pm
An empty four-top during peak seating is revenue you can never get back, and walk-ins rarely fill it in time. Slotly lets you require a card on file or a per-cover deposit for prime-time and large parties, so flaky reservations stop costing you the rush.
The host can't take a booking and seat a table at once
When the phone rings mid-service, someone has to step away from the door to scribble a name in the book. Slotly takes reservations 24/7 through your booking link and texts the guest a confirmation, so your host stays on the floor instead of on hold.
Double-booked tables and overbooked turns
A paper book or a shared calendar makes it far too easy to seat two parties on the same table or cram three turns into a two-hour window. Slotly caps covers per time slot and enforces turn times automatically, so your reservation grid always matches what the floor can actually handle.
Everything a restaurant needs to stay booked.
Per-cover deposits and card-on-file holds
Charge a refundable deposit or hold a card for large parties, tasting menus, and prime weekend slots through Stripe, then auto-charge a fee if a table ghosts you.
SMS reservation reminders
Automatic text reminders the day before and the hour of go out to every guest, with a one-tap link to confirm or release the table back to your floor.
Cover limits and turn-time control
Set how many covers each slot can hold and how long a table is booked, so the system never accepts more reservations than your dining room and kitchen can turn.
Party-size intake on the booking form
Collect party size, occasion, high-chair and allergy notes, and seating preference up front so the host and kitchen are prepped before the guest walks in.
How restaurants taking reservations use Slotly.
- A neighborhood bistro requires a $20-per-cover deposit on parties of six or more, and no-shows on big tables drop to almost zero overnight.
- A busy ramen shop sets a 75-minute turn time and a 40-cover cap per seating, so the line out front keeps moving without overbooking the kitchen.
- A chef's-counter tasting menu sends an SMS reminder 24 hours out with a link to confirm, freeing the table the moment a guest can't make it.
Restaurants scheduling: your questions answered
Can I require a deposit only for large parties and weekend prime time?
Yes. You can set deposit or card-on-file rules by party size and by time slot, so a Tuesday two-top books with no card while a Saturday party of eight pays a per-cover hold. The deposit is refundable on arrival or auto-applied as a no-show fee on your terms.
Will the system stop me from overbooking the dining room?
It will. You set a cover cap per time slot and a turn time per table, and Slotly refuses any booking that would push a seating past what your floor can handle. That keeps the reservation grid realistic instead of selling tables you don't have.
Does it send the guest a reminder so they actually show up?
Every confirmed reservation triggers automatic email and SMS reminders, typically the day before and again an hour out. Guests can confirm or cancel from the text, which releases the table back to your availability so a walk-in or waitlist guest can take it.
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Start free in five minutes. Turn your booking link into a host stand that never sleeps — fill your floor, kill no-shows with deposits, and stop playing phone tag during the dinner rush.