A name, a phone, a table, a time
Enough to hold a table, taken by whoever picks up the phone — it is floor work, not a manager's.
◈ Bookings that live on the same floor plan
A reservation system
A reservation system
that is also the floor.
A booking taken in a separate app or a paper diary has to be copied onto the floor by hand. Tabbo's reservations live on the same floor plan the till uses, so the table held for eight tonight is the same table on the screen.
Seated, cancelled or a no-show is one tap on the same floor plan the waiters use.
A booking, not a second system
Taken quickly, tied to the actual table, and closed out in one tap.
The same table on the plan
A reservation is tied to the exact table it holds, the same one that shows on the floor plan on the day.
One tap to resolve
Seated, cancelled or a no-show — each is a single tap, and the table goes straight back to how the room actually stands.
A void still needs a PIN
Once a reserved table is seated and ordering, the same voids and discounts rules apply as anywhere else on the floor.
Set to the real room
The floor plan a reservation sits on is drawn to match the actual venue — garden and inside, tables where they stand.
Per venue
A second venue on the same account keeps its own reservations, its own floor plan and its own bookings for the night.
A booking is floor work, not paperwork
A reservation taken over the phone needs almost nothing to be useful: a name, a phone number, a table and a time. Tabbo keeps it that light on purpose — anyone answering the phone can take one, because holding a table for the evening is a floor job, not something that waits for a manager to log it later.
What makes it worth having, rather than a notebook by the phone, is that the booking sits on the same floor plan the waiters work from all night. There is no second list to cross-check against the room — the table held for a booking at eight is the same coloured square on the plan at eight.
What happens when the guest actually arrives
A booking has three ways to end, and each is one tap: seated, when the guest arrives and the table starts running a bill like any other; cancelled, if the guest calls to say they are not coming; or a no-show, if the time passes and nobody shows. None of it requires re-typing anything the reservation already had — the table is simply handed over to the floor as it already stands.
| Fields captured | Name, phone number, table and time |
|---|---|
| Who can take one | Anyone on the floor, not only a manager |
| Linked to | The exact table on the venue's floor plan |
| Outcomes | Seated, cancelled, or no-show — one tap each |
| Scope | Per venue, on multi-venue accounts |
Questions people ask
Does taking a reservation require a manager?
No — a reservation is floor work. Anyone who picks up the phone can take a name, a phone number, a table and a time.
Is the reservation list separate from the floor plan?
No — a booking is tied to the exact table it holds, and that table is the same one the waiters see on the floor plan.
What happens if the guest doesn't show up?
Marking a no-show is one tap, and the table goes straight back to how the room actually stands, ready to be used.
Can walk-ins still be seated at a free table?
Yes — a reservation only holds the specific table it names. Any table showing free on the plan can be seated as normal.
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