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Restaurant Reservation Form
A restaurant reservation form takes bookings during service, when the phone cannot be answered. Date, time, covers, and the two questions that make a table go well.
For restaurants, cafés, bars, hotels and hospitality teams.
Allergies at booking, not at the table
A kitchen told about a coeliac guest at 8:15 on a full Friday is being asked to improvise. The same information at 3pm is a plan. It's the same guest and the same allergy - only the timing differs, and that's the whole difference between a good service and an incident.
So allergies are a required field here, before the occasion question. And the occasion question earns its place too: a candle on a dessert for an anniversary nobody mentioned is the cheapest loyalty scheme in hospitality.
Fewer no-shows, fewer surprises
No-shows and "I thought I booked the other thing" both come from the same place: a booking nobody wrote down properly. When the guest types it themselves, there's a record, in their words, of exactly what was asked for.
Bookings and enquiries while the phone is unanswerable
Service is exactly when you can't take a call, and exactly when people decide where to eat. A form takes the request with the date, the covers and the dietary needs while your hands are full.
For private hire and functions it matters even more: those enquiries need a dozen details, and the guest would far rather type them than be quizzed.
Confirm in writing, immediately
The moment they submit, they see a confirmation and you get an email. No wondering whether it arrived - which is the thing that makes people phone you anyway.
Make it yours in a minute
Change the wording, drop the questions you don't need, add the ones you do, put your own colour on it. Saving publishes it, and you get a link to paste into your website, your email signature or a message. Responses land in your dashboard and download as a spreadsheet whenever you want them.
What this template asks
- Your name
- Mobile number
- Email address
- Date
- Preferred time
- How flexible is that time?
- How many people?
- How many are children?
- Allergies or dietary requirements
- Is it a special occasion?
- Any requests?
- Anything else?
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Questions
Does this replace a booking system?
It replaces the phone for requests. You confirm each one, which suits smaller rooms, private hire and quieter services. Keep a booking engine if you need live table availability.
How do I reduce no-shows?
Take a mobile number and confirm by text the day before. The form gives you a written record, which also makes a deposit policy easier to apply to larger tables.
Does this book the slot automatically?
No - it collects a request, and you confirm it. That's deliberate: real diaries have exceptions, and a form that promises a slot you can't honour costs more than one that asks.
Can I limit the options people can pick?
Yes. The service and time-of-day lists are yours to edit, so people can only choose from what you actually offer. You can also close the form when you're full.
Will I know straight away?
Yes, if you want to be. Turn on live notifications and every request is emailed to you the moment it arrives; otherwise collect them and read them in your dashboard.
Does this replace a booking system?
No - it collects requests you confirm, which suits private hire, functions and smaller rooms. If you need live table availability, keep your booking system and use forms for the enquiries it handles badly.
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