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Waiting List for Restaurants

Transform your restaurant’s guest flow with Octotable’s advanced waiting list management system.

Our innovative solution helps restaurants efficiently manage walk-ins and reservations while providing guests with a seamless waiting experience, even during peak hours.

Improve your flow

A Smart Solution for Managing Your Guest List

Octotable’s Waitlist System is designed to optimize guest management for both reservations and walk-ins. With real-time updates and seamless integration, you can reduce wait times and improve service efficiency, even during peak hours.

Our digital solution gives you full control over guest flow, ensuring a smooth and efficient experience for both your staff and customers.

Smart Guest Flow Management

Keep your guest experience smooth with a fully managed waiting list.

When at capacity, continue accepting bookings from your page, or walk-ins. Guests are automatically added to the list, receiving real-time updates to ensure seamless communication.

Octotable / Restaurant Waitlist
My Restaurant
WAITING (WALK-IN)
👤 Family
👤 Marco S.
🔔 Table Ready!
TABLE 12
AVAILABLE
Monitoring table availability...

Flexible Confirmation Options

Stay in control of your waiting list.Accept, decline, or request confirmation from guests with automated messages.

If a guest cancels, the system instantly frees up the spot, ensuring efficient table turnover during busy times.

Octotable / Walk-in Management
My Restaurant
WALK-IN REQUEST
👤 Luigi V. (3 people)
Deny
Accept
🔔 Table Ready!
TABLE 12
AVAILABLE
Analyzing room capacity...

Multi-Channel Management

Manage your waitlist for restaurants across all platforms.

Whether guests book through your site, Google, the Octotable app, or the interactive floor map, all entries sync in real-time.

Octotable / Restaurant Waitlist
My Restaurant
🌐 Web
🔍 Google
📱 App
ALL RESERVATIONS
WEB Elena G.
GGL Paolo M.
REAL-TIME
Aggregating external sources...

Guest Communication Tools

Keep guests informed with automated email and SMS updates.

Provide instant alerts when a table is ready, reducing no-shows and enhancing their dining experience.

Octotable / Multichannel Notifications
My Restaurant
TABLE STATUS
✅ READY
To: Giulia F.
💬 SMS
"Table ready!"
Initializing messaging system...

Everything within reach

A Complete System With No Hidden Costs

Access all the professional features for managing the waitlist with transparent pricing.

The platform includes all the necessary tools, with no commissions or additional costs.

Restaurant owner using the Octotable restaurant waitlist software on a tablet to manage guest arrivals.
What are you waiting for?

Start receiving reservations from Google in just 3 minutes

With Octotable’s AI assistant and a complete platform for bookings, digital menus, orders, payments and communication, managing your restaurant becomes simple and efficient.

Optimize daily operations, enhance the guest experience and grow your business with a solution designed for modern restaurants.

New booking
Table 5 confirmed

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you can personalize all guest communications, confirmation requests, and table-ready notifications.

Yes, guests can monitor their waiting list status through our mobile-friendly interface or SMS updates, reducing front-desk inquiries.

The waiting list seamlessly integrates with our reservation management system, providing a unified approach to guest management during both peak and off-peak hours.

You can set automated policies for handling non-responsive guests, such as moving them down the list or removing them after a specified time period.

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