Everything your host stand needs
One place to run it all — from the moment a guest books to the moment you seat them.
Online Table Bookings
A stunning, customizable public booking page that lets guests reserve tables. Guests choose seating preferences (indoor, outdoor, bar) and receive automated calendar invites (Google, Apple).
Drag-and-Drop Floor Plan
Design your restaurant layout with custom tables, seating capacities, and layout rules. Track real-time table statuses (Available, Seated, Cleaning) and occupancy timers from any POS or tablet.
Week & Timeline Booking Diary
Manage your reservations in a full week calendar view or visual table timeline. Quickly resolve double-bookings and view detailed guest profiles.
Auto Waitlist Seeding
Bzz automatically seeds upcoming reservations onto your live waitlist 30 minutes before arrival, ensuring your hosts have one unified dashboard for both bookings and walk-ins.
Shift Hours & overrides
Define your weekly operating hours, slot durations, and advance reservation limits. Create holiday hours and capacity overrides with ease.
Confirmation Flows
Trigger automated reservation confirmation emails and real-time browser alerts without paying expensive flat fees per cover.
What is restaurant reservation and floor management software?
It keeps your bookings, floor plan, and walk-in list in one place instead of three. When someone books, the table updates automatically; when a walk-in joins the queue, the host sees it on the same screen. You turn tables faster, stop losing covers to double-bookings, and can show waiting guests your specials while they wait.
Stop paying for guests you already earned
Big reservation networks can charge up to $1 for every guest seated — even the ones who would have found you anyway. Bzz is one flat monthly price with unlimited covers, so a busy night doesn't mean a bigger bill, and your guest list stays yours.
No commission on covers
However many guests book, you pay the same flat fee. Keep every euro from the bookings you bring in.
One screen for everything
Bookings, the live floor plan, shift hours, and the walk-in list all sit on the same host-stand dashboard.
Make money during the wait
Show waiting guests your cocktails and specials on their phones, and turn a crowded lobby into bar orders.
What changes when you switch
€0
Per-cover fees
Swap per-head reservation commissions for one flat monthly price — for a busy room that can be hundreds of euros back in your pocket each week.
More
Drinks at the bar
Guests watch their place in line on their phone and browse your cocktail list while they wait, so more of them order before they sit.
Faster
Table turns
Live table timers and a "needs cleaning" status on the floor plan tell your team which tables are ready, so guests get seated sooner.
The Hidden Cost of Waiting
in Restaurants
Elevate The Dining Experience
Upgrading to a unified reservation system does more than clear your host stand — it gives your guests a premium hospitality experience. By using Bzz's Digital Tracking Links, diners check in, book, and receive notifications directly on their smartphones without any app installations.
While walk-in guests happily monitor their queue status, your restaurant can utilize the Psychology of Upselling by displaying dynamic cocktail menus, tasting offers, or chef features on their screens, turning waiting moments into high-margin sales.
Monetizing Wait Times in Restaurants
Customer wait time isn't just an operational bottleneck—it's captive attention. By implementing a digital buzzer, restaurants businesses typically see a 15-30% increase in ancillary revenue.
- Displaying high-definition images of chef specialties and cocktails to waiting guests.
- Capturing premium online bookings directly on your business landing page with custom seating rules.
- Reducing no-shows by automatically seeding reservations into active walk-in lists and triggering confirmation alerts.
Ready to clear your foyer?
Stop paying per-cover fees, design your floor plan, and let guests book online in seconds. Start free — no card needed.
Reservation Networks & Hardware Pagers vs. Bzz
How Bzz compares to OpenTable / Resy-style networks and physical table pagers for an independent restaurant.
| Feature | Reservation networks & hardware | Bzz |
|---|---|---|
| Cost per seated guest | Up to ~$1 per cover on booking networks | No per-cover fees — ever |
| Monthly price | Tiered fees + cover commissions | Free plan, then from $11.99/mo flat |
| Contract | Often annual lock-in | Month-to-month, cancel anytime |
| Physical pager hardware | $800–$2,000+ for coaster buzzers | None — guests paged on their phone |
| Bookings + walk-in waitlist | Usually separate tools | One unified host stand |
| Earn revenue during the wait | Not possible | Show specials & cocktails in-wait |
| Best fit | Large, established venues | Small, independent restaurants (<5 sites) |
*Competitor fees and hardware costs are industry estimates and vary by provider and region. Paid plans from $11.99/mo.
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