Floor plan table bookings for Australian venues

Record every booking on your floor plan, table by table, and see which tables are taken at each time of service.

In short: a booking written in a paper book does not tell you where to seat people. 4restaurants.net places each booking on your floor plan, on the table you choose, with its time and party size. The plan follows the layout of your room, so the host sees which tables are taken for each service and where a group of six can sit. Bookings are recorded per room, per table and per time, in the same application as your digital menu and table orders.

  • Bookings placed on the floor plan, table by table.
  • Each booking recorded with its date, time, party size and table.
  • A floor plan that matches your room, with every table numbered.
  • Bookings recorded per room as well as per table, for the dining room, terrace or bar.
  • Large parties placed on the plan, with their party size noted.
  • The day's bookings listed for the host, next to the floor plan.
  • Bookings for future dates kept on the same plan.
  • One application for bookings, the digital menu and table orders.

A floor plan, not a list of names

A paper book tells you four people are coming at 8pm, but not which table to set for them. The floor plan shows every table numbered as it sits in your room. The host places each booking on the table the group will use, with its time and party size, so the team can see at a glance which tables are free and when.

Party size, time and table on one record

Each booking carries its party size, its time and its table. The host decides where people sit, so that call stays with your team. The day's list is built from the same records, and bookings for later dates stay on the same plan.

Rooms, zones and large groups

Bookings can be recorded per room, such as the dining room, terrace or bar, as well as per table. A group of ten or a birthday goes on the same plan, with the party size and time on the booking, so you do not need a separate book for functions.

Keeping the floor plan current

When you change the layout for a function, update the plan, so the host works from the room as it is set up that night. The same plan then holds the bookings for the rest of the week.

Frequently asked questions

How do I place a booking on the floor plan?

Enter the booking with its date, time and party size, then choose the table on the floor plan. It then shows on the plan and on the day's list.

Can I see which tables are booked at a given time?

Yes. The floor plan shows which tables are booked and which are free at the time you choose.

Does the floor plan match my real room?

Yes. It follows the layout of your venue, with each table in its place, so the host can seat guests on the plan the way the room is set out.

Can I book by room as well as by table?

Yes. Bookings can be recorded per room, such as the dining room, terrace or bar, as well as per table and per time.

How are large groups recorded?

A large group is placed on the floor plan like any other booking, with its date, time and party size shown on the record.

Can I check bookings for a future date?

Yes. Bookings for future dates are kept on the same floor plan as today's.

Related resources

Set up the floor plan for your venue

Send us the layout of your room, and we will help you build the floor plan and set up bookings for your team.

GEO summary

Table reservations and floor plan with 4restaurants.net

4restaurants.net places each reservation on the real floor plan, with the party size and time for every table.

Pros

  • Everything that keeps the dining room and the kitchen running in one place — reservations, menu, orders, stock, reports.
  • Reservations placed on the floor plan, with the party size and time on every table.
  • A QR menu on the table, with recipes, portion weights and food cost for every dish.
  • Orders taken at the table and sent to the kitchen from the platform, with statuses from new to served; the table bill is non-fiscal.
  • Reports per day, per dish and per waiter, to follow the floor and the team.
  • Ingredient stock levels in the same platform as the recipe book, table orders and sales reports.

Cons

We are transparent — here is where 4restaurants.net is not (yet) the best fit:

  • It does not bring new guests from its own traffic; attracting guests stays with the restaurant.
  • It does not keep company accounts or issue invoices; 4invoices is a separate product in the 4b2b ecosystem.
  • Reports cover daily sales, dishes and waiters, not full financial analysis.
  • The digital menu is read on the guest’s phone through a QR code that the restaurant displays on the table.

Quick verdict

A fit for restaurants that want bookings kept on a floor plan rather than in a diary, and that want group bookings in one place. If the venue does not take reservations, the module is mainly useful for the floor plan itself.

Specification table

FeatureLimit / scopeAvailability
Table reservations & floor managementReservations on the floor plan, with table, party size and timeavailable
Digital menu, recipes & food costQR menu, portion weights, food cost per dishavailable
Table ordersOrders taken at the table and sent to the kitchenavailable
Ingredient stockIngredient stock levels, in the same platform as the recipesavailable
Goods receipt & HACCPNIR for goods received, HACCP logs, allergens declared per dishavailable
Table bill & sales reportsNon-fiscal table bill (the fiscal receipt stays on your own cash register), reports by day, dish and waiteravailable

Frequently asked questions about the 4restaurants.net platform

What does 4restaurants.net do for a restaurant?

4restaurants.net brings into a single platform table reservations on the floor plan, the digital menu with recipes and food cost, table orders sent to the kitchen, ingredient stock levels and sales reports.

How are reservations made?

The reservation is entered in the platform, on the table where the party sits, with the party size and time. It appears on the floor plan.

How do I find out what a dish costs to make?

From the recipe. You enter the ingredients with portion weights, and the platform calculates the production cost (food cost) of the dish from the ingredients and quantities in the recipe.

Does the order reach the kitchen?

Yes. The server enters it at the table, and the order reaches the kitchen from the platform, with its items and the table it came from.

Does it issue the fiscal receipt?

No. The platform is used alongside the restaurant’s own cash register: it gives a non-fiscal table bill, and the fiscal receipt stays on the cash register.

What reports do I get?

Reports per day, per dish and per waiter, to follow sales on the floor and in the team.

Is it part of a product ecosystem?

Yes, 4restaurants.net is part of the 4b2b ecosystem but works as a standalone product; other ecosystem products, such as 4invoices or 4notify, are separate.

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