Table bookings on the floor plan

Bookings are placed on your restaurant’s floor plan, table by table, so the host sees who is booked where and when.

In short: a booking written in a notebook does not tell you where to seat people. 4restaurants.net places each booking on the floor plan of your room. The party sits on its table, with its size and time, so the host can see which tables are taken for each service. The same records feed the day’s list, and table orders for the evening sit in the same application. Bookings for later dates stay on the same plan, so the team plans from one place.

  • Bookings placed on your restaurant’s floor plan, table by table.
  • Each booking recorded with its date, time, party size and table.
  • A floor plan showing which tables are booked for each service.
  • The day’s bookings listed for the host, with the time and party size of each.
  • Large parties placed on the floor plan, with their party size recorded.
  • Bookings for later dates kept on the same plan as the current day.
  • Table orders for the same evening kept in the same application.

A floor plan, not a list of names

A paper diary tells you that four people are coming at 8pm, but not which table to set for them. 4restaurants.net places every booking on your floor plan, on the table the host chooses, with its date, time and party size. The plan follows the layout of your room, so the host sees which tables are taken for each service at a glance.

Party size, time and table on one record

Each booking carries its party size, its time and the table it is placed on. The host makes the seating decision, so the call on who sits where stays with the team. The day’s list is built from the same records, and bookings for later dates stay on the same plan.

Seeing what is free before the rush

Before a busy service, the floor plan shows which tables are free and when each one is next needed. That lets the host offer a free table to a walk-in group without checking a paper list, and it shows where the gaps are for the rest of the evening.

Large parties on the same plan

A group of six or a birthday is placed on the same plan as any other booking, with its party size and time on the record. There is no need for a separate book for events. Any message about the arrangement is sent by your team through the channels you already use.

Legal references

  • GDPR (EU Regulation 2016/679)
  • Data Protection Act 2018 (Ireland)

Frequently asked questions

How do I place a booking on the floor plan?

Record the booking with its date, time and party size, then place it on the table the host chooses. It appears on the floor plan and on the day’s list.

Does the floor plan match my room?

Yes. It follows the layout of your restaurant, with each table in its place. Bookings are placed on those tables, so the host sees which are taken for each service.

Can I see which table is free at a given time?

Yes. The floor plan shows which tables are booked for each time slot, so you can see what is free before a rush.

Can I see the day’s bookings in one list?

Yes. The host sees the day’s bookings in one list, with the time and party size of each, next to the floor plan.

Does it send messages to guests?

Only if you switch it on: on the Plus plan and above the platform can text guests through your own 4notify account. It sends no email. Otherwise confirmations go out through the channels you already use, such as the phone or email.

How are large parties recorded?

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

Related resources

Set up the floor plan for your restaurant

Tell us the layout of your room and we will set up the floor plan and the tables for your team to book against.

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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