Simple online table booking for smaller restaurants and cafés
Not a calendar but a table grid: which table is free when, and for how many. The reservation arrives online — not on the phone five minutes before you open.
Start for freeSound familiar?
The phone rings before opening: is there a table for four at seven? One person writes it on a slip, another keeps it in their head. In the evening it turns out two reservations went to the same table.
The reservation book works while one person keeps it. It breaks down as soon as two shifts share it.
How it works
- 1
Add your tables
Each table is set up separately with its seating capacity.
- 2
Set your opening hours
When and for how long people can book. The free AI assistant can guide you through it.
- 3
Share the link
Share your booking page where your guests look. A QR code goes by the door.
What does your guest see?
Your guest opens your booking link, picks a free time and gives the party size, then submits the reservation. They do not have to install an app or create an account. They get a confirmation and a reminder; with approval turned on, it reaches you as a request first.
What a restaurant or café gets
Table grid with party size
Each table a column, time down the rows. You see which table is booked when and for how many.
Online booking outside opening hours
Your guest can book a table for Saturday at ten in the evening.
Phone reservations you enter yourself
Guests who prefer to call still can; you simply add the reservation manually and the grid stays complete.
Approve before it becomes a reservation
You can turn on approval so every reservation reaches you as a request first.
Several venues
If you have more than one place, each is its own location with its own tables and opening hours.
Automatic reminders
Your guest gets a reminder before the reservation — by email, and as a notification too if they have the app.
Simple on mobile
You manage your bookings in the app — your clients don't have to install anything
Manage your bookings from anywhere, while your clients book whichever way suits them: in the app or in the browser, even without an account.
For you
A new booking? You're notified right away. Reach your calendar from anywhere, manage appointments, and message your clients — from your phone.
For your clients
In the app they follow all their appointments in one place and get reminders. And if they'd rather not install it, they can book on your booking page in the browser — even without an account.
Get the 1booq app: App Store · Google Play
If you also want to automate invoicing
1desq is the business add-on for 1booq: passes and sessions, QR check-in, a till and invoicing.
Explore 1desqData protection
Your guests’ data is stored on servers in the EU: the database is hosted in Ireland and the application in Frankfurt. A data processing agreement is available. You and your guests can each download your own data at any time and request account deletion.
What it costs
A restaurant usually works with a team and several tables, so the Pro plan is the right fit. 30 days free to try, no card.
If you run a small place on your own, 1booq's core features are free for solo providers.
Common questions
- Can I take reservations per table?
- Yes. Each table is set up separately with its own seating capacity, and you see them all in one grid.
- Can I set how many people a table seats?
- Yes, you set the seating capacity for each table.
- Does it work with several venues?
- Yes, you can add several locations, each with its own tables.
- Can I enter phone reservations myself?
- Yes, by hand — the grid stays complete.
- We work two shifts. What does the next shift see?
- The same grid. Reservations are shared, not in a book that has to be handed over.
- Where is my data stored?
- On servers in the EU — the database in Ireland, the application in Frankfurt.
- Do I need to be good with technology?
- No. A free AI assistant guides you through the setup in a chat.
Other professions
Work differently?
The same system, set up around how your trade actually runs. See how it looks elsewhere.
- Hairdressers
- Beauty salons
- Lash technicians
- Massage therapists
- Nail technicians
- Personal trainers
- Yoga teachers
- Gyms
- Tattoo artists
- Physiotherapists
- Sports courts
Not on the list? If clients book appointments or places with you, 1booq can work for you too.