Controls how many guests can arrive in each time window. Instead of 40 people showing up at 7pm, pacing spreads them across 7:00, 7:15, 7:30 — so your kitchen stays ahead and every guest gets a great experience.
Without Pacing
Kitchen slammed, 25-min ticket times
With Pacing
Smooth service, happy guests
Tonight's overview
Current booking status across all open sections.
79%
142 / 180 covers booked
156 seats × 3 turns = 468 max covers
Pacing limits
How many guests can be seated in each 15-minute window. This is the single most important control for service quality.
Service
Pace by
20covers / 15 min
Up to 80 covers per hour across all sections
Max covers / 15 min20
150
Max covers / hour80
4200
Turn time & buffer
How long each table is occupied, and how much reset time you need between parties. These determine how many seatings you get per table each service.
Average turn time90 min
30 min150 min
Buffer between seatings10 min
0 min30 min
300 min service ÷ (90 + 10 buffer) = 3 turns per table
Custom turn times per section
Walk-in reserve
Hold back a percentage of your capacity for walk-in guests. These seats won't be offered to online or phone bookings.
Reserve for walk-ins0%
0%30%
No tables reserved
No-show anticipation
Your venue averages an 8% no-show rate. Smart overbooking accounts for this by allowing slightly more bookings than your physical capacity — so you don't lose revenue to empty tables.
8%no-show rate
Calculated from your last 90 days of data
Enable smart overbooking
Overbooking allowance5%
0%15%
~2 extra covers per service to offset expected no-shows
If all guests show up, your team will need to accommodate 2 extra covers
Booking windows
Control how far in advance guests can book and the minimum notice required. These limits apply across all booking channels.
Advance booking window
Minimum notice
Same-day cutoff
Same-day bookings
Allow guests to book for today
Allow reservation requests
Let guests request times outside available slots
Sections
Open or close sections for tonight's service. Tap a section to manage its weekly schedule and special date overrides.
Close section tonight?
How guests will arrive
A preview of tonight's flow based on your current settings. Each bar is a 15-minute window.
Weekly schedule & overrides
Your baseline weekly pattern runs automatically. Add overrides for holidays, events, or any day that's different.
Weekly pattern
Day overrides
Exceptions to your weekly pattern. If no override exists, your weekly pattern applies.
Public holidays
Custom closures
Capacity heatmap
See your covers by section and time slot at a glance. Darker cells = busier. Click any cell to adjust.