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What is a Restaurant Reservation System? Benefits and Examples

Synergy Suite

If you have a food establishment that utilizes a wait staff, then the right restaurant reservation system is an absolute essential piece of your restaurant technology solution. Table reservations and management can be a complete nightmare if you don’t have a software tool, or the tool you have isn’t a good fit for you.

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What is a Restaurant POS System? POS Definition, Types, and Benefits

Synergy Suite

Traditional POS System The traditional POS system consists of hardware and software installed on-premises, typically with a server-based architecture. It includes components such as a terminal, cash register, receipt printer, and dedicated servers for data storage and processing.

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A Steakhouse Divided

EATER

Servers Bonnie Fong, Peter Ormsby, and Bob Shachtay. Though special occasions bring guests back to Hy’s for tableside steak Diane prepared by servers in butcher jackets, the Calgary restaurant has had to keep up with the times with a new look. Growing up, you could just walk in without a reservation. Hy’s Steakhouse.

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What Are We Wearing to Restaurants Now, Brooklyn?

EATER

The contrast makes for an environment where diners feel right at home, if home takes months of scouring reservation apps to get into and is also where they throw damn good parties. Keep an eye out for what the servers are wearing: You may spot a pair of Balenciaga shorts. Justin: We’ve been trying so hard to get a reservation here.

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Best Practices for Outdoor Dining All Year Long

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant staff and employees wearing masks and disposable gloves, including FOH (servers, bartenders, cashiers, etc.) Disinfecting areas of the restaurant far more frequently and definitely between the turnover of any tables / chairs. This information should be communicated when the guest makes their reservation.

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A Different Kind of Room Service

EATER

The menu is QR-coded, and a masked and gloved server enters the room and takes the party’s entire order in one go. In many hotel private dining programs, servers only enter rooms to take orders and then leave the meals on a cart parked just outside the suite. Paramount to the concept’s success is employee safety.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

7 Shifts

Delivery, scheduling, inventory management, reservations, and guest management have seen technological advancements over the past few years, and it's just the beginning. Modern POS systems also have handheld devices that eliminate the need for servers to go back and forth to a central location. The power of an integrated POS.