How long do your guests wait before ordering?
Work out how many hours of waiting you take off your guests every month, how often each seat is used and how many extra covers a room where guests order as soon as they sit down brings.
Your figures
min
From sitting down to the order being taken: ordering from the phone removes it
hours
Lunch and dinner together, only the hours the kitchen takes orders
min
%
How many seats are taken, on average, during service
€
days/week
The result
Hours of waiting to order you save your guests every month
404
Turns per seat per day
2.33
Turns without waiting to order
2.56
Covers per day
117
RevPASH: revenue per available seat hour
€14.00
Extra covers per month
296
Extra revenue per month
€8,878
The extra covers only materialise if there is demand: guests waiting or bookings turned away at peak times.
Less waiting for guests, more turnover for you
The part of the stay guests do not choose is the waiting: for the menu, for the waiter, for the bill.
Order as soon as you sit down
The QR code on the table opens the menu: guests order when they are ready, not when the waiter is free.
The dining room at a glance
See which tables are taken, what they ordered and how far along the dishes are, from any device.
No waiting for the bill
The total adds up as the table orders, split per person if needed: the table frees up sooner.
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Frequently asked questions
How long does a guest wait before ordering?
At peak times 5-10 minutes often pass between a guest sitting down and a waiter being free to take the order. Ordering from the phone lets guests order as soon as they are ready, and that wait disappears.
How is table turnover calculated?
Divide the minutes of service by the average time at the table and multiply by the average occupancy. With 5 hours of service, a 90 minute stay and the room 70% full, each seat is used 2.33 times a day.
What is RevPASH?
Revenue Per Available Seat Hour: revenue divided by the seats available and the hours of service. It compares venues of different sizes and opening hours, and is the most used measure of how a dining room performs.
Won't a shorter stay put guests off?
Not if it is the waiting that gets shorter rather than the meal. The minutes the calculator removes are the ones guests spend waiting to order: nobody misses them.
Will I really get the extra covers?
Only if there is demand: guests queueing, bookings turned away, a full room at peak times. If the room is never full, the gain is a calmer service with the same staff.
A dining room that keeps nobody waiting
With Takeat guests order from their phone as soon as they sit down, and you follow every table from any device. The first five restaurants to sign up use it for free.
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