Articles on bookings for restaurants, bars and cafés

Articles

• Quandoo is closing: how to switch to a free booking system

  Quandoo stopped taking bookings on 30 September 2026 and shuts down by the end of the year. What to do now, what a replacement needs and how to switch.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• Free restaurant reservation system: 2026 price comparison

  What a restaurant reservation system costs in the Czech Republic: 11 systems as of 1 November 2026, a source for every price, free-tier limits and Booklio.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• Booking through ChatGPT and Claude: how it works for restaurants

  How guests book a table through ChatGPT or Claude, what an MCP connector is, which rules apply and what it costs. Bookings via AI assistants are free.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• An alternative to Bookio and Tableo: prices and limits compared

  Looking for an alternative to Bookio or Tableo? Prices, free plans and their limits, with a source for every figure, and what you pay with Booklio.ai.

  Updated 2 November 2026

• Bookings from Instagram and Facebook: a link, a QR code and images

  How to take bookings from Instagram, Facebook, Google and TikTok: why you can’t embed a form, a link tagged by source, a QR code and images for stories.

  Updated 2 November 2026

• Restaurant no-shows: how to cut down on guests who don’t turn up

  How to reduce restaurant no-shows: a reminder with a cancel link, tracking who didn’t show, a no-show list and rules for groups. What Booklio does itself.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• Commission-free reservation system: TheFork, OpenTable and alternatives

  How OpenTable and TheFork charge per-guest fees, which systems take no commission and why Booklio charges nothing for bookings, guests or tables. Sourced.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• A digital reservation book instead of a paper one

  A digital reservation book for restaurants: bookings from the web, phone and AI assistants on one iPad, a table plan and a record of who showed up. Free.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• A reservation app for your restaurant, without the App Store

  A restaurant reservation app without the App Store: add the Booklio admin to your phone or iPad home screen; new bookings ring and alerts reach iPhone.

  Updated 2 November 2026

• How to add reservations to Google Maps

  How to add reservations to Google Maps: a free booking link in your Google Business Profile, the steps from Google’s help and what to do with an old link.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• GDPR and guest data in restaurant bookings

  GDPR for restaurant bookings: what your venue must do as controller of guest data, what a booking system does as processor, the DPA and data in the EU.

  Updated 1 November 2026

• Booklio.ai is not Bookio: two different reservation systems

  Booklio.ai and Bookio are two different booking systems: who runs each, who they’re for, what they cost and how to find Booklio when Google shows Bookio.

  Updated 2 November 2026

• Reservation system for bars

  A free reservation system for bars: an iPad behind the bar that rings, one-tap confirmation, late-night times, events and invites for regulars. No fees.

• Reservation system for cafés

  A free reservation system for cafés: simple booking with no deposit, room for walk-ins, gift cards and vouchers, and a Monday summary of the week. No fees.

• Reservation system for bistros

  A free reservation system for bistros: only times when the group fits, a reminder with a cancel link, phone bookings entered in 30 seconds. No fees at all.

• Reservation system for pubs and beer halls

  A free reservation system for pubs and beer halls: tables for groups and the back room, space for regulars, blocks for private events and guest reminders.

• Reservation system for music clubs

  A free reservation system for music clubs: late-night times, booths and tables, events on your website, invitations and partner links for hotels. Proven.