# Free 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. Page: https://booklio.ai/en/booking-system-for-bistros Updated 2026-11-01 A small bistro has a few tables, and every empty one shows. Booklio.ai is a free reservation system for bistros: it offers only times when the group really fits, sends guests a reminder with a cancel link, and staff enter a phone booking in about 30 seconds. ## What a bistro needs from bookings - **No overbooked times.** With a few tables, one booking too many leaves guests waiting at the door. - **Fewer no-shows.** An empty table for four is a real loss in a small bistro. - **Quick entry by phone.** The cook or waiter has no time to leaf through a notebook. - **Simple setup.** No training, no technician. ## How Booklio handles it - **Free times from your real tables.** The system counts table capacity and which tables can be joined, and two guests never get the same last table at once. - **How long a booking holds a table.** Set it from 2 to 4 hours. Before a change, the system shows which bookings would overlap. - **Reminder and cancellation.** On the day of the visit at 9 am, the guest gets a reminder with a cancel link. When a guest cancels, the table frees up for the next one straight away. - **Arrived and no-show.** A contact who didn’t show three times is flagged on the no-show list. You can have their further requests declined automatically, or let staff decide. - **Phone bookings in about 30 seconds.** The system pre-selects a table and watches for clashes. - **“We’re full” with another time.** The guest gets an offer of free times that day and accepts one in a single tap. - **A quick start.** Place your tables on a simple grid and draw the floor plan whenever you like. - **Reviews.** The QR code on the table takes guests to your Google review form; Claude drafts the reply and you approve it. How to cut down on guests who don’t turn up is covered in [Restaurant no-shows](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/restaurant-no-shows). ## What it costs and how to start Booklio is free: the core and all 9 add-ons for CZK 0 a month, with no charge per booking or table. You pay only for text messages to guests (CZK 3) and drafts by Claude (CZK 3), excl. VAT, as you use them. Emails to guests and bookings through AI assistants are free. For now prices are in CZK. The details are on the [pricing page](https://booklio.ai/en/pricing). Signing up takes a few minutes and needs no card. In the admin guide you set your opening hours, spaces and tables in about 5 minutes, and you [embed the booking widget on your website](https://booklio.ai/en/embed) with two lines of code. Without a website, a link to the standalone booking page is enough. ## Časté otázky ### Is Booklio right for a bistro with just a few tables? Yes. Place your tables on a simple grid and free times are worked out from them. There is no charge for tables or bookings, so a small bistro pays only for texts it sends. ### How does Booklio help with guests who don’t show? The guest gets a reminder with a cancel link, so the table frees up in time. Staff mark guests as arrived or no-show, and after three no-shows the contact is flagged on the no-show list. ### How much does a reservation system for a bistro cost? Booklio is free. You pay only for text messages to guests (CZK 3) and drafts by Claude (CZK 3), excl. VAT. Emails to guests are free. ## Mohlo by vás zajímat - [Reservation system for cafés](https://booklio.ai/en/booking-system-for-cafes) - [Restaurant no-shows: how to cut down on guests who don’t turn up](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/restaurant-no-shows) - [Free restaurant reservation system: 2026 price comparison](https://booklio.ai/en/articles/free-restaurant-booking-system-price-comparison) ## Rezervační systém zdarma, na vašem webu do 15 minut. Vyplníte pár údajů a potvrdíte e-mail. Booklio se založí samo, v adminu nastavíte stoly a otevírací dobu a kód vložíte na svůj web. [Get Booklio free](https://booklio.ai/en/contact)