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Set party sizes, custom durations and a table buffer
Choose the smallest and largest party guests can book, give bigger parties longer, and hold time to reset tables.
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In short: in Main Settings › Party Sizes, set the smallest and largest party, longer durations and a table buffer.
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Party Sizes
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Choose your venue
Ordering
Bookings
Combinations
Main Settings
Basic
Party Sizes
Bookable Times
Landing Page
Reviews
Steps
- Go to Bookings › Main Settings › Party Sizes, then choose your venue.
- Set Minimum party size and Maximum party size.
- Optional: turn on Custom party-size durations, then Add duration to give a party size its own length.
- Optional: turn on Table buffer and set the Buffer duration, time held after each booking before the table can be rebooked.
- Click Save changes.
Party Sizes, with Table buffer highlightedThe Party Sizes panel: the Custom party-size durations switch, the Add duration button, the Table buffer switch and the Save changes button. Table buffer is highlighted.
Party Sizes
Custom party-size durations
Add duration
Table buffer
Save changes
Using booking types? Base configuration covers bookings with no type (save with Save changes). To change one type only, open it under Booking types and click Save followed by its name.
Good to know
- A party size also needs a table or combination that fits it. See online bookings not showing for a party size.
- Bigger groups can come through as enquiries.
- FOH, Bookings Manager, Marketing and IT cannot see Main Settings.
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