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Great chat with Bon Appetit about reservation etiquette and the latests "dos and don'ts" with reservations being such an important part of dining out. In my view, there's just one thing to know: behind a restaurant there's people, and we should be just as considerate about reservations as you would be if a friend invited you to dinner at their house. Read the story for more thoughts from me, and restaurant operators. #teamresy https://lnkd.in/gsmWPnNn
The New Rules of Restaurant Reservations
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A couple weeks ago, Table in Boston was in the spotlight after an exchange between the chef-owner and a customer over a reservation cancellation fee went viral. Within days, it sparked a flood of negative reviews on Table’s Yelp and Google listings, a “temporarily closed” status on Google, and a lot of discussion about how business owners should respond when they feel the customer isn’t always right. If you didn’t catch it, Boston Eater has a good summary of events: https://lnkd.in/eAETUze3 While this interaction played out on Instagram and later on X, it has everything we often see in review responses — an owner feels attacked by a guest’s behavior or feedback, hits back with an attack of their own, and gets a reputation for not caring about their customers or their experience. As a restaurant owner, you may make the choice to shield your staff — and maybe even yourself — from the emotional roller coaster of review management. It’s hard to not take things personally when your livelihood and business face public scrutiny. Because the team at Marqii is full of restaurant people, we understand how hard this can be! We know that the answer can’t be ignoring the reviews or handing them over to a "bot" to spit out responses clearly not written by a human. You don’t have to use Marqii to help solve for this, but if you find yourself losing your cool over reviews, I beg you to find a way to get some emotional distance. Don't be the next chef/owner who gets a hot head reputation and overshadow your incredible food and the amazing experience of dining at your restaurant.
Heated Exchange Over a $250 Restaurant Cancellation Fee Goes Viral
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With Quebec pushing for no-show fees for restaurant reservations, Nova Scotia restaurants are upfront with their own struggles: “There is a significant impact on restaurants if a reservation does not show up. The establishment is not given the option to book other reservations for that table or accept walk-ins, as they’re holding the table for the expected guests that made the reservation. When no-shows occur, the business loses revenue from the guests that did not show and then potential revenue from customers they could have served instead. There is also the concern that guests that are turned away while a table is being held may be disappointed, unable to enjoy the restaurant. Currently in Nova Scotia, it is not common practice for restaurants to charge fees for reservation no-shows, although you are seeing other provinces move in this direction and sometimes with larger group bookings. Some steps that operators can take to mitigate no-shows are contacting the guests to confirm on the day of the reservation and/or using email or text reminders. Restaurants should be given the same respect as other service providers and it is common courtesy to give notice of any cancellation within a timely fashion.” - Natasha Chestnut, Executive Director, Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia Quebec article: https://buff.ly/3WDoG3Q. NS article: https://buff.ly/4dbivee
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Proven Strategies to Minimize Restaurant No-Shows
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If Restaurant Reservations 101 was a freshman class at CU Boulder, our collective final grade as diners would be a C at best. That means many of us get an A: We know how to properly make and cancel a reservation. Sadly, some of us get an F. We are the no-shows and the folks who cancel five minutes before we’re supposed to be seated. We’re the inconsiderate ones who show up with six diners for a four-top reservation, or make multiple reservations at local restaurants and fail to cancel the ones we don’t need. Unsurprisingly, this sucks for the restaurant: https://lnkd.in/gWCc2CqM
Reservation cancellation: Consider the restaurant before you bail - Boulder Weekly
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A restaurant reservation log template, a specialized document, is a tool to assist restaurants in managing reservations, capturing crucial details about each table booking. For instance, a restaurant might utilize a template that records the date and time of the reservation, the number of guests, their contact information, and any special requests they may have. #reservation #restaurant #template
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Why New York City’s Hottest Dining Reservations Will Stay Impossible to Score : Is it worth dropping anywhere from $250 to as much as $1,000 just to get into a New York City restaurant? “There are some restaurants that people can’t get into” reservation booking platform Sevenrooms, who works with companies like Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group “I’ve even talked to restaurateurs, we’ve hosted them on panels and asked them for tips to get in, and they say ‘I don’t have them’” A proposed law aimed at bots and scalpers who cater to rich and desperate restaurant fans isn't guaranteed to make getting a hot table easier “There were just too many diners for too few restaurants” “I believe we’re serving a need. That’s why it worked” Zhou estimates that on a busy night, Cote will serve around 400 customers its tableside grilled beef. Meanwhile, it will lose as many as 100 reservations to bot-driven cancellations and no shows Lost revenue is at least $10,000 on nights when the no show rate is high, based on an average spend of $100 to $150 per customer : he has made about $100,000 selling reservations for places like Cote “The whole process worked great” prompting him to ask himself: “How hard is it to actually be one of the people selling reservations?” booking reservations — once even telling a restaurant he needed a table for a proposal so he could get in. Eisler also uses his own bot software to secure tables at the time they are released, a strategy he says puts him “ahead of other people” Appointment Trader and Cita
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I have a lot of mixed feelings about this. A restaurant reservation should be an asset, and restaurants should be able to profit from pricing movements with the guests who took the risk of buying the asset earlier. You should pay your reservation in full with no cancellations. You take the risk of owning an asset with an expiration date, and you should have the power to trade your asset with a commission to the restaurant if you sell it at a higher price. Restaurants should not lose anything if the price trades down because they make business commitments based on that, such as pre-ordering ingredients, planning staff, etc. Restaurants should sell reservation blocks in auctions, get reservation companies bidding over them, and be reservation service agnostic so that the same restaurant can be on multiple platforms. Restaurants that can sell out their reservations in advance are derisking their business, and any additional pricing movement becomes pure net profit. We can only change this industry with a better understanding of the asset's value, which is access, not food — it's identity, not nutrition. This is very specific to restaurants that operate on reservations rather than the industry. This won't ever happen because restaurants' emotional ground is generosity, which is how hospitality is described in the dictionary. The expectation is that they give more than they take, and its fragile state is part of the lure. We're culturally broken for not accepting restaurants as businesses, for not treating them as businesses, for wanting them to be our friends to give us things for free and a business to take from them. We don't deserve restaurants. https://lnkd.in/eQuqrfKy
New York Passes Bill to Make the Restaurant Reservation Black Market Illegal
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Over the years, the restaurant industry has seen significant shifts in how fees are passed along to the consumer. Finding the right balance between protecting business interests and ensuring a positive customer experience remains paramount. Here's a great article from the team at Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine discussing some strategies operators can use when deciding what fees they are passing along to their customers. #restaurants #restaurantfees #servicefees
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⚡ 💰 Reservations are a crucial part of a restaurant's revenue stream, often forming a significant portion of their weekly and monthly earnings. But what methods can restaurants employ to enhance their reservation numbers? What are the key tactics for amplifying weekly and monthly booking rates? In our latest piece, we explore over 13 tactics designed to assist restaurants in boosting their reservation numbers and, in turn, their revenues. Read them all via the SerVme blog. https://lnkd.in/dVTicgX8 #servme #restaurants #reservationmanagement #restaurantindustry #restauranttech #restauranttechnology
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