Q-Book Tables

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Short answers for getting started with Q-Book Tables.

Book a table

Diners can reserve without a Q-Book account.

  1. Open Find a table and search for a venue.
  2. Open the venue, then press Book a table.
  3. Choose date and party size, pick an open time slot, enter your details, then press Confirm booking.

Tip: Add your email to unlock My Bookings and reminders. Only open slots are offered.

My Bookings (guest)

Manage reservations with an email magic link — separate from venue Q-Book login.

  1. Open My Bookings.
  2. Enter your email and request a sign-in link.
  3. Open the link from your inbox, then view or cancel upcoming bookings.

Tip: Install the diner PWA and enable notifications for confirmations and 24h reminders.

Venue sign in

Staff manage bookings with a Q-Book account.

  1. Open Venue sign in.
  2. Enter your Q-Book username and password.
  3. Press Sign in to open the venue dashboard.

Tip: New accounts are managed in Q-Book, not in this app.

Install the booking widget

OpenTable-style embed with date, party size, open slots, sizes, and themes.

  1. Sign in to the venue area.
  2. Open Widget, choose size/theme/presentation, and save.
  3. Copy the embed snippet and paste it on your site.

Tip: Notify Me alerts fire when a matching booking is cancelled and a slot frees.

FOH, covers & guestbook

Run the service day and keep guest notes on the venue (Q-Book) side.

  1. Open FOH, pick a date, then Seat → Complete (or No-show / Cancel).
  2. Open Covers for a printable day summary.
  3. Open Guestbook to search guests and edit notes, tags, and VIP.

Tip: Guestbook rows are created automatically when diners book with an email.

Availability & tables

  1. Open Availability to set weekly hours, slot length, buffer, and optional max covers.
  2. Use Day inventory on that page to see booked vs remaining covers.
  3. Open Tables to add or edit name, seats, and active status.

Tip: Diners only see open slots that fit party size and capacity.

Waitlist & special days

  1. Staff: open Waitlist to add a party; diners can join from the venue page.
  2. Press Table ready to notify the guest (push + optional email).
  3. Open Special days to close a date or set custom hours — booking respects them.
  4. Edit Templates for confirm / remind / table-ready / promo copy.

Venue promotions

Schedule push campaigns to diners who have booked with you.

  1. Sign in and open Promotions.
  2. Enter title, message, and send time.
  3. Cron dispatches due promotions to opted-in push subscribers.

Sign out

  1. Venue staff: use Sign out in the top navigation.
  2. Diners: sign out from My Bookings when magic-linked.