Restaurant reservation system
- capture every cover, protect every Friday
Restaurant reservation system powered by AI - captures every reservation across WhatsApp, Instagram, your website widget, and Business Page. Live sync to OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Tock, Toast Tables. Restaurant booking chatbot, deposit-on-hold for parties of 6+, 24h + 2h reminders that cut no-shows 40-60%. Live in 15 minutes.
Bistro Marlowe
Replied in 38 seconds · 22:00 Fri
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Phone rings off the hook 19:00-21:30
Friday peak - host is seating, eighth caller hangs up, reservation goes to the place next door
15-30% no-show rate
Without same-channel 24h + 2h reminders, the baseline holds and Friday-night covers bleed
Large-party no-shows = $400+ holes
Party of 8 on Saturday at 20:00 that doesn't show is the worst service moment in the calendar
Saturday walk-aways
Diner walks in, host says 'we're full', they walk to the place next door - no waitlist, no recovery
Trusted by businesses already using Seekadu
What a Friday peak service looks like with restaurant reservation automation on the line.
The same DMs and walk-ins arrive. The difference is what happens when the host stand is seating a party of 4 and a couple at 19:42 wants a table for two.
Without Seekadu
Phone rings → voicemail
"Two for tonight 21:00?" - phone rings out, host can't pick up. Couple books at the place next door.
Without Seekadu
Phone rings → voicemail
"Two for tonight 21:00?" - phone rings out, host can't pick up. Couple books at the place next door.
With Seekadu
DM → booked in 38 seconds
Couple WhatsApps instead. AI checks OpenTable, books 21:00 table for 2. Host stand stays on the floor.
Without Seekadu
Party of 8 vanishes
Reservation for 8 at 20:30 doesn't show. Saturday-night table sits empty for 45 minutes. Worst-case revenue loss.
Without Seekadu
Party of 8 vanishes
Reservation for 8 at 20:30 doesn't show. Saturday-night table sits empty for 45 minutes. Worst-case revenue loss.
With Seekadu
Deposit held → diners show up
AI captured a £25/head deposit on booking. Party shows up on time. Deposit released to card on arrival.
Without Seekadu
Walk-in walks away
Couple walks in, host says 'sorry, we're full.' They walk to the place across the street. No waitlist, no recovery.
Without Seekadu
Walk-in walks away
Couple walks in, host says 'sorry, we're full.' They walk to the place across the street. No waitlist, no recovery.
With Seekadu
Waitlist + future booking
AI adds them to the live waitlist, ping on WhatsApp if a table clears, OR books them Saturday next week. 30-40% come back.
Without Seekadu
No reminder, no-show
Anniversary party of 4 at 20:00 - no reminder. They forgot. Saturday-night table sits unsold. Schedule disruption.
Without Seekadu
No reminder, no-show
Anniversary party of 4 at 20:00 - no reminder. They forgot. Saturday-night table sits unsold. Schedule disruption.
With Seekadu
Reminder sent, table held
AI WhatsApped 24h + 2h before. Party confirmed both. Showed up. Anniversary noted. Schedule held.
Want this Friday cycle for your restaurant?
What your AI booking system for restaurants actually knows.
Plug into OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Tock, or Toast Tables. Restaurant reservation automation pulls your live floor plan, service windows, deposit rules, walk-in waitlist policy, and recall cadence - and books every diner safely, in any language. Multi-location groups see every cover in one queue with per-location routing; party-size and dietary captured in chat sync to the PMS automatically.
Live reservation book
Real-time PMS feed (OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Tock, Toast Tables) - never books a table that isn't open.
Floor plan + service windows
Per-service availability (lunch, brunch, dinner, late-night), table types (2-top, 4-top, banquette, private).
Deposit + cancellation rules
Per-party deposit threshold (6+ dinner, 8+ brunch), card-on-file holds, cancellation windows + refund logic.
Walk-in waitlist policy
Live wait-time quote from current covers + average turn, WhatsApp ping on table clear, walk-away → future booking conversion.
Private-events + prix fixe
Menu type + minimum spend + service window per event format, qualifying flow + auto-routing to events lead.
Seekadu AI
Trained
Reservation book
Real-time PMS
Floor plan
Lunch · Dinner · Tasting · Private
Deposit rules
By party size
Reminders
24h + 2h
Walk-in waitlist
Live wait quote
Private events
Min spend + menu
Languages
30+ auto-detect
Recall + offers
Lunch · Dinner · Tasting · Private
Every Friday-night moment - automated.
From a 19:42 walk-in to a 21:30 large-party deposit hold - restaurant reservation automation handles every booking moment in your service voice and your diner's language.
Friday-night reservations - captured before the host stand picks up.
Friday at 19:30 the phone is ringing and the host is seating a party of 4. The eighth caller hangs up. With an AI booking system for restaurants the diner DMs on WhatsApp or Instagram instead, the AI checks live availability in OpenTable, books the table, and the host stand never gets pulled off the floor. Friday-night reservation volume from after-hours channels typically lifts 30-40%.
- Captures bookings 24/7 across WhatsApp, Instagram, website chat, Business Page
- Live PMS read on every quote - OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Tock, Toast Tables
- Party-size aware: dietary requirements, allergies, occasion captured in chat
- Writes back to your PMS with guest name + party + notes + channel source
- Confirmation message on the same channel the diner booked on
Booking captured · PMS synced · Anniversary flagged · Dietary noted
Where does your restaurant reservation system live?
How restaurant reservation automation moves Friday covers + no-shows + walk-ins.
Illustrative - outcome ranges modelled on our pilot restaurants and published industry benchmarks (OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Toast). Individual results vary.
Lift in Friday-night reservations from after-hours Instagram + WhatsApp DMs
No-show rate reduction with 24h + 2h same-channel reminders
Walk-away → future-booking conversion via waitlist
$2.3k-$4.1k/wk
Revenue protected at 60-cover restaurants
<60s
Median DM-to-booked reservation time
0
Manual reservation re-entry at the host stand
8+ lang
Auto-detected for tourist + international bookings
What restaurants on Seekadu typically see.
Illustrative profiles modelled on real outcome ranges across our pilot restaurants - names and exact figures composite, not individual customer quotes.
James Marlowe
Owner-Chef, Bistro Marlowe · 48 covers · London
Friday-night phone used to ring off the hook and the host was seating instead of answering. Now WhatsApp + Instagram capture the overflow. Reservations up 34%, no-shows down to single digits.
+34%
Friday-night reservations
after-hours channels
−63%
No-show rate
22% → 8%
+£8.2k/wk
Revenue recovered
first 90 days
15 min
Setup
to first booking
Marcus Thompson
Owner, Salt & Cedar · 72 covers · Williamsburg NY
Williamsburg brunch is brutal - Saturday no-shows used to ruin the day. Same-channel 24h + 2h reminders cut no-shows to 8%. The deposit hold on parties of 6+ killed the rest.
−64%
No-show rate
22% → 8%
0
Saturday large-party no-shows
since deposits on
$2.3k/wk
Revenue protected
lost-cover recovery
+47%
Walk-in waitlist conversion
post-AI
Sofia Olivera
Owner, Casa Olivera · 36 covers · Barcelona
Eight-person tables on a Saturday vanished if anyone got cold feet. The deposit hold flipped the dynamic. Large-party no-shows went from 30% to under 5%.
−83%
Large-party no-shows
30% → <5%
+$3.1k/wk
Recovered from deposits
Saturday service
100%
Deposit held
parties of 6+
94%
Diners arrived
no friction at door
Rita Faria
Owner, Tasco do Mar · 90 covers · Porto
We used to lose half our Saturday walk-aways to the place next door. Now the AI puts them on a waitlist and pings them on WhatsApp the moment a table opens. A third now come back.
30%
Walk-aways converted
to future bookings
+12 covers/shift
Saturday peak gain
waitlist auto-promote
+€2.4k/wk
Revenue recovered
first 60 days
8 lang
Auto-detected
for tourists
Théo Beaumont
Owner-Chef, Le Comptoir Bleu · 60 covers · Lyon
Private-events enquiries used to sit in a static form for 48 hours. Now the AI qualifies budget + party + menu in 60 seconds, sends the brochure, and Sarah closes 35% more events.
3.4x
Event enquiry conversion
vs static form
<60s
Median qualify-to-routed
event enquiries
+€18k/mo
Event revenue lift
post-AI
0
Missed enquiries
since launch
James Marlowe
Owner-Chef, Bistro Marlowe · 48 covers · London
Friday-night phone used to ring off the hook and the host was seating instead of answering. Now WhatsApp + Instagram capture the overflow. Reservations up 34%, no-shows down to single digits.
+34%
Friday-night reservations
after-hours channels
−63%
No-show rate
22% → 8%
+£8.2k/wk
Revenue recovered
first 90 days
15 min
Setup
to first booking
Marcus Thompson
Owner, Salt & Cedar · 72 covers · Williamsburg NY
Williamsburg brunch is brutal - Saturday no-shows used to ruin the day. Same-channel 24h + 2h reminders cut no-shows to 8%. The deposit hold on parties of 6+ killed the rest.
−64%
No-show rate
22% → 8%
0
Saturday large-party no-shows
since deposits on
$2.3k/wk
Revenue protected
lost-cover recovery
+47%
Walk-in waitlist conversion
post-AI
Sofia Olivera
Owner, Casa Olivera · 36 covers · Barcelona
Eight-person tables on a Saturday vanished if anyone got cold feet. The deposit hold flipped the dynamic. Large-party no-shows went from 30% to under 5%.
−83%
Large-party no-shows
30% → <5%
+$3.1k/wk
Recovered from deposits
Saturday service
100%
Deposit held
parties of 6+
94%
Diners arrived
no friction at door
Rita Faria
Owner, Tasco do Mar · 90 covers · Porto
We used to lose half our Saturday walk-aways to the place next door. Now the AI puts them on a waitlist and pings them on WhatsApp the moment a table opens. A third now come back.
30%
Walk-aways converted
to future bookings
+12 covers/shift
Saturday peak gain
waitlist auto-promote
+€2.4k/wk
Revenue recovered
first 60 days
8 lang
Auto-detected
for tourists
Théo Beaumont
Owner-Chef, Le Comptoir Bleu · 60 covers · Lyon
Private-events enquiries used to sit in a static form for 48 hours. Now the AI qualifies budget + party + menu in 60 seconds, sends the brochure, and Sarah closes 35% more events.
3.4x
Event enquiry conversion
vs static form
<60s
Median qualify-to-routed
event enquiries
+€18k/mo
Event revenue lift
post-AI
0
Missed enquiries
since launch
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For 30-80 cover indie restaurant operators losing Friday-night DMs to silence - Restaurant reservation automation across WhatsApp, Instagram, your website widget, and Business Page - live sync to OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Tock, Toast Tables. Works on top of your PMS, never replaces it. Deposit-on-hold for parties of 6+.
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