Painful wait be gone!

I am sure that we have all been to a restaurant for dinner and have seen massive crowds off people waiting for a table. We go inside to get our name on a wait list and then they give you the thing that will let you know when your table is ready. Then they let you know what they think your wait time will be. Some times that makes you want to leave and find another place to eat. Well with the new apps that may be a thing of the past. Lately the new thing at some restaurants is an app that when given you some information like your group size and your name, it will then give you a more accurate wait time.  When your table is ready, a text will be sent to your phone. With restaurants like Texas Road House and Famous Dave’s becoming some of the new users to apps like these ones, the trend will be spreading to other places in the near future.

Some of the benefits to the newly trending apps are shorter and more accurate wait times, less stress on the staff, and the ability to text the restaurant back if you are running late for your reservation, but this last one is a special feature on some of the apps. Places also have the ability to add you right in to a rewards program and even send you reminders about making reservations. For example, have you made a reservation for mother’s day?  

While there are lots of free apps that can provide some of the services that is part of the problem, they only provide some of the services. It is suggested that you spend the money and pay for the apps and even get the premium versions so that you can customize most if not all of the system to make it as easy for your staff as you want. Also with some of the premium versions will come with a manager’s version. That will allow the manager of the restaurant to see all of the statistics about wait times and anything else that the system is set up to keep track of. They can see them from another part of the restaurant or for sum even on you mobile device.