GlossaryPOS & Billing Tech
Table Management
Also called: floor management, table plan
What is Table Management?
Table management tracks the state of every table — free, seated, ordered, billed, being cleared — so hosts can seat parties quickly and servers can see what needs attention.
Why Table Management matters
Empty tables that nobody knows are empty are the most common cause of a queue at the door. Visibility, not capacity, is usually the constraint on a busy evening.
How Table Management works in practice
Keep status updates part of the service flow rather than a separate task, and match party size to table size. Seating a couple at a six-top on a Saturday costs real covers.
Frequently asked questions
By raising turnover — faster seating and clearing produce more covers from the same floor.