Your restaurant shouldn'tpay rent on its own guests.
The big platforms take a fee for every cover, including the regulars who were coming anyway. bavoli runs your whole front of house starting at $20 a month. Your guests stay yours.
No credit card. Free plan forever. Your guest list exports any time.
Why bavoli exists
Reservation platforms built their business on a per-cover tax. The busier your Saturday, the bigger their cut. We think the tools of the big chains should cost what software costs.
what a 60-cover Saturday costs on a platform charging $1.50 a head.
what bavoli costs for a whole month on Starter, with no per-cover fees.
what we charge per cover, per guest, per text, or per referral, no matter how busy you get.
Our revenue is the flat monthly price and a $1 per online order fee. Those two decisions shape everything else here.
The system
One system for the whole night.
bavoli started as a reservation book. It now runs the front of house end to end, and every part is priced flat, never per cover.
01 · Before service
The book fills itself.
Guests book from your own page, your Instagram bio, or your Google profile. Reminders go out by text, card holds keep the no-shows honest, and every booking lands in one book.
02 · At the door
One screen runs the room.
Tonight's book, the floor, and the walk-in line on a single screen at the host stand. Seat a party in one tap. Text the next one when their table opens.
03 · On the table
Menus that stay true.
Send us the PDF you already have and we turn it into a menu guests can search and filter, at your own link. Ran out of the branzino? 86 it from your phone and it greys out everywhere, instantly.
04 · On the phone
Every call answered, even at 7 PM on a Saturday.
The phone rings during the rush, after close, in languages you don't speak. bavoli answers, books the table, and texts the guest a confirmation while your team works the room.
No add-ons
Every paid plan includes the waitlist, digitized menus, and no-show protection. No per-cover fees.
Our promise
No per-cover fees, ever.
A packed Saturday costs you the same as a quiet Tuesday.
Your guest list is yours.
Export it any time. We never market to your guests or sell them to your competitors.
No contracts.
Month to month, cancel in two clicks. We earn your business every service.
Fair math.
Start free. Pay when it's earning its keep. Every paid plan includes the waitlist, menus, and no-show protection.
50 reservations a month, enough to replace the paper book and see if we fit.
500 reservations, SMS included, waitlist and no-show protection. Less than one platform-fee Saturday.
Unlimited reservations, phone answering, online ordering, and 10 staff accounts.
Guides and comparisons
Straight answers on what reservation software costs, what a free plan actually includes, and how the options compare.
- Free restaurant reservation softwareWhat a genuinely free plan includes, where each platform starts charging, and how to tell a free tier from a trial.
- Free restaurant waitlist appReplace the paper waitlist. Add parties, text guests when the table is ready, and quote waits you can stand behind.
- Best OpenTable alternatives for 2026Five options ranked with honest pros, cons, and the exact price each one charges.
- Cheap restaurant reservation softwareFlat monthly pricing with no per-cover fees, and what you give up at the lower end of the market.
- bavoli vs OpenTableA side by side look at pricing, per-cover fees, and who owns your guest data.
- Reservation systems by cityLocal guides for restaurant owners, starting with New York City.
Five minutes to set up. Years of fees to stop paying.
Bring the menu PDF and your opening hours. We'll handle the rest.
No credit card required.