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Practical, numbers-first guides on restaurant bookings, margins and running the floor. Written from service, not from a marketing desk.

Bookings

<5%

the no-show rate to aim for

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Latest guide · Bookings

How to reduce restaurant no-shows: 7 tactics that work

A table that books and never walks in is pure loss. What a normal no-show rate looks like, what each one costs, and the seven tactics that cut it below 5%.

August 20, 202612 min read

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Bookings

0%

commission you should be paying on a booking

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Bookings

Restaurant booking commissions: what they really cost you

A dollar or two per seated guest sounds harmless until you multiply it by a year of Fridays. The full math, and the playbook for going commission-free.

August 20, 202612 min read

Profitability

28-34%

where a healthy food cost lands

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Profitability

How to calculate food cost: formula, example and targets

Most owners can quote last night’s revenue. Far fewer can quote the margin. The formula, a dish costed line by line, and what to do with the answer.

August 20, 202613 min read

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