Choose your table when booking
Let the guest pick their own table from a list of the free tables when they book — by the window, a quiet corner, or a seat with a view of the match. The guest gets a confirmed table, not just a time.
- The guest picks the table
- Area, seats, and match view in the list
- 0 commission on your own bookings
Choosing a table lets the guest pick their table from a list of the free tables as they book. The guest sees each table's area, seats, and any view of the match, picks one, and gets a confirmed table instead of just a time. Choosing a table is one step in Goboblo's restaurant reservation software — the guest picks the table right in the booking, with no phone call.
- Pick a time
- See free tables
- Area and seats
- Match view if TV
- Or no preference
- A confirmed table
How does the guest choose a table?
The guest picks a time, then sees the tables that are free at that time. Each table shows the area, the number of seats, and whether it has a view of the match. The guest picks one and gets a confirmed table, not just a slot.
- Free tables for the chosen time
- Area, seats, and match view per table
- Works just as well on a phone as a desktop
Does the guest have to choose a table?
The guest can pick No preference and book just the time. Your team seats the party on a free table exactly as before. Choosing a table is an option for the guest — not a requirement.
- No preference books just the time
- Staff seat the party as before
- Same flow as a normal booking
Which tables can the guest pick?
You choose which tables show in the list and what they're called — the window tables, the quiet corners, the seats with a view of the match. You can keep service tables out. The list is built on the same tables your team already works with.
- Show only the tables you want
- Your own names for the seats guests see
- The same tables as in your team's view
What changes when the guest picks the table?
A normal booking form gives the guest only a time. When the guest can pick their table, both the guest and you know exactly what was booked.
- The guest gets a time and hopes for a good seat
- Your team sorts the seating at the door
- Guests ask to move once they sit down
- The best seats aren't sold on purpose
- The guest picks their table from a list
- The booking is tied to that exact table
- Fewer moves — the seat is picked up front
- Window, quiet corner, and match-view fill first
What do you get, in short?
What operators ask about choosing a table
How does the guest choose a table?
The guest picks a time first, then sees a list of the tables that are free at that time. Each table shows the area, the number of seats, and whether it has a view of the match. The guest picks a table and books it — right in the booking, no phone call.
Does the guest have to choose a table?
No. The guest can pick No preference, which books just the time as usual, and your team seats the party on a free table as before. Choosing a table is an option for the guest, not a requirement.
Do you show a floor-plan map the guest taps?
No. Today the guest picks their table from a list with the area, seats, and view of the match — not a tappable map. The list is enough to get the guest the right table, and it works just as well on a phone as on a desktop.
What if the table is taken while the guest is booking?
Only one booking can take a table. If someone else books the same table first, the guest is told the table was just taken and picks another free table instead. You never get two bookings on the same table.
Do we decide which tables guests can pick?
Yes. You control which tables show in the list and what they're called — the window tables, the quiet corners, the seats with a view of the match. You can keep service tables out. The list is built on the same tables your team already works with.
What does it cost?
Choosing a table is part of booking, and you pay 0 commission on your own guests. The full price is on our pricing page.
Works alongside
- Restaurant reservation software — the full booking this feature is part of.
- Table management — how your team manages tables, seating, and the floor on the operator side.
- Restaurant waitlist — the sister feature for fully booked nights: the guest joins a queue instead of picking a table.
- Sports bar booking system — for guests booking a seat in front of the match at a sports bar.
Want to let guests pick their own table?
Book a short demo and we'll set up your table list — window, quiet corner, and a seat with a view of the match — so guests can choose their table when they book.