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Chowbus Waitlist allows your guests to book a table at your restaurant anytime, anywhere.
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Use Waitlist to seat more diners
Use Waitlist to Seat More Diners
Increase covers by making your tables easier to book. Offer a one-click way for plan-ahead & last-second diners to book a table, wait where they want, & show up happy instead of frustrated.
Use Waitlist to manage queues
Use Waitlist to Manage Queues
Use Chowbus Waitlist App, Google Waitlist and restaurant website reservation at the same time. Guests can join the waitlist both online and offline, anytime, anywhere.
Use POS to track tables live
Use POS to Track Tables Live
Integrate Chowbus Waitlist with Chowbus POS system, provide customers with accurate waiting time, and greatly improve customer's dining experience.

Waitlist for Restaurants

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Guests Can Join Your Digital Waitlist Anytime, Anywhere

Easily reserve a table through Google Maps or your website.
Pick a time, number of seats, and book! A confirmation email will be sent to the customer right away.
Restaurant staff can easily modify reservation information on-demand.
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Reduce Manual Work for Staff

Easily configure your reservation settings in your Chowbus Dashboard.
Modify capacity, intervals, open/close times, and auto-notification settings!
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Reduce Wait Times, and Make Waiting More Engaging

Notify, confirm, reschedule, or cancel reservations in a few clicks within your POS dashboard.
Check-in customers and assign to tables with ease.

Why Restaurants Choose Chowbus

"With the Waitlist feature, our guests can easily join our waitlist system through Chowbus Waitlist App, Google Waitlist and our restaurant website reservation anywhere and anytime. We can seat more diners, manage the line without staff. "

A bustling Liuyishou Hotpot restaurant with diners enjoying meals and drinks at their tables.
"Chowbus's queue system meets all our needs without extra third-party costs. Love the all-inclusive pricing!"
Che Li restaurant showcasing a small counter with a tree nearby, creating a welcoming outdoor atmosphere.
"Customers join the waitlist on entrance kiosks, eliminating the need for door staff during rush hours while improving the waiting experience."
Tablet displaying a sign that reads "Join Wait List" for Bulgogi House Korean Restaurant.

Craving For More?

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Reservation

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Point of Sale

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Frequently Asked Questions

What features does Chowbus’s restaurant waitlist software include?

Chowbus’s restaurant waitlist software includes multi-channel queue entry, SMS notifications, manual guest add-ins, queue status tracking, and real-time management from your POS.

How does Chowbus improve the waitlist restaurant experience?

Chowbus helps hosts reduce walkaways, speed up seating, and keep guests informed with real-time text updates and dining reminders—all managed through one POS system.

Can I manage the restaurant waitlist from multiple locations?

Yes, Chowbus’s restaurant waitlist system supports single and multi-location operations, giving you centralized control over all queues in our POS app.

Can guests join our Chowbus restaurant waitlist remotely?

Yes. With Chowbus, guests can join your restaurant waitlist from anywhere—through Google, your website, or by calling in. No app downloads, no hassle.

Why should I switch to Chowbus’s restaurant waitlist solution?

Chowbus offers a flexible, POS-integrated restaurant waitlist system that improves guest flow, increases efficiency, and boosts revenue through better queue management.

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