Book at 2am from Instagram — no phone tag during your service.
Missed calls during service = empty tables tonight. The notebook gets messy. Someone books but you can't check because you're plating — double bookings happen.. Not OpenTable per-cover fees — replaces the notebook, locks slots, no double bookings.
The notebook dies tonight. Slots lock. You know who is coming.
Link · lock · confirm · WhatsApp morning list · SEO book button.
Online book intent — not phone tag during service.
Double bookings stop. No-shows drop.
Built for the restaurant on a notebook — not enterprise table-turn algorithms.. Booking link: Instagram · Google · website. Guest picks time: Real-time slots. Slot locked: No double booking. Morning list: WhatsApp summary
THE FULL PACKAGE
30 covers Friday shouldn't cost €60 in platform fees — with double bookings from a notebook.
Plus 30% no-shows without reminders
Morning WhatsApp: who's coming tonight
ResDiary is €39–199/mo for table-turn algorithms you don't need. H360 BOOKING replaces the notebook — slots lock, confirmations send, morning list on WhatsApp.
WHY THE OLD WAY LOSES
Every booking product assumes you're already busy and need complex table management.
Per-cover fees €1–3 per person. 30% no-shows. Malta doesn't have the user base to justify it.
€39–199/mo. Overkill for 15 tables. Takes time to set up and learn.
$200+/mo enterprise features for a small Valletta trattoria.
Miss calls during rush. Double bookings. Can't check while serving.
AI SEARCH · GOOGLE
Replace the notebook with a booking link guests use on their phone — you see who's coming tonight, how many, and when. Slots lock in real time so double bookings stop. OARC Digital's H360 BOOKING is built for Malta restaurants on a notebook and phone: no OpenTable per-cover fees, no €199/mo ResDiary setup. Morning WhatsApp shows the list — no system to open during service.
Some will call. Some book online — tourists, younger guests, people on Instagram at 2am when you're closed. The link catches both.
When a slot is booked, it locks. Real-time availability — no more two parties for the same table.
Cutoff rule: bookings must be 1 hour before. Inside 1 hour, they call. You stay in control.
Confirmation request before the booking. Confirm within 2 hours or the table releases automatically.
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