Front Door module
Reservations that confirm themselves.
By the numbers
Empty tables you were counting on
18.7%
of booked tables never seat a guest — 3.7% no-shows plus 15% cancellations.
Source: Bloom Intelligence (≈50 locations), 2026
What changes with Gumbeaux
Bookings are verified by text or email, large parties pay a deposit, and paid means confirmed — so the tables you count on are real.
50%
of restaurant calls are a reservation (38%) or a takeout or delivery order (12%).
Source: Maple, 1M+ restaurant calls, 2025
What changes with Gumbeaux
Phone bookings and online bookings land in the same book, so nothing lives on a sticky note.
68%
of calls to restaurants come in during the lunch and dinner rushes — when staff are busiest.
Source: Maple, 1M+ restaurant calls, 2025
What changes with Gumbeaux
Guests book online any time, so fewer of those calls come in during the rush.
Industry research about restaurants in general, shown with its source — not results from Gumbeaux Soft customers.
Time back
Reservations, two ways
A party of 12
Phone tag, a note in the book, no deposit.
They accept your rules and pay a deposit online — confirmed.
Confirming
Calling down the list the day before.
A code or short link confirms the booking and alerts your staff.
A big event is on
The guest finds out when they arrive.
They’re told when they book a time near the event.
Pre-ordering food
Not possible.
Guests prepay at a discount or hold items with the booking.
Arrived or no-show
Crossed out in pen.
Tapped on the staff board, and on the guest record.
How it works
How it works
Who and why
Name, contact and the occasion.Party and time
Slots respect your capacity, hours and blocked dates.Rules and deposit
Larger parties accept your rules and pay a deposit.Confirmed and on the board
A confirmation by text or email; the booking shows on the staff board and the guest record.
Tonight’s book
Friday · 42 covers
Harper, party of 12
Confirmed7:00
Nguyen, 4
Arrived7:15
Johnson, 2
Confirmed7:30
Alvarez, 6
Food held8:00
Brooks, 3
Unconfirmed8:15
Kim, 2
Confirmed8:30
Features
What it does
Four-step booking
Large-party rules and deposits
Confirmation by text or email
Event-night notices
Food with the reservation
Capacity and blocked dates
Staff reservation book
My reservations
Your numbers
What empty booked tables cost you
Booked revenue that never sits, each week
Over a year
Some of those tables get re-sold; deposits and confirmations protect the rest.
No silos
What it connects to
Questions