The article explains how to automatically group tables in order to combine multiple tables based on the number of guests and availability. Practical examples, capacity limits, and the differences from manually grouped tables are illustrated.
⚠️ If you want to include the Automatically grouped tables feature in your subscription, you will need to purchase a Digimenu, Premium or EVO plan in Subscription > Upgrade ⚠️
To set up this option, go to Configuration > Seating areas/tables and click on Edit in correspondence of the seating area:
By enabling the Automatically grouped tables option, the system will allow customers to make reservations according to the number of guests and table availability.
It is therefore important to check the maximum number of people set in the reservation page, as this will determine the maximum number of guests allowed for a reservation.
The system will always give priority to manually grouped tables. Therefore, if you have already set up manual table groups, these will be considered before creating a reservation with Automatically grouped tables.
Click here to learn more about manually grouped tables.
Example of how Automatically grouped tables works:
If you want to accept reservations for up to 10 people but only have 2-person tables, by activating the Automatically grouped tables option, the system will group the tables until it reaches the total required number of seats.
The system will also take into account the minimum and maximum capacity set for each table.
Returning to the previous example, if you only have 2-person tables and each one is set with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 2, you won’t be able to accept a booking for 7 or 9 people.
❗N.B. Automatically grouped tables only works for the OctoTable reservation page. For Reserve with Google, it will only be possible to receive bookings for a higher number of guests if manual table groups have been created.