Restaurant reservation software for a small restaurant
Quick answer
Restaurant reservation software usually sits beside a point of sale, staff scheduling, a catering tool and card payments. Omni Studio's restaurant workspace is in early access and covers reservations with a public booking page, the waitlist, the floor plan, guest texts, and catering quotes. It connects to Toast and Square for Restaurants for orders once you connect your own account.
We set up the workflow described here with you during Custom Build or Enterprise setup. We agree on the records, tool connections, and approval rules before you use it. Custom workflows are not included in the Pilot. Ask our team to configure this example before you try it. The free 14-day workspace uses sample data with simulated calls, texts, and email; daily limits apply. Phone numbers and message delivery on paid plans use your own Twilio account, billed separately by Twilio.
Restaurant reservation software runs the book, the waitlist, and the floor plan. Resy OS lists Platform at $289 a month, and SevenRooms says contact sales; OpenTable and Toast pages did not load on October 13, 2026. Omni Studio sets up AI employees for reservations and catering quotes with your restaurant, and guest texts wait for your approval.
Restaurant reservation software and the rest of the stack
A 60-seat restaurant usually pays for a point of sale, a reservation tool, staff scheduling, a catering tool, guest messaging, and card payments. The table lists the tools this comparison covers with the list price from each vendor's own page, read October 13, 2026, and what Omni does for each job today.
| Job | Common tool and list price | Omni Studio, status |
|---|---|---|
| Reservations | Resy OS Platform $289 a month and Essential $289 a month. SevenRooms: contact sales. OpenTable: page did not load. | We configure reservations, availability, and a public booking page with you. Confirm reservation-provider connections for your account during setup. |
| Waitlist and floor plan | Host stand tools, often inside the reservation plan. | Waitlist, table status, floor plan, and open tabs. Set up with you. |
| Catering and private events | Tripleseat: not verified in this comparison. | Catering quotes, a catering calendar and a public private-events form. Set up with you. |
| Point of sale and orders | Square for Restaurants: a free plan, and Square Plus with a 30-day free trial; the Plus price is not on the page read. Toast: page did not load. | We set up payment and shift change workflows through your connected Toast account; every change waits for approval. |
| Staff scheduling | 7shifts: no list price on the page read. Homebase: not read. | We confirm any 7shifts or Homebase connection during setup. Keep your scheduling tool until the agreed workflow has been tested. |
| Guest texts | Messaging inside the reservation or POS tool. | An SMS inbox with guest history on your own Twilio number. Set up with you. |
| Card payments | Stripe 2.9% plus 30 cents per domestic card payment. | Connects to Stripe for Omni invoices. Available. |
No current price is quoted here for Toast, OpenTable, or delivery marketplaces. We confirm any account connections during setup. Check each vendor's current terms before buying.
What does Omni's restaurant workspace do today?
We set up the restaurant workspace with you. It covers reservations, the waitlist, floor plan, guest messages, and catering quotes, with a person approving outward actions and record changes.
We configure catering quotes, the catering calendar, and private-event intake during setup. Confirm which website, reservation, and order notifications your accounts can share.
AI employee Mia answers the phone line on your own number and drafts the reservation reply. AI employee Olivia watches the catering calendar and flags what needs a person. AI employee Nora builds the operating report with the source of each number. Every guest text, manager override and record change waits for your approval, and each decision is recorded.
The AI agent implementation for a restaurant article covers the first two weeks. The approval workflow for a restaurant article shows a manager override from the host stand.
Does Omni connect to Toast or Square?
We connect your Toast and Square for Restaurants accounts during setup for orders. We scope any payment or shift changes to your operation, and every update waits for approval.
Square for Restaurants is listed as an orders connector with the same rule: your own account, orders only. Square's page lists a free plan and a 30-day free trial of Square Plus, read October 13, 2026. Omni makes no replacement claim for point-of-sale payments or staff scheduling.
- Resy OS Platform
- $289
- a month
- Sample: one year of Resy OS Platform
- $3,468
- $289 times 12. Sample data.
- Square Plus free trial
- 30 days
- Plus price not on the page read
We confirm reservation-provider connections and permitted actions during setup. Keep the current reservation system until the agreed import and booking workflow has been tested.
How to move the reservation book
Omni replaces the reservation book, the waitlist and catering quotes for the jobs in the table, and we help move the guest records with setup help and CSV import, which the Pilot includes. We check the guest list with you first.
- Export the guest listPull guests, phone numbers, visit history, and any text consent flags from your reservation tool.
- We check the fileSend a sample. We confirm the consent column before any guest text can be drafted.
- Run the free workspace14 days on sample data. Put a sample Friday on the floor plan and run the waitlist once.
- Connect Toast or SquareYour own account, orders only. Keep payments and shifts in the point of sale.
- Run both for one monthKeep the old reservation tool for one billing cycle. Cancel after you approve the first month.
The waitlist recovery article shows what a host sends a walk-in who left. The full stack with every vendor price and read date is on the restaurant compare page, the restaurant workspace page lists each feature by status, and the software stack guide explains the replace and connect rule. The compare hub links every workspace.
Frequently asked questions
Does Omni replace Toast?
Toast stays as your point of sale. We connect your account for orders during setup and agree on any payment or shift change workflows. Every change waits for approval.
Can Omni send orders to Toast?
We confirm permitted order actions for your connected Toast account during setup. Payment and shift change workflows are custom implementations, with every change waiting for your approval.
What about shift scheduling?
We confirm scheduling connections during setup. Keep staff scheduling in your current tool until the agreed workflow has been tested.
How is the restaurant workspace set up?
We configure the restaurant workspace and approval rules with you during setup. Tell us your service style and systems so we can confirm coverage before moving guest records.
Sources
- Resy OS plans and pricing, resy.com, read October 13, 2026.
- Square for Restaurants, free plan, and Square Plus trial, squareup.com, read October 13, 2026.
- SevenRooms pricing, contact sales, sevenrooms.com, read October 13, 2026.
- 7shifts pricing, no list price in the read, 7shifts.com, read October 13, 2026.
- Stripe pricing, stripe.com, read October 13, 2026.
- Omni Studio restaurant workspace, omni.studio, read October 13, 2026.
- Omni Studio pricing, omni.studio, read October 13, 2026.
Vendor figures are dated comparisons. Omni setup scope was checked against the current pages listed below. Confirm current vendor pricing before buying.
Compare the full restaurant stack, tool by tool
Current sources checked October 20, 2026
