Porchlight

Porchlight

Porchlight Hospitality
Tableo

Tableo

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About

Porchlight is a cloud-based restaurant booking and operations platform for independent pubs, restaurants and cafés. Its AI phone host, Thomas, answers calls and books tables against live availability, with requests it cannot handle passed to staff as callbacks. Phone, website and Google bookings are brought together in one venue diary with a floor plan. The staff app combines rota management, clock-in, payroll-hour records, tips and food-safety checks, giving venues a shared place to manage bookings and day-to-day staff tasks. The service is designed for independent UK hospitality venues that need to handle reservations during busy service as well as when the venue is closed. Thomas recognises regular callers and remembers their usual table. Live at The Kings Head, Tealby since August 2026. Every venue gets a 14-day free trial, and we’ll visit anywhere in the UK to set it up.

About

Tableo helps restaurants of all sizes get organized, save time, automate bookings, turn more tables, collect payments, reduce no-shows and so much more. Tired of dealing with endless phone calls for table bookings, while juggling messages and social media enquiries? Tableo is a robust digital restaurant reservation system that organises all restaurant reservations, is powerful, easy to use and requires very little training. Through it’s restaurant booking system and widget integration, an establishment can increase visibility by accepting online bookings. Diners are able to book a table from the restaurant’s website, social media pages, FB Messenger, Instagram and Google Search and Maps.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Audience

AI phone host that answers calls and books tables for independent pubs and restaurants.

Audience

Restaurant owners/operators/managers

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

£249/venue/month
£249 per venue per month, VAT included, no card fees. One-off setup £149 including a tablet (£49 if you use your own). 14-day free trial.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

FREE
Free version available for up to 50 covers monthly. Standard plans start at €89 monthly (support included)
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 0.0 / 5
ease 0.0 / 5
features 0.0 / 5
design 0.0 / 5
support 0.0 / 5

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Reviews/Ratings

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.7 / 5
features 4.6 / 5
design 4.5 / 5
support 4.9 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The restaurant reservations software offers a range of benefits that can help improve operational efficiency, enhance the customer experience, and drive revenue growth for restaurants of all sizes.
  • Easy to navigate and use. Great design. Automatic input by customers. Great product if you get many bookings.
  • Fast response Representative and effective service Help the business to generate more income through different leads.
  • User friendly both on laptop and mobile device. Very good setup and support system. I would recommend Tableo.
  • No more trouble with people who said " I tried to call for table reservation but nobody answered". People accept reservation times very early or very late in the evening because we don't show availibility in the hours which are normally full of walk in guests. I can close or open reservation times in any moment. I can direct the reservations in times that I want to fill so that I didn't work only in the 2 main hours in the evening, but from the opening at 6.30 until late in the evening at 11.00

Cons

  • Ongoing monitoring, training, and adaptation may be necessary to maximise the value of the restaurant software and mitigate any associated drawbacks.
  • Pricing is a little bit expensive for our small business. Free trial doesn’t give much features which is understandable.
  • I like this app, it's beneficial in all ways and to support catering establishment.
  • Just the start was a bit tricky to get accustomed to but in general after some time we got used to the features etc.
  • Many guests didn't get a reservation confirmation because they made some mistake in the end of the online procedure. So the reservation wasn't made but the customer thought it was made. Unfortunately customers don't read the terms and conditions... And they try to make double reservations to reserve for groups!

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Supported

Company Information

Porchlight Hospitality
Founded: 2026
United Kingdom
porchlightpro.com

Company Information

Tableo
Founded: 2017
Malta
tableo.com

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Categories

Categories

Restaurant Reservations Features

Capacity Monitoring Supported
Custom Reservation Inventory Supported
Deposits / Prepayment Processing Not Supported
Email Marketing Not Supported
Facebook Reservations Supported
Feedback Management Not Supported
Guest Data Supported
Guest Notifications Supported
Mobile App Booking Not Supported
Online / Website Reservations Supported
Reminders Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Seat / Table Optimization Supported
Text/SMS Communications Not Supported
Waitlist Management Not Supported

Restaurant Reservations Features

Capacity Monitoring Supported
Custom Reservation Inventory Not Supported
Deposits / Prepayment Processing Supported
Email Marketing Supported
Facebook Reservations Supported
Feedback Management Supported
Guest Data Supported
Guest Notifications Supported
Mobile App Booking Supported
Online / Website Reservations Supported
Reminders Supported
Reporting / Analytics Supported
Seat / Table Optimization Supported
Text/SMS Communications Supported
Waitlist Management Supported

Restaurant Management Features

Billing & Invoicing Not Supported
Built-in Accounting Not Supported
Employee Management Not Supported
Food Costing Not Supported
Inventory Management Not Supported
Kitchen Management Not Supported
Menu Management Not Supported
Payroll Management Not Supported
Point of Sale (POS) Not Supported
Reporting/Analytics Supported
Reservations Management Supported
Sales Tracking Not Supported
Table Management Supported
Wait List Management Supported
Waitstaff Management Not Supported

Integrations

Google Business Profile Supported
Stripe Billing Not Supported

Integrations

Google Business Profile Not Supported
Stripe Billing Supported
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