PorchlightPorchlight Hospitality
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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.
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About
Do you run a restaurant or cafe? If you’re like us, you reservation book is like a secret ingredient in a recipe, it ties everything together, keeping track of your bookings, tables, customers, and everything else. But it could be so much more. So we created The Parable App – a full featured mobile restaurant reservation system designed for the iPad, iPhone and Macbook (with new M1 chip). The Parable Restaurant Diary is available on the App Store. One month free trial, no per booking or commission fees, low flat monthly fee, subscription through iTunes, no additional credit card details needed, no contracts, cancel anytime. We know what it’s like to run a busy restaurant and cafe. We do it every day. So we know first hand the inefficiencies of the paper reservation diary. But we also know the benefits. The Parable is designed to take the things you love about the ‘old school’ reservation diary, while solving the things you hate.
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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On-Premises
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iPhone
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iPad
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Android
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Chromebook
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Platforms Supported
Windows
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Mac
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Linux
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Cloud
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On-Premises
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iPhone
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iPad
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Android
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Chromebook
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Audience
AI phone host that answers calls and books tables for independent pubs and restaurants.
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Audience
Restaurant managers in search of a restaurant booking and reservation management solution to track and trace their customers
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Support
Phone Support
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24/7 Live Support
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Online
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Support
Phone Support
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24/7 Live Support
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Online
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API
Offers API
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API
Offers API
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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
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Free Trial
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Pricing
$12 per month
Free Version
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Free Trial
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Training
Documentation
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Webinars
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Live Online
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In Person
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Training
Documentation
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Webinars
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Live Online
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Company InformationPorchlight Hospitality
Founded: 2026
United Kingdom
porchlightpro.com
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Company InformationThe Parable
Australia
theparableapp.com
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Restaurant Reservations Features
Capacity Monitoring
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Custom Reservation Inventory
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Deposits / Prepayment Processing
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Email Marketing
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Facebook Reservations
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Feedback Management
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Guest Data
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Guest Notifications
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Mobile App Booking
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Online / Website Reservations
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Reminders
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Reporting / Analytics
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Seat / Table Optimization
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Text/SMS Communications
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Waitlist Management
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Integrations
Google Business Profile
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