Table layouts help you digitally replicate your restaurant’s physical seating arrangement. By creating serving areas and defining the exact number of tables, you can manage dine-in operations more efficiently and enable seamless table reservations both online and offline.
Adding and managing a table layout:
In order to add and manage a table layout through the Grafterr Admin Panel, follow the steps below:
Login to your Grafterr Admin Panel through the Grafterr website. And once you are logged in, look at the menu on the left side of your screen. Scroll down to locate the “Table Management” section and click on “Table layout”.
Within the table layout screen, you will see a list of all existing table layouts along with options to enable, disable, edit, or delete them. At the top, you will also find the main toggle “Do you want to run table management?” - this controls whether table management is active for your business. Make sure this is turned ON if you want to use table-based operations.
To create a new layout, click on “Add table layout” button at the bottom centre of the screen. This will take you to the layout creation page.
Begin by entering the serving area name, such as Garden, Lounge, or Indoor dining. Then specify the number of tables available in that area.
While entering table numbers, it is recommended to follow a clear naming format such as table labels/numbers starting with (for example, G or G1 for Garden or L or L1 for Lounge) for easy identification.
Next, set the reservation duration, which defines how long each table will be allocated per booking. Once done, click on “Set up tables.” The system will automatically generate the tables based on your inputs.
By default, each table is assigned 4 seats, but you can customize the seating capacity for each table individually based on your actual setup.
If you need to add more tables later, you can use the “Add table” option to insert individual tables without recreating the entire layout. You can also manage each table by enabling, disabling, or deleting them as needed.
Once all configurations are complete, click on “Save.” Your newly created table layout will now be visible in the table settings section, along with details such as serving area name, number of tables, reservation duration, and available actions like edit, delete, and enable/disable.
That’s it! You have successfully learned how to add and manage table layouts through the Grafterr Admin Panel. If you face any issues along the way, feel free to reach out to our support team.