The Resos journal

Ideas to grow your restaurant

Guides, updates, and stories for restaurant owners.

SMS marketing for restaurants

Text messages get opened within minutes, while most marketing emails sit unread. Here is how restaurants use SMS to confirm bookings, cut no-shows, and bring guests back, without annoying anyone.

Restaurant marketing strategy planning on a notebook

Best restaurant marketing strategies: ideas and trends

Restaurant booking system cost and pricing: the complete guide

A restaurant booking system that charges no commission on covers

American Express buys TheFork: what restaurants should know

Diner handing a payment card to a server at a restaurant table.

Restaurant Booking System Without Commission Fees: The Complete Guide

First Table and Resos integration helping restaurants fill empty off-peak hours

How to Fill Empty Restaurant Tables During Off-Peak Hours

UK restaurant industry trends infographic for 2026

5 Restaurant Industry Trends Shaping UK Dining

Local restaurants in Europe

Why Local Restaurants Are Winning Across Europe

AI tools assisting restaurant owners with marketing, menus and guest communication

A simple guide to AI for restaurants marketing, menus, and more

Best restaurant in London

Why the Best Restaurants in London Are Always Booked

Social Media bookings - blog

How to get more restaurant bookings using social media

Types of food - blog

10 Most Popular Types of Food Around the World to Inspire Your Restaurant Menu

TableAgent alternative for restaurant bookings

Best TableAgent alternative for restaurant bookings

Open dictionary book illustrating restaurant industry terms

Restaurant owner’s dictionary

Restaurant front of house staff greeting guests

What Is the Front of House in a Restaurant?

Current food trends 2026

12 Current food trends in the restaurant industry

Restaurant event planning setup with table arrangements for private dining and celebrations

Event planning in restaurants + ideas and template

Restaurant sales growth chart showing revenue improvements from fixing common mistakes

5 Common Mistakes That Are Slowing Down Your Restaurant Sales – And How to Fix Them

10 Proven strategies to boost your restaurant's online presence

10 Proven strategies to boost your restaurant's online presence

Smiling waiter in an apron using a tablet to manage reservations

Preparing for peak season: tips for restaurant reservations

How to start your own restaurant business?

How to Start a Restaurant Business in 10 Steps

Manage your restaurant during high season – tips and tricks

How to manage restaurant reservations during peak hours

Restaurant booking system comparison

Resos vs. OpenTable vs. ResDiary – Which Restaurant Booking System is Right for You?

Front of house duties in the restaurant industry

Front of house duties in the restaurant industry

Restaurant food trends in 2026

Restaurant Food Trends in 2026

Restaurant business plan - step by step guide in 2023

Restaurant business plan: step-by-step guide + examples

Brainstorming a new restaurant name with creative branding and signage ideas

How to choose perfect restaurant name - tips and ideas

10 tips on how to open a restaurant in London

How to start a restaurant in London

5 examples to inspire your restaurant’s first Instagram post

5 examples to inspire your restaurant’s first Instagram post

What are robot waiters and how do they work – blog post

What are robot waiters and how do they work?

Overview of the best restaurant review sites for UK hospitality businesses to monitor

The ultimate guide to the best review sites for your restaurant in the UK

Floor plan shapes - product update

Product update – Floor plan shapes

How to reduce no shows in Denmark

No-shows in Denmark: Statistics and solutions for restaurants

Resos printable booking view product update screenshot

Product update – Printable booking views

Restaurant concepts - ideas and guide how to copy

7 Restaurant concepts you can copy and make your own

Illustration of popular restaurant concepts and ideas for new hospitality business owners

Restaurant concept and ideas: A complete guide for business owners

Product update - settings

Product update – Settings menu

Restaurant management software dashboard used by owners to streamline daily operations

Restaurant Management Software – The Ultimate Guide

Infographic of restaurant review trends and guest behaviour statistics in hospitality

Review trends and behaviours in the restaurant and hospitality industry

Google Reviews displayed on a restaurant listing with five-star guest ratings

Maximize your restaurant's success with Google Reviews

Restaurant Booking system article

Restaurant booking systems: A guide for UK restaurant owners 🍽️

Small restaurant interior with cozy dining tables

Best Apps for small restaurants

attract more guests to your restaurant

10 effective strategies to attract more guests to your restaurant 🍽️

Social Media platforms for restaurant

Which Social Media platforms should your restaurant be on?

Reserve with Google for restaurants

5 easy ways to get restaurant reservations with Google

Restaurant email marketing campaign reaching guests with newsletters and promotions

Email marketing for restaurants

Restaurant copywriting tips illustration for website, social media and newsletter content

10 Restaurant copywriting tips for your website, social media and newsletter

Two smiling restaurant staff in aprons holding a tablet

How to reduce no-shows in the restaurant industry: strategies and solutions

How to engage your guests online when your restaurant is closed for the season

How to engage your guests online when your restaurant is closed for the season

Restaurant staff communicating with guests to deliver attentive customer service

How to improve your restaurant’s customer communication

Restaurant franchising concept illustrating multi-location growth for owners and entrepreneurs

Franchising restaurants – a guide for restaurant owners and entrepreneurs

feedback app - product update

Feedback app – update

10 types of customer loyalty programs for your restaurant

10 types of customer loyalty programs for your restaurant (+examples!)

10 ways restaurants can use Instagram Stories

10 ways restaurants can use Instagram Stories

Collection of must-have restaurant apps for owners managing bookings, reviews and staff

10 Must-have apps for restaurant owners (Prices + reviews)

Use of AI in restaurants

Use of AI in the restaurant industry

Facebook marketing for restaurants

5 ways to promote your restaurant on Facebook (for free)

Restaurant booking – Valentine's Day

How to manage restaurant bookings on Valentine's Day

Top Resy alternatives for UK restaurants seeking a new reservation system provider

Top 3 alternatives to Resy for UK restaurants

Restaurant digitalization – statistics and facts

Digitalization of the restaurant industry worldwide

Food waste in a restaurant kitchen bin

The top food waste apps for restaurants

Restaurant booking systems for free-article

5 best free online restaurant booking systems

Implement sustainability in your restaurant – article

Top 5 strategies for sustainability in the restaurant industry

Product update - improved notifications feature, and other minor improvements

Product update – improved notifications feature, and other minor improvements

Product update - minor fixes

Product update: minor improvements

Restaurant Trends 2026 statistics

Trends in the restaurant industry for 2026: A guide for restaurant owners

Promotion on YouTube - tips and tricks

How to promote your restaurant on YouTube – A simple guide with examples

Christmas in your restaurant - blog post

10 Festive ways restaurants can create unforgettable Christmas dining experiences

New integrations and minor improvements article

Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel integrations + general improvements – Product updates

10 Tips to optimize your restaurant's table planner and boost revenue

10 Tips to optimize your restaurant's table planner and boost revenue

How to improve restaurant table turnover?

How to optimize your restaurant table turnover rate?

Product update – booking date notes

Booking Date Notes – Product update

POS system – blog post

The ultimate guide to POS systems for restaurants: reviews and recommendations

review restaurant - tips

How to respond effectively to negative restaurant reviews: proven strategies

Restaurant social media marketing

Social Media Marketing for restaurants: comprehensive guide [10 Examples]

Restaurant manager reviewing operations as part of a five-step management guide

Restaurant Management: 5-step guide to effectively manage your restaurant

Restaurant management checklist on clipboard with pen

Restaurant Management – free checklist

New feature release Multiple locations

Multiple locations – new feature release

CRM software for restaurants

The best CRM software for restaurants – compared

Spam protection and database update

Spam protection and database update

Resos restaurant booking system shown on desktop, tablet and mobile

Close areas, feedback, and some minor improvements

Restaurant owner reviewing technology trends on a laptop with coffee

10 restaurant technology trends to watch for in 2026

Empty restaurant dining room illustrating survival strategies during quiet trading periods

Restaurant survival guide: 4 steps to keep covers up when foot traffic dips

Thank-you note left for restaurant staff as a gesture of appreciation

7 tips for how to reduce restaurant staff stress

Resos custom fields configuration for restaurant guest booking forms

Ask guests anything with custom fields

Get more insights with improved reports

Get more insights with improved reports

Resos notifications app showing resent booking confirmation emails and SMS messages

Resending notifications, performance optimizations and new booking settings

Couple at a restaurant looking at a phone showing a Resos table-ready waitlist notification

Improve your waitlist management with a digital waitlist for restaurants

10 restaurant social media content ideas that attract guests

10 restaurant social media content ideas that attract guests

Cafe interior representing restaurants choosing between Resy and OpenTable booking systems

resy vs OpenTable (Compared + Cheaper alternatives)

reserved sign for tables in restaurants

Tock vs. OpenTable (and cheaper alternatives)

Resos Reserve with Google

Reserve with Google, changelog, Mailchimp updates & close online bookings

Booking warnings & select opening hour

Booking warnings & select opening hour

Zapier integration, improved booking payments & opening hours

Zapier integration, improved booking payments & opening hours

Mailchimp integration and mandatory fields in the booking flow

Mailchimp integration and mandatory fields in the booking flow

View tags, notes and flag reason on booking items, improved table switching and more

View tags, notes and flag reason on booking items, improved table switching and more

Drag and drop bookings, "refund" rights and more

Drag and drop bookings, "refund" rights and more

5 restaurants in the UK with interior design your restaurant can learn from

5 restaurants in the UK with interior design your restaurant can learn from

View all changes made on bookings

View all changes made on bookings

10 events your restaurant can easily organize to boost sales and awareness

10 events your restaurant can easily organize to boost sales and awareness

Use automatic customer profiles for better (table) management

Use automatic customer profiles for better (table) management

You might not know what well drinks are but you are definitely serving them

You might not know what well drinks are but you are definitely serving them

How to promote your restaurant on Instagram

How to promote your restaurant on Instagram

Maximum restaurant bookings per interval

Maximum restaurant bookings per interval

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