The restaurant waitlist that replaces the clipboard at your host stand.

If you're searching for a restaurant waitlist app, you already know the problem — a host juggling a clipboard, a phone, and a packed dining room at the same time. Popmenu's digital waitlist puts all of that on one screen. Add a party, text them automatically when their table's ready, and get back to running the floor instead of chasing people down at the door.

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A digital waitlist can do so much more than a notepad.

Add any party in seconds — walk-in or call-in. They get a text with your menu link so they can start browsing before they ever sit down.

Text guests the moment their table opens up — no shouting across the room, no guests wandering back in at the wrong time.

Every guest who joins the waitlist becomes a contact you can actually reach. Follow up with an automated review request.

Everything you need to make a lasting first impression.

A lot of restaurants run their waitlist on a notepad or a scrap piece of paper the host cobbled together on their own. It works — until it doesn't. One busy Saturday night the whole system falls apart. Popmenu's restaurant waitlist app gives your host one simple screen to manage every party, every wait time, and every table — so the only thing they have to focus on is making guests feel like the experience was worth the wait.

Your waitlist builds the guest relationship automatically.

When a guest joins the waitlist, they get a menu link to browse while they wait, a text when their table is ready, and a follow-up after they dine with a review request. Your host doesn't have to do any of it.

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86 the pen and paper.

One screen for your host to add parties, track wait times, and seat guests — with color coding so nothing falls through the cracks during a rush. Less chaos at the door, faster table turns, and a host who can actually focus on welcoming guests.

Here's what a restaurant using Popmenu's digital waitlist has to say

"Our guests really enjoy the digital waitlist—it definitely helps keep them engaged while they’re waiting for a table. We’ve seen a huge increase in traffic to our website along with additional reviews being placed—especially on the weekends, we’re getting multiple reviews coming through during busy dinner hours."

Tracy Bryan, Co-Marketing Manager of Winking Lizard Tavern

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Got questions?

Restaurant waitlist, answered.

Everything you need to know about running your waitlist with Popmenu.

It's a digital tool that replaces the paper list at your host stand. Guests get added to a queue, receive a text when their table is ready, and your team manages everything from one screen instead of a clipboard.
Your host adds each party with their name, party size, and contact info. Guests get texted automatically when they're added and again when their table opens up. Your host can see wait times and seat status at a glance — color coded so nothing gets missed.
Yes. The moment you mark a table ready, the host can select from a few different messages and the guest gets a text. No shouting across the lobby, no sending a runner to the parking lot.
Yes — when a guest is added to the waitlist, they get a link to your menu so they can start thinking about what they want before they're ever seated. It keeps them engaged and speeds up the table turn once they sit down.
Yes. you can start using the app today and trial for 30 days before the first subscription payment is processed. Cancel anytime before then.