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The Tableview Blog
Practical thinking on restaurant technology, operations, and the guest experience, from the team building the platform.
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Operating Costs: Full Breakdown
Restaurant operating costs are everything it takes to run the restaurant once it is open: food and drink, labour, rent and the running expenses. The full list with typical shares of sales, which costs are fixed or variable, a worked month and how to cut each line.
Oct 30, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Budget Template (Free Excel)
A restaurant budget is a month-by-month plan of sales, costs and profit for the year ahead. Download a free Excel and PDF template with a worked 70-seat example, then see how to build one from covers and review it against actuals each month.
Oct 26, 2026
Restaurant Technology
POS with Inventory Management for Restaurants
A POS with inventory management takes every ingredient out of stock as dishes sell, using recipes, modifiers and unit conversions. Built-in vs add-on vs connected tools, what breaks between them, what to test and what it costs.
Oct 22, 2026
Restaurant Technology
POS with Kitchen Display: Built-In vs Add-On
A POS with kitchen display sends every order from the till to the right kitchen screen, with modifiers, courses and timers intact. Built-in vs add-on vs third-party KDS, what breaks between them, what to test and how to choose.
Oct 21, 2026
Restaurant Technology
Restaurant Purchasing Software
Restaurant purchasing software turns your stock levels into supplier orders, checks what arrives against what you ordered and flags price rises before they reach your food cost. How it works, what to look for, what it costs and how to choose.
Oct 20, 2026
Restaurant Operations
How to Improve Your Happy Hour Menu
To improve your happy hour menu, cut it to the drinks and bites that still make money at the lower price, give it one job and measure it by the hour. What to serve, how deep to discount, when to run it, where it is illegal and which numbers to track.
Oct 15, 2026
Restaurant Technology
Digital Menu for Restaurants
A digital menu is your menu held as live data, so the QR code, the till, the kitchen screens, the website and the delivery apps all show the same items, prices and allergens. The types, how changes spread, what to look for and what it costs.
Oct 14, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant Chart of Accounts Template
A restaurant chart of accounts is the numbered list of every account your books use, from food sales to tips owed to staff. Download a sample chart in PDF or Excel, see how a night's takings post to it, and how charts differ in Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
Oct 10, 2026
Restaurant Technology
Pay at the Table for Restaurants
Pay at the table means the guest settles the bill at their seat, on a handheld, a card reader or their own phone, and the card never leaves their hand. How it works, the setups, what it costs and what to check before you buy.
Oct 8, 2026
Restaurant Operations
Restaurant SOPs That Staff Actually Follow
How to write restaurant SOPs your team will use: which standard operating procedures to write first, a restaurant SOP template, worked examples for the kitchen, floor and bar, building the operations manual, and keeping it current across locations.
Oct 5, 2026
Marketing & Branding
Restaurant Website Design That Gets Bookings
Restaurant website design that turns visits into bookings: what goes on the first screen, how to lay out the menu, fonts, colours and photos, buttons, templates, accessibility, and examples for bistros, fine dining, takeaways, cafes and bars.
Oct 4, 2026
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