The no-show problem
Stop losing seats to no-shows.
For a curated experience, an empty seat is never just a missing cover. It is prepped ingredients, staff on the clock, and a place someone else would have loved to have. Boketta turns the reservation into a real commitment, so the people who book are the people who show up.
Why it happens
A free booking is a promise nobody has to keep
A free booking is easy to ghost
When a reservation costs nothing, it costs nothing to skip. Plans change, the booking slips someone's mind, and you rarely get so much as a text.
Deposits get lost in spreadsheets
Chasing transfers over DM is slow and awkward. The night before service you are still cross-referencing who actually paid against a row that says maybe.
You cook for guests who never come
The ingredients are bought, the staff are rostered, the seats are set. When someone quietly disappears, every bit of that is on you.
The fix
Payment turns a maybe into a seat
Once a guest has paid, they have skin in the game long before service. You get a guest list you can actually trust, filled in with the details that let you host like you know them.
- ✓Capacity held only for confirmed, paid guests
- ✓Deposits and details captured at checkout, not in spreadsheets
- ✓Dietary notes, allergies and occasions ready for service
How it works
Three steps to a night without empty chairs
Ask for payment up front
Set a deposit or the full amount when you publish the experience. A branded page does the asking, so you never have to.
Hold the seat only once it's paid
Capacity goes to confirmed, paid guests. An unpaid maybe never sits in a chair someone else would have booked.
Walk into service prepared
Every guest arrives on your list with their details, dietary notes and the small things that make a night feel personal.
Fill every seat with a guest who shows up.
Publish a branded experience, take payment up front, and host with a guest list you can count on.