Saturday, before
20:00- A table for six doesn’t turn up on Saturday and the slot is gone.
- Two parties end up booked on the same table at eight.
- Bookings live in a notebook, the phone and three inboxes.
Fewer no‑shows. Fuller tables. One live floor plan.
Take bookings on your own website, seat walk-ins and save guests’ cards with Stripe, all from one screen your team learns in a shift.
Saturday dinner · Main room 21:00 Covers 42 No-show fees £10 - Free G1 6 seats
- Free G2 4 seats
- Free G3 2 seats
- Free G4 6 seats
- Free G5 2 seats
- Free G6 4 seats
- Free G7 2 seats
- Free G8 4 seats
- Free G9 2 seats
- Free G10 4 seats
- Free G11 4 seats
- Free G12 6 seats
- 50,000+ reservations taken on ForStars
- ~30 min from sign-up to first booking
- £0 commission per cover
- Any device desktop, tablet and phone in sync
Sound familiar?
The three things that cost a busy restaurant most on a Saturday, and what changes with ForStars.
Saturday, with ForStars
20:00- The guest saved a card when they booked. You charge the no-show fee from the reservation.
- Live occupancy alerts and automatic peak blocks stop it before it lands.
- Website, phone and walk-ins in one live list the whole team can see.
Guests book in three taps. You keep the guest.
Add a booking button to your own website. Guests pick a time in three taps and the booking lands straight on your floor plan, under your brand, with no marketplace in between. Try it here.
- Embed on any website, or use the WordPress plugin
- Track bookings from your ads with Meta Pixel
- Phone bookings and walk-ins go in the same list
Saturday dinner · Main room 21:00 Covers 42 No-show fees £10 - Free G1 6 seats
- Free G2 4 seats
- Free G3 2 seats
- Free G4 6 seats
- Free G5 2 seats
- Free G6 4 seats
- Free G7 2 seats
- Free G8 4 seats
- Free G9 2 seats
- Free G10 4 seats
- Free G11 4 seats
- Free G12 6 seats
DB Demo Bistro Book a table
Try it: a demo of the booking page and the kiosk. Nothing is sent.
No more two parties on table 12 at eight.
See every table, booking and walk-in on one live screen. When a slot fills up, ForStars warns your hosts and pauses online bookings for it.
- Fully booked alerts and automatic peak blocks
- Same view on the host stand, the pass and your phone
- Guest profiles and visit history, yours to export
An empty table for six shouldn’t cost you the night.
Guests save a card when they book. If they don’t turn up, charge the no-show fee from the booking. Payments go to your own Stripe account.
- Card-on-file and charge-in-advance
- Card details handled by Stripe, never by your team
- Included on Growth and Premium
What are no‑shows costing you?
Move the sliders to your numbers and see what empty tables add up to.
An estimate: guests × spend × 52 weeks ÷ 12. Commission: covers × fee.
Lost to no-shows every month
£1,213
That’s £14,560 a year.
- No-shows
- £1,213
- Commission on covers
- £1,600
- Leaking out each month
- £2,813
- ForStars Growth
- £79
- Commission with ForStars
- £0.00
Stopping 3 no-show guests a month covers the plan.
Keep it, free for 28 daysLive before tonight’s service
No installer and no hardware. ForStars runs in the browser on the tablet, laptop or phone you already have.
- Create your account Pick a plan and start your 28-day free trial.
- Draw your floor Add your tables, opening hours and how long a table turns.
- Switch on bookings Put the booking button on your website and take the first reservation.
One flat monthly price
From £39 a month
No commission per cover, whatever your busiest month looks like. See what each plan includes on the pricing page.
Questions owners ask us
Rather talk it through? We answer.
Do you take a commission on bookings?
No. You pay one flat monthly price for your plan, with no fee per cover or per booking. If you charge a guest’s card (a no-show fee or a payment in advance), ForStars keeps 1% of that charge and Stripe applies its own card fees.
How does the 28-day free trial work?
You add a card when you sign up and nothing is charged for 28 days. Cancel any time during the trial and you pay nothing. After it, your plan continues on a 12-month term, billed monthly or yearly.
Will guests be put off by a card request?
Card details go straight to Stripe, the checkout most guests already know. With card-on-file nothing is charged when they book. You only charge the no-show fee if they don't turn up.
Does ForStars help reduce no-shows?
Yes. On Growth and Premium, guests save a card through Stripe when they book, and you can charge a no-show fee or take payment in advance.
Can I bring my existing bookings?
Yes. Add your upcoming bookings on the kiosk while you set up, the same way your team takes a phone booking. New bookings then arrive through your booking button.
What if my team isn't techy?
If they can use a phone, they can run the floor. Hosts tap a table to seat a walk-in or a booking, and everyone sees the same screen on the tablet, the laptop and their phone.
How do guests book?
Through the booking button on your own website, on any site or with our WordPress plugin. Your team adds phone bookings and walk-ins on the same screen.
What hardware do I need?
None. ForStars runs in the browser on any tablet, laptop or phone you already have.
Who owns the guest data?
You do. Guest profiles and visit history stay in your account, and you can export them whenever you want.
Run this weekend’s service on ForStars
28 days free, card to start. Set up in about 30 minutes.
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