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title: "Blog: guides for busy restaurants, cafés and bars · Carbonara"
description: "Practical guides on walk-ins, waitlists, reservations and running a busy venue, from the Carbonara team."
url: "https://www.carbonaraapp.com/blog/page/12/"
language: "en-GB"
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# Ideas for busy places

Practical guides on walk-ins, reservations and running a busy venue, from the Carbonara team.

- [Why Restaurant Table Numbers Matter](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/why-restaurant-table-numbers-matter/): Numbering tables is a standard, day-to-day practice in the hospitality industry.
- [3 Pros and Cons of Restaurant Overbooking](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/pros-and-cons-of-restaurant-overbooking/): Is overbooking in restaurants a good idea? Quite simply, it depends on the type of restaurant.
- [6 Common Customer Complaints in Restaurants](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/common-customer-complaints-in-restaurants/): The complaints owners hear most, and simple ways to fix each one before it reaches a review.
- [Instant Restaurant Confirmations To Enhance Customer Experience](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/instant-restaurant-confirmations-sms-carbonara-app/): Restaurants that take reservations can now speed up the efficiency of their process.
- [Customisable Restaurant Seating Features with Carbonara App](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/restaurant-seating-features-with-carbonara-app/): Update Carbonara App to version 2.7.7. for new features on restaurant seating types. Learn the ways Carbonara App helps make seating easy.
- [11 Best Restaurants in Birmingham City Centre](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/best-restaurants-in-birmingham-city-centre/): Birmingham is home to some of the most diverse hospitality settings in the entire United Kingdom.