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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/20/"
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.

- [How Restaurants Can Survive In 2025](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/support-restaurants/): Can restaurants endure the double-blow of both local lockdowns and forced closures much longer?
- [The Apps Used By Restaurants In the UK](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/apps-used-restaurants-in-uk/): European restaurants use apps and tech tools to manage their restaurants.
- [Top 5 Best Apps For Restaurants](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/5-best-apps-restaurants/): Restaurants are using apps today more than ever before. There are many restaurant apps available out there for restaurant owners and managers to explore.
- [How many customers do you lose due to the wait?](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/how-many-customer-do-you-lose/): Without a waitlist, nobody counts the customers who leave. Here’s how to measure them.
- [What is a Digital Restaurant Waitlist?](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/digital-restaurant-waitlist/): A digital restaurant waitlist recreates the pen and paper waitlist but on a smart device, like an iPad or Smartphone.
- [Why Does Good Restaurant Website Design Matter?](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/restaurant-website-design/): The digital identity of a restaurant is no longer a tasty ‘add-on’; it’s the secret spice that can make or break the dish that is a dining establishment’s online and real-world existence.