---
title: "Carbonara: Restaurant Waitlist and Reservations App"
description: "A walk-in waitlist and reservations in one app, with messages guests can reply to. Set up in minutes. No contract required."
url: "https://www.carbonaraapp.com/"
language: "en-GB"
updated: "2026-10-28"
---

# Carbonara

## Fully loaded. No strings attached.

Walk-in waitlist and reservations

Ready in minutes

Affordable

[Get started](https://restaurant-manager.carbonaraapp.com/#/sign-up/create-account)

[Book a demo](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/demo/)

[No contract required](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/no-contracts/)

Trusted by restaurants, bars and cafés in 30 countries

- 4.8 — App Store — Rated 4.8 on the App Store
- 4.4 — Google Play — Rated 4.4 on Google Play

## How do your guests arrive?

### They wait

A waitlist for walk-ins: guests leave their name and number and get a message when the table's ready.

[Waitlist](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/waitlist/)

### They book ahead

Online bookings, Reserve with Google, deposits and reminders.

[Reservations](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/reservation/)

### Both, depending on the day

A queue on Saturday, bookings midweek. One list for both.

Waitlist and reservations

## Everything you'll actually use.

A walk-in waitlist, reservations and guest messaging, all in one app. Use one, or all three.

- Online reservations, including Reserve with Google
- Live floor plan on phone, tablet or computer
- Deposits and prepaid tickets

[See all features](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/features/)

Under 5:00

from sign-up to open doors

- Create your account
- Your hours come from Google
- Snap a photo, get your floor plan
- Open the doors

## Up and running before your coffee gets cold.

Ready in less than five minutes, and simple enough for anyone on the door. If you can send a text, you can run Carbonara.

## Affordable. Really.

Plans from $9.99 a month, free up to 50 bookings in any 30 days, and no contract required.

[See pricing](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/pricing/)

[See how we compare](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/compare/)

From

$9.99

a month

Free up to 50 bookings

- No booking fees
- 10% off when you pay yearly

## Your table's ready. They'll know.

Carbonara texts every guest, waiting or booked, and they can text back.

Walk-in guests

1. A guest joins the waitlist at the door, from your website or on Google

2. "Your table's ready" arrives by text

3. The guest replies "On my way"; the host sees it live

Booked guests

1. A guest books online or on Google, and picks where to sit

2. Deposits and prepaid tickets, when you want them

3. "You're booked" arrives by text, with a reminder before they arrive

Booking confirmations and reminders go by email too.

Too loud for a text alert? Carbonara can call guests instead.

Lots of guests from abroad? We have other ways to reach them, including WhatsApp. Talk to us.

[How messaging works](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/features/messaging/)

[Message costs are listed on Pricing.](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/pricing/)

## Busy doors, calm rooms.

[Read their stories](https://www.carbonaraapp.com/customers/)

> “Works perfectly in any busy restaurant.”
>
> — Maggie Fu, Liverpool, UK · Waitlist

> “With the Carbonara App, everything is a lot quicker.”
>
> — Cafe Strange Brew, Glasgow, UK · Waitlist

## Made for busy places.

Restaurants

Pizzerias

Cocktail bars

Cafés and brunch

Restaurant groups

(2 to 8 venues)