It’s your favorite restaurant for a reason, be it the atmosphere, the service, the food quality, or all three. And for the same reasons, it’s everyone else’s eating-out site of choice. You could call ahead, but that doesn’t work for last minute dinner plans. Instead, you’re left to stand and wait for a seat – unless your restaurant uses NoshList.
This free app, soon to exit closed beta, allows restaurant owners and hosts to keep track of waiting patrons, sending them a text message when their table is ready. Replacing the traditional waiting list, NoshList means restaurant-goers no longer have to stand and wait at the front doors until a spot opens. You can wait anywhere you like, or do anything you like, until you receive the text telling you your table is ready for you.
And as far as security, the app keeps customer phone numbers, but prevents users from downloading contact information. Instead, the patron list is used to identify regular or returning customers – and could be used to send surveys or offers. For interested restaurant owners, NoshList should show up in the App Store tonight.
(Story and Image via CNET)
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