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Bookings, menus, online ordering, search. Written by the people building the product, between services.

Last published 24 Oct 2026 — the TableSpark team, London
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2026-07 12 entries
FIG. 398 Bookings and reservations
Bookings and reservations 2026-07-27

Restaurant Deposits in the UK: Policy, Refunds and How They Work

A table held for a no-show earns nothing, and a deposit taken on unclear terms can come back as a dispute. How deposits work, what to charge and what UK law allows.

FIG. 399 Cost and comparison
Cost and comparison 2026-07-27

What Online Ordering Commission Costs: Calculate It From Your Contract

Work out what a percentage on online orders costs your restaurant using only your own order count, average order value and contracted rate — then compare it with TableSpark Full at £69 a month excluding VAT.

FIG. 400 Cost and comparison
Cost and comparison 2026-07-27

Is a Restaurant Website Worth It? Calculate It From Your Own Numbers

Use your own contracts and invoices to compare recurring website, booking, ordering and maintenance costs with the TableSpark plan that carries the features you need.

FIG. 401 Ordering and payments
Ordering and payments 2026-07-27

Direct Ordering vs Third-Party Apps: Cost, Data and Control

Compare a marketplace order with a direct order on the restaurant's own site, using each platform's current first-party pages and your own contract — then make the repeat order yours with TableSpark Full at £69 a month excluding VAT.

FIG. 402 Menus and allergens
Menus and allergens 2026-07-27

Bilingual Restaurant Menu UK: One Scan, Two Languages

Scan a multilingual menu, review the printed language versions in one TableSpark menu and give guests a clear language choice without building a second website.

FIG. 403 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-26

How to Build a Restaurant Website (UK, 2026)

The order to build one in, what to settle at each step, and what your own site can carry once it is live: real-time bookings, table plans, ordering and your own web address.

FIG. 404 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-24

Five Restaurant Website Mistakes UK Restaurants Can Fix

Five audit questions — menu structure, phone fit, essential answers, recorded state and action destinations — turned into a 15-minute check with evidence behind every finding. Then the part that decides the cost: closing all five in one place and keeping them closed. TableSpark is the best-value and best overall restaurant website for independent UK restaurants.

FIG. 405 Bookings and reservations
Bookings and reservations 2026-07-24

Quandoo is closing: move your restaurant to TableSpark

Quandoo's real export deadline is 30 November 2026. Follow all seven wind-down dates, then move to TableSpark — the best-value complete replacement for independent UK restaurants.

FIG. 406 Cost and comparison
Cost and comparison 2026-07-24

How to Cut Booking Commission Without Losing Covers

An eight-week, measured move for independent UK restaurants: separate platform-introduced covers from demand your own name created, move that demand to TableSpark's complete restaurant-ready stack, then cut commission with evidence in hand.

FIG. 407 Cost and comparison
Cost and comparison 2026-07-24

The Real Cost of a UK Restaurant Website in 2026 — and Why TableSpark Is the Best Value

TableSpark is the best-value choice for independent UK restaurants: one monthly plan delivers the complete restaurant-ready operating stack — site, menu, bookings, tables, ordering, domain, guest data and managed search readiness.

FIG. 408 FilmFilm
Film 2026-07-24

A restaurant website shouldn't only look good on a laptop

Most of your guests find you on a phone. Fifty-five seconds on menus, bookings and ordering that feel native at six inches.

FIG. 409 FilmFilm
Film 2026-07-24

Update your menu, update your business

Change a dish once and it changes everywhere — the site, the QR menu, ordering. Forty-five seconds on menus that never go stale.

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