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August 2026
2026-08 12 entries
FIG. 38
Bookings and reservations
Restaurant Booking Reminder Delivery Test: Prove the Full Operational Path
A booking reminder can be enabled yet fail before reaching the guest, leaving staff without dependable delivery evidence.
FIG. 39
Bookings and reservations
Restaurant booking email authentication: check SPF, DKIM and DMARC
A reservation message can look genuine yet fail authentication, leaving confirmations quarantined or a restaurant domain open to convincing spoofing.
FIG. 40
Bookings and reservations
Restaurant Allergy Booking Handoff: From Note to Service
An allergy note can reach the booking record yet miss the kitchen and server, leaving staff unprepared for a safety-critical guest conversation.
FIG. 41
Menus and allergens
Restaurant free-from claims checklist UK: audit every promise
A free-from or vegan menu label can outlive the evidence behind it, creating a dangerous mismatch between the public promise and the kitchen.
FIG. 42
Running the site
Restaurant Journal CMS publish: prove the article is ready for guests
A time-sensitive restaurant update can be stale before an external publishing queue clears, and a page can be live without being ready for guests or search systems.
FIG. 43
Running the site
Restaurant custom domain and SSL setup: the first-connection checklist
A new restaurant address can look ready in the editor while a guest reaches a warning page or a different version of the site. Prove the connection before announcing it.
FIG. 44
Ordering and payments
Restaurant card payment processing fees UK: budget from your card mix, not one headline rate
A restaurant can budget card payments from a single headline percentage, then meet premium, international, conversion and dispute charges that were never in the sum.
FIG. 45
Ordering and payments
Restaurant POS integration cost UK: the full bill behind a £299 bundle
A promotional POS bundle headline covers hardware. The recurring licences, payment contract terms and the work to connect a restaurant website arrive later.
FIG. 46
Rules and compliance
Deposit Return Scheme for UK restaurants: dine-in, takeaway and the October 2027 checklist
The same canned drink can carry a deposit when it leaves in a bag and none when it is drunk at the table, and the customer notice must match the route chosen.
FIG. 47
Rules and compliance
Martyn’s Law for UK restaurants: capacity, procedures and a pre-commencement checklist
A busy Saturday can put more than 200 people inside a restaurant that has never counted, leaving the owner exposed to a future duty or to spending nobody asked for.
FIG. 48
Rules and compliance
Food hygiene rating out of date on your website: the FSA register check and fix
A new inspection changes the official record while your website still quotes the old rating. Any guest can check that mismatch in seconds, on the phone in their hand.
FIG. 49
Rules and compliance
Restaurant cancellation terms on mobile: a CMA prominence check that prevents disputes
Your deposit and cancellation terms may exist and still never reach the guest booking on a phone. That gap turns a routine cancellation into an argument.