Built by operators,
for operators.
A Tuesday 9pm cover that walks out the door is gone forever. Halfseat lets you list tonight's last seats to diners who actually want to be in your room. You keep 100% of drinks margin and earn £3 cash from every booking fee — on top of what they spend at your table.
How it works
You release tables
Each afternoon, choose how many seats to put on Halfseat tonight. By party size and time. Two clicks in the dashboard.
Diners claim them
Diners pay a £5 booking fee. They show a 6-character code at your door. You verify and seat them.
You get paid
Diner pays full price on drinks and half the food bill at the table — plus £3 cash from every booking fee, paid weekly to your bank.
The maths
A £60 cover (£40 food + £20 drinks). 50% off food only — you keep 100% of drinks margin.
| What you receive | FirstTable | Halfseat |
|---|---|---|
| 50% of food bill | £20 | £20 |
| Drinks (full price) | £20 | £20 |
| Cut of booking fee | £0 | £3 |
| Total to you | £40 | £43 |
We curate the rooms,
not chase the discount-hunters.
Halfseat isn't open to every venue. We list the kitchens that foodies want to be in — natural-wine bistros, fire-cooking rooms, tasting-menu destinations, the local pubs doing serious Sunday roasts. That means your seat is being filled by someone who'd be proud to tell their friends where they ate, not by a coupon-clipper.
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