For bar owners and managers
Fill the slow nights.
Answer from your phone.
Your spaces, prices and bookings in one place.
Put your venue on the Gainesville marketplace. Groups choose a date, space and tab or package. You manage the request and collect payment directly, using your own link or in person.
You stay in control of everything
- Set your spaces, prices and hours
- Add your own photos, areas, tables, tabs and packages. Use set times or let groups choose a start within your hours.
- Decide how bookings and payment work
- Approve requests or allow instant bookings on selected packages. Customers pay you directly by your link or in person, as you choose.
- Run the night from one calendar
- See requests and confirmed bookings, close unavailable nights, and give staff a door sheet. Subscribe from your own calendar app.
No exclusivity, subscription or upfront platform fee. You remain responsible for entry and service at your venue.
What it costs
Commission is invoiced after you record customer payment. No subscription or upfront platform fee.
| What is booked | Our cut |
|---|---|
| First $2,500 of a new booking | 7.5% |
| Only the portion above $2,500 | 5% |
| Tabs and tables alike | Same rate either way |
No setup fee, no monthly fee, no charge for a night that does not book, and no charge on a booking you decline.
How you get paid
The group pays you, on the payment system you already run. We are never in the middle of it, so there is no payout to wait for.
- 1
A request lands
Nothing has been charged to anyone yet. You are looking at a group, a night and an amount, and you can decline it for free.
- 2
You approve and take payment your way
Choose your own payment link, pay in person, or let customers use either. The group always pays you directly. You also choose whether availability is reserved by the first valid request or the first payment you confirm.
- 3
We invoice you at the end of the month
One invoice for our commission on the bookings you marked paid, itemised by group and night. Nothing is ever deducted, because we never held it.
Being straight with you: we never touch the money. Your customers pay you directly, on your own payment page, through whatever you already use — so there is no settlement day, no deposit held by us, and nothing of yours sitting in our account. We invoice you our commission monthly, after the fact. All of it will be written into your agreement in plain English before you sign anything.
What we need to get you live
Half an hour of your time, once. We build the rest.
- Your minimum spend for each night of the week
- What you add on top of a tab, as a percentage
- Which nights you are closed or will not take tabs
- Your sections and tables, and how many each holds
- One email address that receives every request
- How much notice you need before a booking
- Your cancellation terms
- The payment system you already use, so groups can pay you on it
The one that matters most is the email address. A request nobody sees is a booking you lost.
The questions you are going to ask
Answered straight, including the ones where the answer is not flattering to us.
Do you hold my money?
No, and we never will under this model. Your customer pays you directly, through whatever payment system you already use. Nothing of yours passes through us or sits in our account. We invoice our commission monthly, afterwards.
What does it cost?
7.5% on the first $2,500 and 5% on the portion above for new bookings. Same for tabs and tables, same for every bar. It is invoiced monthly in arrears, never deducted, and where the maths lands on part of a cent we round down in your favour.
How do I actually get paid?
You choose payment through your own link, payment in person, or both. If you use a link, create the request in Toast, Stripe, Square, or whatever you already run. The group always pays you.
If you choose links, creating a different amount can take about a minute per approval. Pay in person avoids that setup, while your staff still confirms the money in the venue console.
Who is responsible if something goes wrong at the door?
You are. You hold the licence, you serve, and you check every ID exactly as you do now. We never sell or serve alcohol and we are not the seller of record for anything. We ask the purchaser to confirm they are 21 or over, but that is a statement they make — it is not identification and it does not replace your check.
Who handles refunds?
You do, on your terms, through your own payment provider. Since we never receive the money we could not refund it even if we wanted to, and we tell customers that plainly before they pay rather than after. A paid cancellation stays as customer credit with you unless you issue a full refund. If you do, email bookings@tablesntabs.com before the invoice is due so we can correct the commission.
Do I have to give you exclusivity?
No. Take bookings any other way you like, including directly. We are not owed commission on anything that did not come through us, and either side can walk away with 30 days’ notice.
Who sets the prices?
You do. Your minimums, your nights, your areas, your tab windows, and your own late-booking fee if you want one. We do not approve, cap or review any of it. We may suggest; you decide.
What happens if I stop wanting to do this?
Tell us and we take you off the site. Bookings you already accepted still need honouring and commission already earned is still owed, but there is no lock-in beyond that. Ask and we will export your booking records for you.
The full terms are in the venue agreement.
Want to see it before you commit to anything?
We will walk you through the bar side on your phone, using your own nights and prices. If you do not like it, nothing happens.
Tables n Tabs is operated by Tables N Tabs LLC, Gainesville, Florida.