A restaurant waiting list app that replaces the paper list
Run a packed Saturday night from one screen: a digital token queue with party size, section preference and live wait times — and one tap to seat.
A waiting list app turns the clipboard at the door into a live queue. Each walk-in party becomes a token with a name, party size and phone number, an optional section preference, and a running count of how long they have been waiting.
Because the queue is shared with the floor, your host and your captains work from the same list — and the host can give a family an honest wait time instead of a guess.
Fewer walk-outs at the door
Honest wait times
Filter the queue by section and see how many parties are waiting in each, so you can tell a family the truth about the wait before they decide to leave.
Every party captured
Each token records the party's name, size and phone, with the time they joined and a live count of how long they have waited.
Seating in one action
Assign a token to a table straight from the queue, with capacity checked so a party is never sent to a table that can't seat it.
Waiting List: what's included
A staff-side queue, shared by everyone working the floor.
How the digital queue works
Add the party
Create a token with name, party size, phone and an optional section preference — or leave it flexible to seat anywhere.
Watch the queue
See each party's live waiting time and the count per section. Edit or remove tokens as plans change.
Seat from the token
When a suitable table frees up, assign the token to it and open the order in the same flow.
Fits the way your restaurant runs
Waiting List: frequently asked questions
No. KhaanaPina's waiting list is a staff-side queue and does not send SMS or WhatsApp messages to guests, so your host calls or greets the party.
Yes. Tokens can carry a section preference, and you can filter the queue by section to see the count waiting for each.
Yes. Tokens can be added, edited and deleted, so the queue stays accurate as parties change their minds.
Yes. When you assign a token to a table, the table's capacity is validated against the party size.
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