Casual dining workspace

Your Casual-dining command center

A casual dining doesn't need 51 screens — it needs these 6. Each opens its own workspace.

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Casual-dining fleet

Peak-seat overflow, the menu Star to feature and the Dog to cut, tonight's big party to prep, and the slow-turning daypart — each call shows its facts.

1 urgent2 to watch2 ok
Seat Overflowurgent

~90 covers turned away at Dinner — ₹37,800 left at the door

210 wanted a table at Dinner but 48 seats × 3 turn(s) only seats ~144. Faster bussing, a waitlist SMS, or one more turn recovers covers without adding a single chair.

DaypartDinner
Demand210 covers
Can seat~144 (3 turns)
Turned away~66 (₹37,800)
Menu Engineerattention

Hakka Noodles is slow & thin — cut it or re-spec it

Only 40 sold at 67% margin — ₹6,400 of contribution, the weakest on the card. Re-cost the recipe, re-plate it, or free the menu space for a Star. Every line on a menu costs prep and attention.

ClassDog
Margin67%
Sold40
Contribution₹6,400
Party Prepattention

Infosys team dinner — party of 14 tonight (Team dinner)

A 14-cover indoor table tonight needs joined tables, a pre-set menu and enough hands on the floor. Prep it now — a large booking mishandled costs the review, not just the cover.

Party14 covers
Whentonight
AreaIndoor
OccasionTeam dinner
Menu Engineerok

Dal Makhani is your best margin × volume — feature it

110 sold at 73% margin books ₹20,900 of contribution — more than any other dish. Put it on the specials board, train the floor to suggest it, and protect its recipe cost.

ClassStar
Margin73%
Sold110
Contribution₹20,900
Turn Optimizerok

Tea turns just 1× — the room is barely working

45 covers across 48 seats is only 1 turn(s). A tighter table time, a quick set-menu, or a walk-in push lifts the turn and the covers without touching the room.

DaypartTea
Turns
Covers45
Seats48