Pricing

Every pricing playbook we have published for restaurant operators, newest first. These are written for the person who actually has to run the shift: the owner covering the phone during a rush, the general manager chasing a no-show table, the marketing lead trying to turn a busy Saturday into a Tuesday regular. Each one names the workflow, the timing and the guest message, so you can build it yourself in GoHighLevel or recognise it when the snapshot installs it for you.

Prefer to see the whole library? The full blog index lists every category, and the authors page shows who writes which corner of it. Anything touching guest SMS should be read alongside ourTCPA and A2P 10DLC guide.

• October 7, 2026

  The Real Cost of Every Cover You Book Through Someone Else's Marketplace

  A full dining room does not always mean a full bank account. When your covers come through OpenTable, the delivery apps, or a review site, you pay a fee you can see and three costs you cannot. Here is the real per-cover math, why renting your demand keeps your margin thin, and how to start booking tables you actually own.

• October 5, 2026

  What SevenRooms Actually Costs in 2026 (Now That DoorDash Owns It)

  SevenRooms won't publish a price, so here is the honest 2026 teardown: the reported monthly cost, the setup fee and contract nobody mentions, what changed when DoorDash bought it for $1.2 billion, and who should walk away.

• September 30, 2026

  What DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub Really Cost Your Restaurant (and How to Run the Numbers Yourself)

  The published commission is never the bill. Here is what DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub actually charge an independent restaurant in 2026, the fees that push the real cost to 30-45%, a worksheet to price your own orders, and how to move guests to a channel you own.

• September 18, 2026

  What Restaurant Marketing Software Actually Costs in 2026 (Toast, Popmenu, and the Hidden Add-Ons)

  What restaurant marketing software really costs in 2026: Toast Marketing, Popmenu, loyalty and SMS fees, the hidden per-order and per-message add-ons, and three honest budgets for an independent operator who is done overpaying.