Add tables

Add the tables of your branch, give each one a short code and a number of seats, then edit or remove them.

Goal

Every table of your branch is listed in Table Management, ready to get its own QR code.

Before you start

A branch that runs Menu + waiter (B) or Full table ordering (C)
A role that can manage tables: owner, admin, branch manager or order manager

A table in RothDine is a short code, such as T1, and a number of seats. The code appears on the table QR code and on every order from that table. Owners, admins, branch managers and order managers can add and change tables. Waiters and viewers can look at them.

Open Table Management

In the sidebar, under Operations, choose Table Management. A new branch has no tables yet, so you see No tables yet. If you cannot find the entry, the branch is probably in the menu-only mode. See the last step.

Table Management with the message No tables yet and the Add table button — Table Management in the sidebar
The Add table button

Click Add table

Click Add table. A form opens with a code, the number of seats and the table state.

The Add table form with Table code, Capacity (seats) and Table state — Table code
Capacity (seats)
Table state

Enter the code and the seats, then save

Type a Table code of 1 to 6 characters. Use English letters, numbers and hyphens, for example T1, 12 or A-3. Each code can be used once in a branch. Enter the Capacity (seats), a whole number from 1 to 50. Leave Table state on Automatic (follows guests and orders), then click Add table.

The Add table form filled in with code T1 and 4 seats — The table code
The Add table button that saves the table

Check the new table

The table appears as a card with its code, its seats and the status Vacant. The card also shows the table session, the active orders and the pending requests. Manage opens the details of the table, including the guests who scanned its QR code.

The table grid with the card of table T1 — The card of table T1

Add the other tables and find them

Repeat the steps above for every table. The filter at the top shows how many tables are Vacant, Occupied, Reserved or in Cleaning. Switch between Grid and List to see the tables as cards or as rows. Occupied and vacant follow the guests and the orders at the table by themselves.

The grid with six tables, the occupancy filter and the Grid and List switch — The occupancy filter
The Grid and List switch

On the card of a table, click the three dots. The menu has Edit and Delete.

The menu of a table card with Edit and Delete — The three dots button
Edit
Delete

Edit the seats or the state

Choose Edit. You can change the seats and the table state: Reserved or Cleaning are set by staff, Automatic follows the guests. The table code cannot change once the table exists. If you typed the wrong code, remove the table and add it again. Click Save changes.

The Edit table form with the table code that cannot change — The table code, which cannot be changed
Capacity (seats)
The Save changes button

Remove a table you no longer use

Choose Delete in the table menu, then click Remove table to confirm. The table leaves the floor and its table QR codes stop working. Guests sitting there are signed out. Orders that are already finished stay in the history, and you can add a table with the same code again later.

The confirmation Remove table T6 with the Remove table button — The Remove table button

Know what each operating mode shows

Tables work in the modes Menu + waiter and Full table ordering. In Menu viewer only mode, tables are optional QR targets and the page says so: guest sessions, orders and waiter requests do not apply. Change the mode in Restaurant Settings or per branch in Branches.

Table Management in menu-only mode with the note that tables are optional QR targets

Expected result: Your tables are listed with their codes and seats. Next, create a QR code for each table.

Your plan sets the limit

The number of tables per branch depends on your plan. When you reach it, the app says A limit has been reached for this account. See the plans and limits guide in the Billing section.