So what is the catch?

There isn't one. The booking is free for good. If you want the whole shopfront sorted, meaning a website, Google profile and hosting, that is the Founding Deal. No pressure either way.

What is the Founding Deal?

For the first 10 venues only: a one-off 497 dollar setup fee for a premium website built around your venue (normally 1997 dollars), your Google profile and SEO set up for you, your first 12 months of hosting, and a booking system worth 3000 dollars or 99 dollars a month elsewhere, built in free for good. Total value 4997 dollars, so you save 4500 dollars. After the first year, hosting renews at 149 dollars a year. Need a change later? Minor updates are 150 dollars flat, and bigger jobs start from 350 dollars, scoped after a quick chat. Love your new site, or your money back.

EatNew | Free Booking System for New Sydney Cafes & Restaurants

Q: Can you add it to my own site, or do you build me one?

Both work. If you already have a website, we add a Book a table button to it in one line, free. If you do not, you get your own free booking page to share anywhere. And if you ever want a full website built, we can help with that separately.

Empty tables are eating your week.

A new venue lives or dies on a full room. Bookings on a pad and missed calls cost you covers you never get back.

The big platforms fix that, then bill you monthly plus a cut of every cover. EatNew does the same job, free.

1 in 5

of bookings can turn into no-shows

Up to 20%, industry estimate (exploretock)

EatNew nudges every guest for you, the day before and after, so fewer tables slip away. No extra work, no extra cost.

Live in days, not months

Three steps and you're taking bookings

No setup project, no IT, no manual. Tell us your venue and we do the rest.

Tell us your venue

Drop your name and number below. Two fields, ten seconds. No card, no contract.

We set you up

We build your booking page with your name and photos, and hand you a "Book a table" button for your site.

You take bookings

Guests book online, your floor run-sheet updates live, and the reminders run themselves. Usually within the week.

No-shows, handled for you

It looks after every guest, so you don't have to

The stuff big systems charge a fortune for. With EatNew, it just happens.

ON BOOKING

Instant confirmation

A tidy email with the booking details and a one-tap manage link.

DAY BEFORE

A gentle nudge

"See you tomorrow?" with Confirm or Cancel. A cancel frees the table on the spot.

NEXT MORNING

Review nudge

Happy guests get pointed to your Google page while the night is still fresh.

90 DAYS ON

Win them back

Gone quiet? Old regulars get a warm hello and a one-tap link to book again.

Everything you get

All of this, for nothing

Not a stripped-back free trial. The whole thing, free, from day one.

Your own booking page

Your name, your photos, your colours. Live on the web.

A "Book a table" button

One line of code drops it onto your own website.

A live floor run-sheet

Who's in, what's free, walk-ins added in a tap.

Automatic confirmations

Every guest gets a tidy email with a manage link.

No-show nudges

Day-before reminders and win-back notes, on their own.

Review nudges

Happy guests pointed to your Google page next morning.

A spot on the map

A free listing on our "Just Opened in Sydney" page.

Your full guest list

Always yours. Export it whenever you like.

Most booking systems cost $99/month or $3,000 to build.

Your booking, free

For every venue. No bill, no card, no catch.

★ Pilot launch special

Here's what you get

Free booking is yours either way. For our first 10 pilot venues, we build the whole shopfront at a one-off launch price.

★ PILOT LAUNCH · FIRST 10 VENUES ONLY

Everything you need to fill tables

Premium website, built around your venue~~$1,997~~

Google profile, SEO and reviews, set up for youincluded

Hosting, first 12 monthsincluded

Your own booking system, no $99/mo fee~~$3,000~~ FREE

Total value$4,997

Founding price$497

Save $4,500

Claim your founding spot →

Love your new site, or your money back.

Pilot launch price, first 10 venues only. Then it's $1,997. Starts with a quick chat, no obligation.

Hosting's included for the first 12 months, then $149/year. Minor updates (a price, a photo, your hours) are $150 flat. Bigger jobs (menu overhaul, new page, new feature) start from $350, scoped after a quick chat.

The honest bit

So why on earth is it free?

Fair question. A new venue has enough bills on day one without us adding another. So we give you the booking tool for nothing. No card, no catch, no fine print.

Later, if you ever want a proper website or a hand bringing more people through the door, we're right here and happy to help. Plenty of venues never need more than the free tool, and that's completely fine. Either way, the bookings are yours.

Before you ask

The questions every owner has

Is the booking system really free?

Yes. No setup fee, no monthly bill, and no cut of every cover. Your booking system stays free for your venue, whether or not you ever take the Founding Deal.

So what's the catch?

There isn't one. The booking is free for good. If you want the whole shopfront sorted (website, Google, hosting), that's the Founding Deal. No pressure either way.

What's the Founding Deal?

For the first 10 venues only: a one-off $497 setup fee for a premium website built around your venue (normally $1,997), your Google profile and SEO set up for you, your first 12 months of hosting, and a booking system worth $3,000 (or $99/month elsewhere), built in free for good. Total value $4,997, so you save $4,500. After the first year, hosting renews at $149/year. Need a change later? Minor updates are $150 flat, and bigger jobs start from $350, scoped after a quick chat. Love your new site, or your money back.

Do I need a website already?

No. You get your own booking page you can share anywhere, even if you don't have a website.

Can you add it to my own site, or do you build me one?

Both work. If you already have a website, we add a "Book a table" button to it in one line, free. If you don't, you get your own free booking page to share anywhere. And if you ever want a full website built, we can help with that separately.

How fast can I go live?

Usually within the week, often in a couple of days. Send us your venue name and number and we'll set your tables up for you.

Who owns my guest data?

You do, always. Every booking and regular sits in your account, and you can export the whole list whenever you want. We'll never rent your guests back to you.

What if I already use something else?

Keep it. Try EatNew alongside it for free, and only switch if you like it better. There's no contract and nothing to cancel.

Just opened?
Your bookings, sorted. Free.

Marlo