RESTAURANT SMS MARKETING

Build an SMS audience from the guests already at your tables

Then bring them back. After checkout, guests can choose to receive your offer by text, email, or both — SMS first, always opt-in.

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Text marketing works. Getting the numbers doesn't.

Signups happen somewhere else

Counter forms, app downloads, and website popups ask guests for a number before they've received anything.

Lists you had to earn twice

Contacts gathered through delivery apps and reservation platforms aren't really yours to message.

No link to the visit

A phone number on a spreadsheet tells you nothing about what the guest ordered or when they last came in.

SMS-first guest acquisition in one checkout

1

Guest pays

Diners settle their share through the TabSettle check on their own phone.

2

Offer appears

One optional screen: something worth coming back for, in exchange for permission to reach them.

3

Guest chooses text

Text, email, or both. SMS is the primary channel; the opt-in is affirmative and never pre-selected.

4

Offer lands, relationship starts

The welcome offer arrives by text immediately. The guest is now a permissioned subscriber you can reach directly.

A permissioned SMS audience connected to real visits

Subscribers who actually dined

Every number comes from a guest who paid at your restaurant, not a purchased list.

Offers tied to behavior

Send based on recency, frequency, and spend — win back lapsed guests, reward regulars.

Consent and preference controls

Built-in opt-in records, per-restaurant opt-out, and a global stop toggle, designed to support responsible SMS marketing.

No separate SMS tool

Audience, offers, and sending run inside the TabSettle dashboard alongside payments.

Best for restaurants that live on repeat visits

Neighborhood full-service restaurants
Bars and breweries with weekly regulars
Brunch and dinner spots with big weekend tables
Concepts running slow-night offers
Restaurant groups building location and brand audiences

Included in TabSettle's standard rate

$0/month plus 0.75% per completed transaction, with 2 sends per contact per month included. Custom SMS allotments are available on Enterprise.

SMS
primary re-engagement channel
2
sends per contact per month included
0
separate marketing tools to install

Common questions

No. Payment never requires joining a marketing list. The offer screen appears after payment, and guests can skip it and simply get their receipt.
Opt-ins are affirmative and recorded per restaurant. Guests can opt out of any restaurant individually or stop all promotional messages with one toggle, and promotional and transactional messages use separate consent. These controls are designed to support responsible SMS marketing; your own legal review still applies.
Yes. Guests pick text, email, or both. SMS is the primary channel in TabSettle; email is fully supported as a secondary one.
Welcome offers, win-back offers for lapsed guests, rewards for regulars, birthday and celebration offers, and one-time campaigns — targeted by visit frequency, recency, and spend.
Opt-in rate, subscribers per 100 covers, delivery and click rates, offer redemptions, second-visit rate, and revenue from returning subscribers, all in the TabSettle dashboard.

Turn dine-in checkout into an SMS channel

Permissioned, SMS-first, built into checkout.

Get started now

30 days, one location, up to 20 tables. We handle setup. No credit card required.

30
days free
$0
to start
20
tables

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