Zenchef

Restaurant reservation and table management system with integrated POS and guest communication

Also known as
zenchef

Available worldwide · Popular in: FR, BE, NL, DE, AT, CH, ES, PT, IT

What is Zenchef?

A restaurant management platform that centralizes reservations, table assignments, and guest information by synchronizing data across multiple POS systems, online booking channels, and customer communication tools.

Independently observed

Zenchef pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

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Hybrid

No commission per reservation. Transaction fees 1–4% + fixed amount depending on plan. SMS and advanced features available as add-ons.

Reserve

4% + €0.50 credit card processing fees

Entry-level plan for independent restaurants starting with online reservations

  • €0 commission per cover
  • Website booking widget
  • Google Reserve
  • Zenchef app listing
  • Guest reviews
  • Feedback management

Manage

2% + €0.40 credit card processing fees

Advanced plan for venues reducing no-shows and maximizing occupancy

  • All Reserve features
  • Table management with real-time seating
  • Automated waitlist
  • No-show prevention
  • Prepayments and deposits
  • Credit card guarantee
  • Advanced analytics
  • Instagram and Facebook reservations

Grow

1% + €0.20 credit card processing fees

Comprehensive plan for restaurant groups and fine dining venues

  • All Manage features
  • Multi-location management
  • Email marketing campaigns
  • Dedicated guest CRM with custom tags
  • Cross-venue guest insights and recommendations
  • Centralized reporting

Add-ons

  • SMS Messaging€0.11 per message
  • Dedicated CRM
  • Website
  • Automated Waitlist
  • Gift Cards
  • POS Integrations
  • API Access

What Zenchef does

The capabilities that matter for restaurant reservations, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Capabilities
Deployment model
Cloud web portal
Discovery network app listing opentable resy
-
White label direct website booking widget
✓
Visual floor plan and table status tracking
✓
SMS waitlist and automated queue updates
✓
Vip CRM guest profiles and allergy tags
✓
Ticketed events and prepaid tasting menus
✓
POS integration real time spend and check drops
✓
No show credit card deposit holds
✓
Automated table turn time prediction
-
SOC2 type ii
-
ISO 27001
-
Pricing model
Hybrid saas plus cover fee
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • iOS
  • Web
  • Android
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (33)

Independently observed
pos
  • Square⇄•
payments
  • Pi•
booking
  • HighTea•
distribution
  • Gault Millau•
scheduling
  • Workfeed•
  • Google
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Lightspeed
  • APRO POS
  • UnTill POS
  • Zelty
  • Trivec
  • CarréPOS
  • Euresto
  • TCPOS
  • Nappkin
  • OneTouch
  • Jalia
  • Popina
  • MPlusKASSA
  • Apitic
  • Cashpad
  • LEO2
  • Clyo
  • 6XPOS
  • Heep
  • Bookline
  • Smartbox
  • Le Petit Futé
  • Booking Shake
  • deBuik
  • Social-Deal

Zenchef FAQ

Common questions about Zenchef, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Zenchef?

Restaurant management software that centralizes reservations, table operations, and payment processing with zero commission on bookings. Features include digital seating management, guest CRM, no-show prevention, and integrations with POS systems and online channels. It is indexed under Restaurant Reservations.

Source: https://www.zenchef.com/plans

How much does Zenchef cost?

Zenchef is sold across 3 plans: Reserve, Manage and Grow. We have not confirmed a published price for every tier. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://www.zenchef.com/plans

What platforms does Zenchef support?

Zenchef supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://www.zenchef.com/plans

Can Zenchef be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Zenchef, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://www.zenchef.com/plans

What does Zenchef integrate with?

We have confirmed 28 integrations for Zenchef, including Google, Instagram, Facebook, Lightspeed, APRO POS, UnTill POS, Zelty and Trivec, plus 20 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://www.zenchef.com/plans

Where is Zenchef available?

Zenchef is available worldwide. Its primary markets are France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The vendor is headquartered in France.

Source: https://www.zenchef.com/plans

Zenchef alternatives

Other restaurant reservations we track, ranked by the same independent score.

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Balanced composite 41 / 100
low · 23%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Capabilities870.043.7✓
Integrations420.052.1✓
Price level00.100.0-
Reliability00.060.0-
Security posture00.040.0-
Pricing transparency00.090.0✓

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq6 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 63%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesPricing model: hybrid_saas_plus_cover_fee · Deployment model: cloud_web_portal · No show credit card deposit holds: Yes · Vip crm guest profiles and allergy tags: Yes · Sms waitlist and automated queue updates: Yes · Ticketed events and prepaid tasting menus: Yesmediumsource · 2026-10-12 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count28mediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityHqCountry: FR · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-08-24 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Modelcommercialmediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60%
Price levelunknownmediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60%
TransparentNomediumsource · 2026-08-24 · 60%
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