Your waitlist, one QR code.
A QR queue turns the wait for a table into a single code by your door. Guests scan it, join the waitlist from their own phone, and wander off with a drink. When their table is ready you tap once and their phone buzzes. No pagers to chase, no crowd at the host stand.
- Scan to join
- No pagers
- Text when ready
- Free to start
A restaurant waitlist that runs from one code.
A QR queue for restaurants replaces the clipboard at the host stand and the tray of buzzing pagers with a single printed code. A guest points their phone camera at it, taps the link, adds their name and party size, and they are on the waitlist. That is the whole setup, and it works on any phone with no app to download.
Instead of hovering by the door straining to hear their name, guests see their place in line and a live wait estimate on their own screen. They can sit at the bar, wait in the car, or walk the block, and a nudge brings them back at the right moment. Your host stand stops being a bottleneck and your entrance stops being a scrum.
It handles a packed Friday night the same way it handles a slow Tuesday: one ordered list on your tablet, front of house seating the next party with a single tap. Walk-up guests and people who booked ahead land in the same view, so nobody juggles two systems when it matters most.
Everything the host stand needs.
One code by the door
A single QR opens your branded waitlist page. Print it once, stand it at the entrance, and it runs the whole service.
No app, no pager
Guests use the phone already in their pocket. Nothing to download, and no plastic pager to hand out, sanitize, chase, or replace when one walks off.
Live place and wait
Every guest sees their spot on the list and an honest wait that updates as tables turn, so 'how much longer?' stops coming to the host.
A text when the table's ready
Tap once and their phone buzzes, with an opt-in text or WhatsApp. Guests wait at the bar or down the street and come back right on time.
Walk-ups and reservations
The same code takes walk-up parties now and bookings for later. Everyone lands in one ordered list on your screen, not two.
Print-ready for the entrance
A branded window poster and host-stand card, sized to scan from the pavement, so guests can join the list before they even reach the door.
From code to seated in minutes.
- 01
Print your code
Set up your restaurant and print the QR. No hardware, no pagers to buy, no install.
- 02
Guests scan to join
They scan at the door, add their name and party size, and they are on the list in seconds.
- 03
Seat the next party
Tap to notify them. Their phone buzzes and the waitlist moves up.
Restaurant waitlist questions.
What is a QR queue for a restaurant?
A QR queue is a waitlist that guests join by scanning a QR code at your entrance instead of writing their name on a clipboard or taking a pager. They scan with their phone, add their party size, and see their live place and estimated wait. When a table opens up, you notify them and their phone buzzes, so they can wait wherever they like.
How does a restaurant waitlist app work without pagers?
Instead of handing out a physical pager, the guest's own phone is the pager. They scan the code, join the list, and get a text or push notification the moment their table is ready. There is nothing to hand out, sanitize between guests, chase across the street, or replace when one goes missing.
Do guests need to download an app?
No. Scanning the code opens an ordinary web page in the phone's browser. There is no app to install and no account to create, so any guest with a phone camera can join the waitlist in a few seconds.
How do guests know when their table is ready?
Their status page updates live and buzzes their phone the moment you seat them, and they can opt in to a text or WhatsApp message. That means they can wait at the bar or step outside for air and still come back exactly when their table opens.
Can I take walk-ins and reservations in one list?
Yes. The same code lets walk-up parties join the waitlist now and lets guests book a time for later. Both appear in a single ordered list on your device, so front of house runs one screen instead of a clipboard and a booking book.
Is it good for takeaway and to-go orders?
Yes. The same live queue works for order-ahead and collection. Guests scan, join, and get a nudge when their order is ready to pick up, which keeps people from crowding the counter while they wait.
Where should I put the QR code in my restaurant?
At the entrance and in the window at eye level, and on a small standing card at the host stand. A code in the window lets passers-by join the list before they walk in, which captures the guest who would otherwise glance at a full room and keep walking to the next place.
Does it show an accurate wait time?
It shows an honest, live estimate based on how your tables are actually turning, and updates it as you seat parties. A guest who can see a real number is far more likely to stay than one who is left guessing, so a visible wait quietly reduces walk-offs.
How much does a restaurant QR queue cost?
Filaro is free to start. You can set up your restaurant, print the code, and take your first waitlist party today, with no pagers and no hardware to buy.
Will it hold up on a busy Friday night?
Yes, that is exactly what it is built for: one tap to seat the next party, a live list everyone can see, and guests who wait away from the door instead of packing the entrance. The busier the service, the more a QR waitlist earns its place.
Built for busy front-of-house
Turn your waitlist into one QR code.
Set up your restaurant, print your code, and seat your first party from the list today. Free to start.