If the client's already on WooCommerce, RestroFood Table Reservation add-on wins, hands down, because it's the only one on this list that doesn't force you to bridge two separate systems just to know if a reserved table already has an order attached to it. Everyone else on this list is either a hosted third-party widget (OpenTable, Resy) or a generic appointment plugin wearing a restaurant costume (Bookly, Amelia, and friends).
1. RestroFood Table Reservation
RestroFood, a WooCommerce restaurant management plugin, ships a Table Reservation add-on that plugs directly into the existing plugin — same admin panel, same DB, same everything.
What you actually get to work with:
- A fully customizable table reservation form that inherits your site's existing theme, no iframe, no third-party domain
- Reservation Time Slot Set Option — configure slot capacity the same way you'd already configure delivery/pickup slots
- Add unlimited tables from the admin panel — each table is a real assignable resource, not a fake "staff member"
- Assign or update tables for any reservation on the fly as party sizes change
- One clean, organized reservation list in wp-admin instead of a separate external dashboard
- Reservation status flow: approved → pending → cancelled, with automatic email notifications firing on every status change — no custom hook required
- Multi-branch support that scopes tables and reservation lists per location, if you're maintaining a multi-site restaurant build on RestroFood's multi-branch add-on
If you're already shipping WooCommerce for a restaurant client, this is the path of least resistance. No second data model, no reconciling guest records across two systems at 11 pm because a table shows double-booked.
Check out RestroFood reservation add-on →
2. OpenTable
Not a WordPress plugin you're embedding a widget that points at OpenTable's own platform. Reservation and guest data live entirely outside your WP install. Multi-location is enterprise-tier only, and there's no native bridge to WooCommerce order data. If a client wants "connect reservations to my order history," that's a custom API integration project, not a settings toggle.
3. Resy
Same architecture as OpenTable external platform: embeddable widget, your reservation data lives on their servers, not yours. Multi-branch is enterprise-gated here too. If your client cares about owning their guest data, this is worth flagging upfront.
4. Bookly
A solid general-purpose appointment plugin, just not built for restaurants. You'll end up modeling tables as "staff" to get anything resembling table assignment working, and party-size/capacity logic needs extra paid add-ons. No multi-branch, no WooCommerce order tie-in.
5. Amelia
Same story as Bookly appointment-scheduling architecture retrofitted for restaurant use. Tables become fake staff resources, multi-branch support is thin, and there's no WooCommerce integration. Also runs on an annual subscription rather than a one-time license.
6. Simply Schedule Appointments
Lightweight, free tier available, genuinely nice for booking a single appointment slot. But there's no concept of a table or party size at all — it's pure slot-booking. Fine for a tiny single-location setup; falls apart fast once reservation volume grows past a handful of tables a night.
7. WP Simple Booking Calendar
Originally built for vacation rental availability calendars. Shows open/booked dates and that's about it — no table assignment, no time-slot granularity, no multi-branch, no order integration. The most limited option here for restaurant use specifically.
What I'd actually ship
For a WooCommerce restaurant build, RestroFood's Table Reservation add-on is the one that doesn't make you build a second system just to keep tables and orders in sync. Everything else on this list either lives outside WordPress entirely or needs you to bend a generic scheduling plugin into something it wasn't built to be.
Read the full guide: https://restrofood.io/best-wordpress-restaurant-table-reservation-systems/
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