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Questions about LastTable

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For diners

How many restaurants in Dublin have a table tonight?

As of 20 October 2026, 12 restaurants in Dublin have a free table tonight, 7 with Flash Tables (up to 25% off food).

What is LastTable?

LastTable is a mobile app for booking restaurant tables in real time. It shows tables that are actually free, including in the next 30 minutes, and Flash Tables: time-limited offers that restaurants set themselves.

Is LastTable free for diners?

LastTable is free for diners. You can browse without an account; you verify your mobile number with a one-time SMS code when you book. You pay the restaurant directly for what you order; diners never pay in the app.

Do I need an account to look for a table?

No. You can see live tables and offers without signing up. When you book, you enter your name and verify your mobile number with a one-time SMS code. While you confirm, the table is held for you for 5 minutes.

What are Flash Tables?

Flash Tables are offers that a restaurant publishes for specific times, such as 10–25% off food or a free dessert for the table, on a limited number of tables. The app shows the exact offer, how many tables are left and the terms before you book, and the restaurant applies it to your bill.

What is Cancellation Radar?

If a restaurant is full, you can ask Radar to watch it for your party size, date and time window. When a matching table opens, you get an alert and can confirm it. During the pilot, alerts appear in the app; push notifications are planned.

How do I join the Dublin pilot?

Ask for an invite on the Dublin pilot page. Invites go out in small batches through TestFlight on iPhone and Google Play testing on Android.

What does the restaurant see about me?

The restaurant you book receives your name, phone number, date, time, party size and any occasion or request you add, and can see whether you are new to it through LastTable. It does not see your other bookings, saved places or preferences.

For venues

What does a no-show cost us?

€0. You pay credits only for a new diner who books through LastTable and is seated. A no-show, a cancellation or a booking you mark as not attended is never charged.

What do returning diners cost?

Nothing. A diner who has eaten with you before, an existing customer, a walk-in or a direct booking is free, every time. Credits apply to a genuinely new, verified diner only.

How fast can we go live?

Within hours. Add the restaurant, tap your free times on a phone, confirm the listing details and you are live. There is no integration to build; LastTable Business is the table plan.

How much is a new diner?

15 credits (about €1.50) per verified new diner who books through the LastTable marketplace and turns up; 20 credits (about €2.00) when the AI Growth Manager brings them; a new diner on a 2-for-1 offer costs fewer. Credits come in packs or with a plan, and bought credits never expire.

Is there a monthly fee?

No. The Free plan has no subscription and new restaurants start with 300 trial credits for 30 days. Growth and AI Pro are optional monthly plans that include promotional credits.

Can we switch offers off when we are full?

Yes. A Flash Table is yours: you set the discount, the tables and the sitting, and you can end it at any time. Your normal bookings keep flowing either way.

How much does LastTable cost a restaurant?

The Free plan costs nothing. Growth (€29 a month, 100 promotional credits) and AI Pro (€79 a month, 300 promotional credits) are optional monthly subscriptions; promotional credits end with the billing month. Restaurants pay acquisition credits only for genuinely new diners who book through LastTable and attend: 15 credits through the marketplace, 20 through the AI Growth manager, once per diner per restaurant. Returning diners, existing customers, direct bookings, cancellations and verified no-shows are free. 15 credits is about €1.50 and 20 about €2.00 at the smallest pack's rate (about €0.10 a credit).

When exactly are credits charged?

Only after a diner who is new to your restaurant booked through LastTable, actually attended, and the visit is verified. A diner is charged once per restaurant; every later visit is free. Charges in dispute are not deducted until a person resolves them.

Which diners never cost anything?

Returning diners, your existing customers and regulars, direct bookings, walk-ins and phone bookings you add yourself, cancellations and verified no-shows. Companions in a group are not charged unless they joined with their own verified account and confirmed their visit.

Do I need a subscription?

No. The Free plan covers listing, reservations, direct bookings and Flash offers. Growth and AI Pro are optional monthly plans with promotional credits each billing month; you can also buy credit packs, which never expire.