Reservation software built for your margins
$59 a month doesn't just buy you a beautiful booking experience. It buys you room to protect your prices, your portions, and your guests. No contracts. No commissions. No games.
Here's what booking the best table in town looks like.
Chez Gertrude
Montréal, Québec
Open now · Closes 11:00 PM
Reserve a table
at Chez Gertrude
Guests
Better guest experience.
Bigger nights.
This is what reservation software looks like when it's built for independent restaurants, not the chains. Three ways.
A reservation is an opportunity, not a calendar event.
The moment your guest books, when they're already thinking about the meal, already excited, is when they're most open to what comes next. Every online retailer builds for that moment: the upsell, the add-on, the "customers also bought." Now you can too.
Offer your best menu items right where the excitement is: free perks they'd hate to lose, or paid add-ons they'd be silly to pass up.
More reasons to show up. More revenue per table.
Two desserts, one on us
PerkSugar pie or dark-chocolate crémeux. Order one, the second's on the house.
Parties of 2+ · Thu–Sun · 5:00–10:00 PM
Your floor, your rules.
Fill tables and manage turns your way, whatever's best for your restaurant, your guests, and your bottom line. Take reservations, try running walk-in only when it's quiet, or mix the two, with a waitlist for the nights you fill up. You set the pace, service by service.
Your rhythm, not the software's.
No-show win-win.
A no-show is usually a lose-lose: eat the empty table, or charge the fee and lose the guest for good. Trudy's gives you a third option.
Guests save a card to book, no charge, no hold. When someone doesn't show, offer to waive the fee in exchange for an add-on purchased for a future visit. The empty table tonight becomes a full cheque next week, worth far more than the fee ever was.
You're protected. So is the relationship.
Léa T.
Party of 4
Visa •••• 4242
No-show fee $40
Canadian owned.
Trudy's Table is built and owned in Canada. No parent company in another country, no buyer to answer to. The people building it answer to the restaurants using it, and that's not changing.
Retail got e-commerce.
You got 30% delivery commissions.
Much of the tech you rely on takes too big a cut. Trudy's is $59 a month, flat. That's the whole price.
Launch deal · First 50 restaurants
Normally $59/month
Lifetime access. No subscription, ever. No tiers, no surprises.
The basics
- Booking widget worthy of your brand, use it everywhere: website, Google, Instagram
- Card-on-file, no upfront charge, no hold
- Floor plan builder and smart table assignments
- Per-service control, run weekdays one way, weekends another
- Waitlist for the nights you fill up
- Capacity heatmaps
- SMS reminders (90%+ open rates)
Only with Trudy
- Perks and add-ons, your offers: free perks guests show up for, paid add-ons that earn revenue before they arrive
- A shareable page for every offer, post it to social media; it drives bookings, not just likes
- Walk-in only, fully managed, turn on walk-in only mode for part of your week and your widget and floor plan keep working
- No-show win-win, waive the no-show fee for the purchase of an add-on toward a future visit, keep the guest
Less than half of what the big platforms charge, with nothing held back. Pull up a chair.
FAQ
Common questions.
Straight answers.
What's a perk?
Something guests claim when they book: a complimentary amuse-bouche, 15% off a featured wine. No payment required, no friction. If they cancel or no-show, they lose it. That's the commitment. They show up because they have something to gain.
How do add-ons work?
When guests book, they can add a bottle of champagne, a shareable appetizer, a celebration extra. And pay right then. You capture revenue upfront. The table's already set before they arrive. And if they don't show? You keep the revenue. They keep the add-on, plus a perfect reason to come back.
What happens if someone doesn't show?
Guests save a card to book. No charge, no hold, nothing on their statement. If they no-show, you're not stuck choosing between eating the empty table and charging a fee that loses the guest for good. Offer to waive the fee in exchange for an add-on toward a future visit. The empty table tonight becomes a full cheque next week. You're protected. So is the relationship.
Is the $299 lifetime deal for real?
Yes. The first 50 restaurants pay $299 once and never pay again, no subscription. After that, Trudy's is $59 a month, flat: one plan, all features, no annual contract, no feature tiers, no commission, no hidden fees. This isn't a gimmick. It's what focused software costs when you're not paying for things you'll never use.
Can I run walk-ins only?
Yes. Turn on walk-in-only mode for any part of your week, a quiet Tuesday, a slow afternoon, and your booking widget and floor plan keep working. Switch back service by service, whenever you want. You set the pace.
Is it hard to switch?
Most restaurants launch in under 15 minutes. No technical setup, no training required. Coming from another system? We'll help migrate your guest data.
What if Trudy's doesn't do something I need?
We build reservation software, and we keep it focused on purpose. If you need something outside that, say marketing software, we'd rather point you to a tool that does it really well than add a so-so version of our own. One of our solution specialists will help you find a best-in-class fit for your specific needs.
How is Trudy's Table different from other reservation software?
Most platforms treat a booking like a calendar event. Trudy's treats it as a chance to grow, optimize, and defend your margin: perks and add-ons turn bookings into revenue, per-service control lets you run your floor your way, and the no-show win-win protects you without burning the guest. One plan, $59 a month, built for independent restaurants, not the chains.
The best table in town,
and it's yours.
Built for your margins, owned in Canada, yours to keep.