For Restaurants
You already have the space, the kitchen, and the team. Evently gives you the system to turn private dining inquiries into confirmed bookings — with menus selected, deposits collected, and BEOs generated before your team lifts a finger.
Private dining requests come in through email, phone, Instagram DMs, walk-ups, and OpenTable messages. Most restaurants don't have a system to manage them — so inquiries slip through the cracks, responses take days, and bookings go to the restaurant that replied first.
A corporate EA emails your general inbox. A couple DMs you on Instagram. Someone calls during the dinner rush and your host takes a name on a sticky note. Three channels, no system.
Every inquiry goes to one place — your Evently venue page. Clients see the private dining room, check availability, pick a prix fixe menu, and book with a deposit. All self-serve, all organized.
More bookings from the same demand. Faster conversion. Deposits collected upfront. Your GM stops playing event coordinator and gets back to running the restaurant.
Whether you're an owner-operator with one location or managing multiple concepts, these problems are the same.
At most restaurants, private dining falls on whoever has bandwidth — usually the GM, sometimes the owner, sometimes the FOH manager between shifts. There's no dedicated process, just whoever picks up the phone. Evently gives them a system that handles the booking workflow so event management becomes a 10-minute check-in, not a second job.
When someone inquires about private dining and you reply with a PDF two days later, the momentum is gone. They've already reached out to three other restaurants. Evently shows your pricing, rooms, and menus upfront — clients who book are ready to commit, not still shopping.
The client wants a prix fixe but with a vegan option. They email changes three times. The updated guest count came through a text. By event day, nobody's sure what the kitchen is actually preparing. Evently lets clients select their menu during booking, and every change updates the BEO automatically.
A group books the private room, says they'll send a check, and then the event is in three days and you haven't been paid. With Evently, deposits are collected at booking through Stripe or Square, remaining balance reminders go out automatically, and you have full payment visibility in one dashboard.
Not a generic tool with a restaurant label. Every feature is designed for the realities of running a food and beverage operation.
Clients see your private rooms, available dates, capacity, and pricing. They book the space they want and lock in a date — no back-and-forth about "what's available next Thursday."
Your prix fixe options, wine pairings, bar packages, and add-ons — all browsable during booking. Clients build their own event menu, and every selection flows straight into the BEO.
Collect deposits at booking through Stripe or Square. Remaining balance reminders go out automatically. No more chasing checks or hoping that Venmo request goes through.
The BEO builds itself from the booking — menu selections, guest count, timing, room setup, dietary notes. Your kitchen gets clean prep instructions without anyone re-entering data.
All event communication in one thread. "Can we add a cocktail hour?" "Updated guest count is 45." Everything tied to the booking, not lost in email or text chains.
See which event types drive the most revenue, which rooms book fastest, and which menu packages sell best. Make decisions with data, not guesswork.
Your kitchen's secret weapon
Your food is what sets you apart. Evently puts it front and center. Clients browse your prix fixe options, wine pairings, and bar packages as part of the booking flow — not as an afterthought buried in a PDF attachment.
When clients pick their menu during booking, three things happen: they feel confident in what they're getting, your kitchen knows exactly what to prep, and your team doesn't spend a week emailing about appetizer options.
Update your menus seasonally, add holiday specials, swap out packages — changes go live instantly. No reprinting, no re-sending PDFs.
What your clients see:
Chef's Prix Fixe Dinner
4 courses, seasonal ingredients, 2 entrée choices
Sommelier's Wine Pairing
4 pours, curated to complement each course
Cocktail Hour Package
1 hour, passed appetizers, 2 signature cocktails
Dessert Tasting
Chef's selection, 3 miniature courses
Selections auto-populate the BEO and kitchen prep list
Whether you're an independent neighborhood spot or a restaurant group managing multiple concepts, Evently scales with you.
Choose between a commission plan (pay only when events book) or a flat monthly subscription for unlimited bookings
No dedicated event staff needed — the system does the heavy lifting
Set up in minutes, not weeks — your venue page can be live today
Embed booking on your own website to keep your brand front and center
Manage multiple locations and concepts from one account
Bundle discounts for multi-location businesses
Consistent booking experience across all your venues
Cross-location analytics to see which venues and event types perform best
Here's what it looks like when a client books private dining through Evently.
They see your private dining rooms, available dates, capacity, pricing, and photos. Everything they need to decide — no "email us for more info."
Pick a room, choose a date, select the prix fixe menu, add a wine pairing and cocktail hour. They customize their event exactly how they want it.
They pay the deposit online — or you review and approve first. The BEO auto-generates with every detail: menu, guest count, timing, room setup, special requests.
Any changes happen in the in-app thread. Guest count updated? BEO adjusts. Balance due? Reminder goes out automatically. Your team just executes the event.
Two plans, no long-term contracts: a commission plan with $0 monthly fees, or a flat monthly subscription for unlimited bookings — cancel anytime. Get a demo to see how Evently works for restaurants like yours.
Commission plan: $0 to start. Subscription plan: flat monthly fee, unlimited bookings.