Chefs' Warehouse vs Toast Tables
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chefs' Warehouse
Access a vast selection of premium specialty foods and ingredients for culinary professionals. Browse the full catalog, manage orders, and connect with your representative to achieve your culinary visions.
- Browse full ingredient catalog
- Set up and manage order guides
- Place and modify orders
- View order history
- Contact sales representative
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Purveyors of the world’s finest specialty foods and ingredients. From the most dish-dazzling center of the plate proteins to the most sophisticated and luxurious ingredients to integrate across your menu, we provide our customers a world-class variety of products that are 2nd to none. We are here to support you in your pursuit of culinary excellence, we are here to support you in making your wildest culinary visions a reality. Our warehouse is your walk-in. Download our app to: - Browse our full catalog of the world’s finest ingredients - Set up and manage your order guides - Place orders and modify up until your cutoff time - View your order history - Contact your rep for support
Toast Tables
This app helps restaurant hosts manage waitlists and reservations, integrating with a POS system to enhance hospitality and simplify table management. It provides real-time table status updates, staff assistance for seating, and guest preference tracking. Automate guest communication through SMS notifications.
- POS-integrated waitlist and reservations
- Real-time table status updates
- Automated seating based on server rotations
- Guest notes and VIP tags
- 2-way SMS guest communication
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Give your hosts the power of Toast with a POS-integrated waitlist & reservation solution built for restaurants. Enhance hospitality, simplify table management, and keep guests coming back. Note: This app is for Toast restaurants with a Toast Tables account. Optimized for iPads running iOS 12 (or later), but is not recommended for iPhone as full experience may be limited. Some features may also be available on Toast Web. Toast Tables gives restaurant hosts and operators the ability to: 1. Seamlessly manage waitlist and reservations 2. Estimate availability and turn tables quickly with real-time, automated table status updates straight from the POS 3. Keep staff happy by seating based on built-in cover counts and “next up” server rotations 4. Anticipate guest needs with notes, preferences, and VIP tags 5. Automate notifications and communicate with guests using 2-way SMS
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Toast Tables at every 9 days against Chefs' Warehouse's every 2 months. Chefs' Warehouse's advantage is rating (3.8 vs 3.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chefs' Warehouse holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 58 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 25% and 25% positive.
Chefs' Warehouse ships an update every 2 months, Toast Tables every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chefs' Warehouse | Toast Tables |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (22 ratings) — better | 3.4 (58 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 58 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Chefs’ Warehouse | Toast, Inc. |
Customer experience
Chefs' Warehouse
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In-app purchases
Chefs' Warehouse
No in-app purchases
Toast Tables
No in-app purchases
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