BarSight Tables vs Dinesty Host

BarSight Tables is a real-time table and guest management app designed for restaurants, bars, and event venues. Built as part of the BarSight platform, it gives your front-of-house team everything they need to run a smooth, organized floor. -Live Floor View See your entire dining room at a glance. Tables are color-coded by status — empty, seated, or selected — and update instantly across all connected devices via a live WebSocket connection. Pan and zoom the floor plan to fit any layout. -Guest & Waitlist Management Add walk-ins and reservations to a live guest list. Track each guest's status — waiting, seated, or pending — and seat them with a tap. Search and filter by name, phone number, or status to find anyone in seconds. -Drag-to-Reposition Layout Rearrange tables on the fly to match your current floor setup. Custom layouts sync in real time to all connected tablets, and you can reset to the default with a single tap. -Guest Messaging Send templated or custom SMS and email messages directly from the app — notify guests when their table is ready, send reminders, or communicate delays. Message usage is tracked and capped based on your subscription plan. -Offline Resilience Lost your connection? The app automatically falls back to polling every 5 minutes and syncs after every action, so your team stays up to date even when the live connection drops. BarSight Tables is an add-on for existing BarSight subscribers. A BarSight account and active subscription are required.

Dinesty Host is the floor plan your restaurant already has, made live. Draw your dining room once — tables, bar, terrace, the awkward corner by the window — then run service on it. Every table shows who is sitting there, how long they’ve been there, and whether they’re running past their turn. One look tells you where you are. Seat people faster Tap a table to seat a reservation, pull the next party off the waitlist, or take a walk-in. Combine two tables for a party of six and the floor updates for everyone on shift, on every device, straight away. Stop losing the waitlist Add a waiting party in seconds with a name, a phone number and a party size. See how long each group has waited, and record when you’ve told them their table is nearly ready. Know your regulars The people who come back are recognised when you take the reservation, with their usual table, their allergy, and how many times they’ve dined with you. Built for a busy pass Works on the iPad at the host stand and the phone in your pocket. Everyone on shift sees the same floor at the same time. Owners, managers and staff each see what their role needs. Dinesty Host is for restaurant teams: the restaurant’s owner invites the staff, and guests never need the app.