Union Waitlist
Union Waitlist is a guest and table management feature for bars and restaurants, intended to help reduce long lines and disorganized seating.
What Union Waitlist is
Union Waitlist is a guest and table management feature for bars and restaurants, intended to help reduce long lines and disorganized seating. Guests can track their place in line, view or save menu items, and open a tab before seating with a QR code or NFC. They can order from the bar, including pickup, and earn rewards. Staff can see guest names and collected notes, coordinate table assignments, and balance server workloads. When a guest is seated, staff can transfer the check and notes to the table; staff can also use a tablet to transfer checks and send text notifications when tables are ready. Union describes its venue platform as built for high-volume bars and restaurants and calls it a fit for operators with a full liquor license. Listed integrations include OpenTable, 7shifts, Checkmate, Craftable, DAVO, and Solink. The service is available in a browser or mobile app. Union Pocket is an iPhone app compatible with iPhone 12 and later.
Good
- Guests can track their place in line.
- Supports QR code or NFC tabs before seating.
- Staff can transfer checks and guest notes.
- Can send text notifications when tables are ready.
Watch out
- Waitlist pricing is available on request.
- Union Pocket supports iPhone 12 and later.
- Union says it cannot guarantee absolute security.
Who it suits
It suits busy bars and restaurants that need to coordinate waitlisted guests, table assignments, and staff workloads. The listed customer fit includes operators with a full liquor license.
Verdict
Union Waitlist combines guest ordering and line tracking with staff check transfers, notes, and seating coordination. Businesses need to schedule a demo to get pricing details.
The facts
Each one read from Union Waitlist's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Additional guest options
- Union says waitlisted customers can view the menu, open tabs, order for pickup at the bar, and earn rewards.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Buyer fit
- Union describes its venue platform as built for busy bars and restaurants, and its demo page calls it ideal for operators with a full liquor license.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Check transfers
- Staff can transfer guest checks to a table when guests are ready to be seated, along with collected notes for the next server.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Guest notes
- Staff can see guest names and collected notes, and those notes can transfer with a check when a guest is seated.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Guest ordering
- Guests can open a tab before being seated using a QR code or NFC, order from the bar or save menu items, and track their place in line.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Guest tabs
- Guests can open a tab by QR code or NFC before seating, order from the bar, save menu items, and track their place in line.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Host and server coordination
- The feature supports instant communication between staff and table assignment intended to balance server workloads.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Union lists integrations including OpenTable, 7shifts, Checkmate, Craftable, DAVO, and Solink.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Staff can transfer guest checks from a tablet and trigger text notifications when tables are ready.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Ordering while waiting
- The Woodin Creek case study says guests can join the line, track their place, view the menu, open tabs, order pickup at the bar, and earn rewards.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing access
- The Waitlist page invites venues to schedule a demo and does not show a Waitlist price.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing availability
- The Waitlist page asks businesses to schedule a demo and does not state a Waitlist price.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Union’s privacy policy says it covers information collected, stored, used, and disclosed through its websites, mobile apps, and services.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Union Waitlist is presented as a guest and table management feature for reducing lines and disorganized seating.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Seating notifications
- Staff can transfer guest checks from a tablet and trigger text notifications when tables are ready.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- Union says it and its third-party service providers maintain administrative, technical, and physical safeguards, while noting it cannot guarantee absolute security.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Staff coordination
- The feature supports staff communication, table assignment, workload balancing, and a streamlined seating process.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- Union says customers receive 24/7 support from a live US-based person, with no additional support fee.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- Union describes its point-of-sale platform as built for high-volume bars and restaurants.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Waitlist management
- Union Waitlist is designed to improve guest and table management and reduce long lines and disorganized seating.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- iOS app
- Union Pocket is described as iPhone software installed from the App Store and compatible with iPhone 12 and later.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Platform access
- Union says its experience is available in a browser or through its mobile app; Union Pocket installs from the App Store and supports iPhone 12 and later.checked 9 Oct 2026
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