Zenchef
ZenchefOS is restaurant management software for reservations, payments and guest loyalty.
What Zenchef is
ZenchefOS is restaurant management software for reservations, payments and guest loyalty. Restaurants can accept online bookings through a website widget, Google Reserve and the Zenchef guest app. The Reserve plan includes guest reviews and 24/7 call assist; Manage adds table management, a waitlist and reservations through Instagram and Facebook. Grow adds email campaigns, advanced guest management and multi-location guest management. Zenchef also supports guest prepayments and deposits to help reduce no-shows, though payment fees vary by plan and payment type. Its integrations span point of sale, booking, operations, marketing, loyalty and property management systems, including Square, Oracle MICROS and Lightspeed. iOS and Android apps let staff monitor reservations and guest details and manage restaurant availability. API access requires a Grow subscription or special agreement. Reserve costs €129 a month, Manage costs €169 a month and Grow costs €249 a month. Pricing is on request and there is no free plan.
Good
- Online bookings through website, Google and app.
- Manage adds table management and a waitlist.
- Grow includes email campaigns and multi-location guest tools.
- iOS and Android apps are available.
- Integrates with Square, Oracle MICROS and Lightspeed.
Watch out
- No free plan.
- API access requires Grow or a special agreement.
- Payment fees vary by plan and payment type.
- Pricing is on request.
Who it suits
Reserve is presented for independent restaurants, Manage for busy venues, and Grow for restaurant groups and fine dining venues. It may suit teams that need booking tools alongside table management, payments or guest marketing.
Verdict
ZenchefOS offers reservation features across its plans, with table operations and guest marketing added at higher tiers. The listed monthly plan prices are 129.00 EUR, 169.00 EUR and 249.00 EUR, while API access has an additional subscription requirement.
Plans and prices
From Zenchef's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Reserve | €129 a month | €0 commission per cover · Online booking widget and Google Reserve · Zenchef app bookings · 24/7 call assist · Guest reviews · €129 /mois |
| Manage | €169 a month | Includes Reserve · Table management · Waitlist · Instagram and Facebook Reserve · Publish reviews · €169 /mois |
| Grow | €249 a month | Includes Manage · Lower payment fees at scale · Email campaigns · Advanced guest management · Multi-location guest management · €249 /mois |
| Reserve | €1,548 a year | €0 commission per cover · Online booking widget and Google Reserve · Zenchef app bookings · 24/7 call assist · Guest reviews · €1548 /an |
| Manage | €2,028 a year | Includes Reserve · Table management · Waitlist · Instagram and Facebook Reserve · Publish reviews · €2028 /an |
| Grow | €2,988 a year | Includes Manage · Lower payment fees at scale · Email campaigns · Advanced guest management · Multi-location guest management · €2988 /an |
The facts
Each one read from Zenchef's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Zenchef API access requires a Grow subscription or a special agreement.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Guest payments
- The platform supports prepayments and deposits to help reduce no-shows, with payment fees varying by plan and payment type.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Zenchef lists integrations across point of sale, booking, operations, marketing, loyalty and property management systems, including Square, Oracle MICROS and Lightspeed.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Marketing
- Grow includes email campaigns and detailed guest management tools, while Marketing Suite is listed as an add-on in the plan comparison.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Operations
- The Manage and Grow plans add table management and an automated waitlist to Reserve features.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- ZenchefOS is restaurant management software that centralizes reservations, payments and guest loyalty tools.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Reservations
- Zenchef supports online reservations through a website widget, Google Reserve and the Zenchef guest app.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Scale
- Zenchef says it serves more than 36,000 restaurants across 20 or more countries and processes over 7.4 million reservations monthly.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- Zenchef says it monitors threats and uses measures including fraud detection and secure user authentication, and its security post says multifactor authentication is being launched.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The pricing page invites prospective customers to book a demo with a dedicated expert.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Target customers
- Reserve is presented for independent restaurants, Manage for busy venues, and Grow for restaurant groups and fine dining venues.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Data ownership
- Zenchef describes its plans as providing total data ownership and says its CRM uses 100% owned data.checked 9 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Mobile app
- ZenchefOS has iOS and Android apps for monitoring reservations and guest details and managing restaurant availability.checked 9 Oct 2026
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