Booking software for caterers

Publish fixed-price menus or services, collect the customer’s requirements and take a deposit or full payment. Delivery, setup and collection work can be assigned after the order is placed.

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Put them in one order: Several services
Sell them as packages: Fixed bundles
Required answers at checkout: Collect requirements
Assign delivery and collection: Plan logistics

Example order

A caterer lists a finger buffet at £12 a head and a crockery hire extra at £30. A customer orders the buffet for 40 guests with crockery, which comes to £510, and answers required questions on dietary needs and the venue's access. With a 25% deposit rule, the customer pays £127.50 at checkout. The caterer then assigns the delivery to a van on the logistics run sheet and sends the balance link before the event.

Chobble charges £50 a year for managed hosting whatever the order size, so a £510 order and a £5,000 order cost the caterer the same. The payment provider's processing fee is separate. Chobble Tickets is built and run by Chobble CIC in Prestwich, Manchester.

Sell menus, services and extras together

A listing can represent a buffet, staffed service, menu item or equipment charge. The public order page lets a customer place several listings in one order, while packages sell a fixed bundle with defined quantities and prices.

Custom questions collect guest numbers, dietary requirements, access details and service notes. Radio or select answers can trigger a price change, and optional paid extras can be added through price modifiers.

The same setup covers wedding caterers, buffet and hog roast services, street food traders, corporate lunch providers and afternoon tea services.

This setup suits caterers with published services and prices. Chobble Tickets does not manage quotation stages, ingredients, recipes, kitchen production or staff rotas.

Catering checkout with a buffet service, guest requirements and a paid crockery extra — Customers choose a published service, answer the required questions and see the updated order total.

Arrange the work after booking

A booking can collect the customer’s address and use postcode lookup. Administrators can assign delivery, setup, teardown or collection work to a driver, van or crew through the logistics system.

Each agent sees a run sheet with the address, contact details, times entered by staff and a completion control. Logistics records do not optimise routes or calculate delivery-zone prices.

Deposits and balance links keep paid and outstanding amounts with the order. Cash, bank transfers and card-machine payments can be recorded in the ledger.

Features for catering bookings

Catering packages
Sell a defined bundle of food, service and hire items with fixed quantities and a package-specific price.
Customer requirements
Collect dietary, venue and access information, then include the answers in the booking record and CSV export.
Extras and price rules
Offer customer-selected extras or change the price when a customer chooses a specified answer.

Related uses

Marquee hire covers multi-day bookings with setup and teardown crews. Venue and room hire covers day-based room bookings, and food and drink festivals covers session tickets and tasting add-ons.

Other options you might be considering

You might be considering SumUp Online Store, an online store that can also list bookable food slots, or Resova, which takes timed bookings for services. Each comparison covers pricing, features and attendee data, and the full list names every platform checked so far.

Someone else can mind the site

A catering business is already busy with prep lists, staffing and van space. If minding a website should not be one more job, hosting with support leaves it to Chobble for £40 a month: a chat thread that stays open, your domain and email set up, and feature requests read first.