Tables are the seating units your restaurant can use for bookings and floor-plan layout. Each table has a name, a minimum and maximum party size, and optionally one zone tag such as Patio, Indoor, or VIP.

Set up tables before building your floor plan. The floor-plan editor lets you place existing tables onto a visual layout, but the tables themselves are created from the Tables page.

Before you start

Tables are available for restaurant locations only. If your selected location is not a restaurant, Speako shows a message saying Tables aren't available for this location and asks you to switch to a restaurant location.

The Tables page is also designed for larger screens. If you're on a phone, you'll be asked to open the page on a tablet or desktop because table and floor-plan editing need more precise pointer input.

Add your first table

Open Tables in the dashboard. If there are no tables yet, you'll see:

  • No tables yet
  • Get started by adding your first table
  • Add Your First Table

Select Add Your First Table to open the table form. If tables already exist, use the Add Table button in the page header instead.

Fill in the table details

The Add New Table form asks for:

Table Name — required. Use names your team already recognises, such as Table 01, Booth A, or Window 4. Clear names help your team seat guests quickly and help the AI Agent understand booking availability.

Min Capacity — required. This is the smallest party size the table should normally be offered to. For example, a six-seat booth may have a minimum of four guests if you don't want it used for two-person bookings during busy times.

Max Capacity — required. This is the largest party size the table can seat.

Zone Tag — optional. A table can have one zone tag, such as Indoor, Outdoor, Patio, or VIP. Zone tags help group tables by area and make it easier to honour seating preferences.

⚠️ Important: Minimum capacity cannot be higher than maximum capacity. Both values must be positive numbers.

Save the table

Select Add Table. While Speako saves the table, the button changes to Adding.... Once complete, you'll see Table added successfully, and the table appears in the list.

The table is now available in two places:

  • On the Tables page, where you can edit capacity and zone assignment
  • In the Floor Plan editor, where you can drag the table onto your visual layout

Practical setup tips

Create every physical table, booth, counter seat, or bookable seating unit you want Speako to consider for reservations. If two tables can be joined together, keep them as separate tables unless your restaurant regularly sells them as one fixed table.

Use customer-facing language only where customers might hear it. Table names are mainly for your team, so operational names like T12 or Booth B are fine if your staff already uses them.