Tap a Table
About tap a table

We’re Building the Future of Hospitality Technology.

We bring bookings, tables, guests and operations together in one connected platform — giving hospitality teams more control, less admin and more time to focus on their guests.

Built in the UK. Built for hospitality. Built to grow with you.

Growing
Restaurants joining every month
One platform
Reservations, floor plans & waitlists
2026
Founded in the UK
Real support
No ticket queues
Our story

Built by People Who Understand the Floor.

Tap a Table started with a simple observation: too many restaurants were being forced to work around technology that wasn't built for the reality of hospitality.

Our team saw independent restaurants dealing with complicated booking systems, disconnected tools, rising costs and too much time spent managing software instead of guests.

So we decided to build something better.

Tap a Table was created to make reservations and table management simple enough for any team to pick up quickly, while powerful enough to handle the pressure of a busy service.

Built by Aptionix, Tap a Table combines hospitality understanding with deep technology expertise — with one principle behind every feature:

Technology should make service easier, not get in the way of it.

Aptionix
Milestones

How we got here

2024

The idea becomes real

tap a table launched with a single focus: online reservations that actually work for independent restaurants, not just big chains. The first restaurants came on board within weeks of launch.

2024/2025

Table management and waitlists:

Visual floor plans and digital waitlists shipped, giving hosts one screen to manage the whole room instead of juggling a paper diary and a phone.

2025

Guest CRM was introduced.

Restaurants gained the ability to track repeat guests, preferences, and booking history—turning every reservation into something the business could actually use, not just a name in a book.

2025/2026

Expanding across the UK

Tap a Table moved beyond its first city, growing into new regions and welcoming restaurants, pubs, and hotels across the UK onto the platform.

What we believe

We Don't Build Software for Restaurants.

We Build for the People Running Them.

Six beliefs shape everything we do.

If It Doesn't Work on a Busy Night, We Don't Ship It

The restaurant floor is the ultimate test.

Your Guests Are Yours

No lock-ins. No hidden ownership of your customer relationships. Your data stays with you.

Simple Is a Feature

Your team has enough to think about. Great software should feel obvious.

The Independents Deserve Better

Small teams shouldn't have to accept second-rate technology or enterprise-level complexity.

Support Should Be Human

When something matters, you should be able to speak to someone who understands your business.

Fast Doesn't Mean Careless

We move quickly, but every feature has to earn its place by making hospitality genuinely better.

1,200+
Restaurants on tap a table
48
People across two UK offices
4.2M
Covers seated last year
2
Offices — Bristol & Manchester
Leadership

Meet the People Building Tap a Table.

SC

Sachin Chauhan

Co-founder & CEO
Co-founded Tap a Table in 2024 with a sharp understanding of how UK businesses operate, building a booking platform designed around what independent restaurants actually need to run smoothly.
VS

Vivek Sharma

Co-founder & CEO
Co-founded Tap a Table in 2024, bringing 9+ years of experience across a range of businesses, with a sharp eye for building products that solve real, everyday operational problems.
Backed by
Northbank Ventures Harborside Capital Kindle Seed Foundry Partners
Where we work

Our Offices & Hybrid Setup

UK

Our team is based across the UK, working closely with independent restaurants, pubs and hotels to build a platform shaped by real, everyday service.

India

Our team in India works to build and refine the Tap a Table platform, supporting restaurants and hospitality partners across the UK.

Great Hospitality Needs Great Technology.

We’re looking for talented people across engineering, product and customer success to help create the platform modern restaurants deserve.