Wix Restaurants: Setting Up Prepayment for Table Reservations

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  • Adding a payment rule
  • FAQs
Set up prepayment rules for your online reservations, whether for larger groups or individual guests. You can choose whether or not these reservations are approved automatically. 
With automatic approval, customers are charged immediately. For manual approval, customers don't pay until you approve the reservation, after which you can charge them by sharing a payment link, sending an invoice, or handling the payment in-person. 
A screenshot of how prepayment appears when a customer reserves a table.

Adding a payment rule

Reduce last minute cancellations and no shows by collecting a fee upfront. You can do this from your site's dashboard or straight from the Wix app on your mobile device.

To add a payment rule:

Dashboard
Wix app
  1. Go to Table Reservations in your site's dashboard.
  2. Click Settings at the top right.
  3. Click Prepayment.
  4. Depending on your setup, choose one of the following:
    • New: Create a payment rule and set your prepayment conditions.
      1. Click + Add Prepayment.
      2. Enter the minimum number of guests the fee applies to under Minimum party size.
      3. Enter the fee to charge each guest for this reservation under Reservation fee.
    • Edit: Modify an existing prepayment rule.
      1. Click the More Actions icon  next to the prepayment.
      2. Click Edit.
      3. Make the relevant changes.
  5. Click Save.
A screenshot of defining your prepayment rules for table reservations.

FAQs

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