How to implement minimum spend requirement for a party (multiple tabs)

[bottletheory]

Hi All,

Curious if anyone has implemented a minimum spend policy for a party where guests are opening separate tabs. We've thought about assigning all tabs to a single table in the party area, but not sure how to report on that in realtime without dumping a report to excel. 

Appreciate any ideas!

Thanks,
Josh

[bottletheory]

Got it thanks. That's a great solution for a party where you've got a traditional service model in play. 

[lchatzipetrakos]

What's your situation?  You can also create a dining option specific for "parties" that mimic dine in or something along those lines, so it's easy to change when you open the check.

[bottletheory]

We rely heavily on QR codes (Toast OPT) in our dining room. We have a scenario where we rent out a space and have a minimum spend requirement for party bookings on our busy nights. We don't run a traditional service model, so guests are ordering via QR codes at those tables. 

Looks like the best way to solve this may be to re-assign those tables to a "party" revenue center during the party, then assign them back when the party concludes.  I suppose we could print a second set of QR codes just for parties that are already assigned to a service area / rev center, but then we need to manage two sets of QR codes.