13 June 2026
Why Halfseat is tonight only
We only list the seats a kitchen was going to leave empty. Never the ones it could sell at full price. Here is why that rule matters.
Read on →Notes from the last-minute table.
How the model works, why we only list tonight's empty seats, and the odd thing we learn running it.
13 June 2026
Six Closures a Day
UK hospitality is losing six businesses a day in 2026, and the industry's usual response, deep discounting, is the one thing guaranteed to make it worse.
Read on →12 June 2026
The twenty percent problem
A restaurant keeps a sliver of every pound that crosses the pass. Here is the maths most diners never see, and why discounting is the last thing a good kitchen should do.
Read on →11 June 2026
Why we started in Brighton
We run pubs and kitchens across Sussex. Halfseat started with a problem we had ourselves, on a quiet Tuesday, looking at a room full of empty tables.
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