How Halfseat
actually works.
Tables at the restaurants worth going to, released the same afternoon, half off the food bill. One fee, no vouchers, no catch. Here's everything people ask before their first booking.
Is this a Groupon thing?+
No. We don't print vouchers, we don't sell to deal-hunters. The list is curated, you're booking the rooms a critic would put on their burner phone. The £5 fee plus half-off-food is the unlock, not the point.
How does the venue feel about this?+
They built the model with us. Each booking sends £3 to the venue's account, and they keep 100% of their drinks margin.
Can I cancel or get a refund?+
The fee is non-refundable, it's a hold on a last-minute table. If you can't make it you can release the table for someone else up to an hour before, but the fee stays with us and the venue, the same as any restaurant treats a no-show. The one exception: if the venue cancels on you, you're refunded.
What about drinks?+
Drinks at full price. Restaurants make most of their margin on drinks and discounting them would mean the venue couldn't say yes to listing in the first place. You're getting half off the food bill, which is plenty.
What do I show at the door?+
Just give your name. That's it. The venue knows you're coming and seats you the same as every other guest. No voucher, no app, no awkward explanation. Pay your half of the food bill plus full drinks when you leave, as normal.
How much is the booking fee?+
£5 for 1 to 2 guests, £8 for 3 to 4, £14 for 5 to 6. That's one fee per booking, not per head, and it's the only thing you pay us.
Is there a limit on how often I can book?+
No booking limits. Claim a table whenever seats are live. Some venues set their own cap on how many Halfseat visits a single diner can make per year, you'll see this noted on their page if it applies.
When do tables go live?+
Tables are released daily at 4pm, for that evening only. If nothing's listed yet, that's why.
Why tonight only?+
Because if a venue can sell that table at full price two weeks out, they should. We only want the seats that were genuinely going to leave empty. That's the point: a real last-minute list, not a discount channel.
Where else do you operate?+
Brighton and the surrounding Sussex towns for now. Bristol and Bath are next, within 90 days of Brighton hitting steady state. London comes last, when we can do it properly.
Still got a question?
Tables go live at 4pm. Have a look at what's on tonight, or read how we pick the rooms in the first place.