Experiences & pre-orders
Sell the occasion, not just the table
Turn a service into a bookable experience with its own photo, price, duration and deposit, then let guests pre-order and pre-pay their bundle before they sit down.
Turn a service into a bookable experience with its own photo, price, duration and deposit, then let guests pre-order and pre-pay their bundle before they sit down.
Your best nights are experiences (a tasting menu, bottomless brunch, a chef’s table), but a generic booking widget sells them all as the same empty table and captures none of the spend upfront.
Sidedoor lets you package each occasion as its own bookable experience (photo, description, duration, minimum spend and deposit), and take pre-orders in the same flow, so the kitchen is briefed and the spend is banked before the guest walks in.
Build an experience once (its photo, description, duration, minimum spend and deposit) and it shows as a branded option in your widget, on the marketplace and anywhere else guests book.
Attach bundles (sharing feasts, drinks packages, set menus, add-ons) to an experience and guests choose and pay for them in the booking flow, with the docket sent straight to the kitchen.
Deposits and pre-orders settle directly to your account through Stripe Connect and reconcile into reporting, so a booked experience is revenue you already hold, not a hope for the night.
| Capability | Sidedoor | Basic widget | Third-party events |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branded bookable experiences | Yes | No | Limited |
| Per-experience duration & deposit | Yes | No | No |
| Pre-orders (bundles & add-ons) | Yes | No | No |
| Pre-payment before arrival | Yes | Add-on | Yes |
| Kitchen docket from the pre-order | Yes | No | No |
| Settled direct to you | Yes | No | No |
Book a walkthrough and we’ll show you Sidedoor on a venue like yours.