What is bar management software?
Bar management software is here to make your life as a bartender easier. How? By taking a lot of work off your hands. The software gives your bar a professional, customizable website that people can use to order (and pay) for their drinks, or book the bar for a private event.
When hosting live music or other events, you can simply send out your link to your regulars, or share it on social media, and have them schedule attendance with a few clicks. You can even let them pay for it upfront, when the artist of the night is actually a bit above budget.
So what exactly is bar reservation software:
- An online ‘bar’ where people can order drinks or book a private karaoke night.
- A tool which helps you estimate how many people will show up to your events
- Your online assistant, giving you a clear overview of sales and revenue. Some might call it a bar POS.
- An inventory manager, so you know exactly what will run out when
“Have customers reserve their spot at your next event ”
When to use bar inventory software?
Bar inventory software can be useful for many different situations, but it is completely up to you when you want to use it. Let’s quickly run over some of the possibilities:
You want to have a clear overview of all orders
Bar order software can do this for you, it only requires all customers to order at your online ‘bar’. Or for you to create the orders there for them when they order at the bar.
The great advantage of having all order information in one place is that at the end of the night you can quickly see what you sold, how much you sold, and to whom you sold it.
You want to have the right inventory at all times
No bar owner wants a menu full of drinks that no one ever seems to order, or to use the words ‘sorry, we ran out of that’. And even though you have a feel for what your customers drink, bar inventory software can make you a true buying-king!
By using bar inventory software, you know the exact numbers of each and every drink that you put on the bar. This way, you also know what amount of each drink you sell on an average night, and therefore when you need to make an order. And, to really put the crown on your head, you are also able to spot new trends and anticipate demand for drinks.
You want to spend more time running your bar
Bar software is like an extra bartender, it just takes a lot of work off your plate. And a lot of time saved means more time for other things. The software also comes with a built-in CRM, ideal for regulars who book your venue.
Try our tool for yourself first, win some time back. And then start worrying about what you are going to do with that extra time.
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Software
Auto pilot
Overview
No-shows
Customers
Offering
Decide what you offer at your bar. Add descriptions for your drinks, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your bar makes, what your customers buy most and even learn how they made their order.
Buy again
In just a tap your customers become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next order. No upcoming order? You and your customers are reminded to buy a drink again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your customers buy.
Your duration Vev+
Some orders don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another customer.
Buy deadline
Decide the exact cutoff time for when customers can buy a drink, giving you full control over availability and scheduling.
Time suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can streamline your schedule by offering customers a curated selection of the best available times, making it easier for them to buy. Alternatively, you can opt for Show All Slots, which highlights the most optimal time slots first but also allows customers to explore the full list of available options.
Coming soon, you’ll also have the option to restrict bookings to Top of the Hour times, giving you even more control over your schedule and helping you cluster orders efficiently.
Hide items
Hide drinks so you can only buy them for your customers.
Sell
Offering
Decide what you offer at your bar. Add descriptions for your drinks, add an image, and best of all set your own prices.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your bar makes, what your customers buy most and even learn how they made their order.
Buy again
In just a tap your customers become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next order. No upcoming order? You and your customers are reminded to buy a drink again.
Sell smart
Add options, durations, variations, preparation time, cleanup time and your duration to help your customers buy.
Your duration
Some orders don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another customer.
Buy deadline
Decide the exact cutoff time for when customers can buy a drink, giving you full control over availability and scheduling.
Time suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can streamline your schedule by offering customers a curated selection of the best available times, making it easier for them to buy. Alternatively, you can opt for Show All Slots, which highlights the most optimal time slots first but also allows customers to explore the full list of available options.
Coming soon, you’ll also have the option to restrict bookings to Top of the Hour times, giving you even more control over your schedule and helping you cluster orders efficiently.
Hide items
Hide drinks so you can only buy them for your customers.
Marketing
Get reviews from customers
Effortlessly collect reviews from your customers, which will soon appear directly on your page for everyone to see.
Share your link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the orders of your bar up to 40%.
Personalize emails
Create personalized emails for orders to engage clients and strengthen your business.
Add Vev to your website
Add Vev to your website with two options: a popup booking button or a fully embedded booking widget for seamless customer acquisitions.
Cover your bar
Add a cover to your header that matches your bar. Impress your customers of your bar even more.
Buy with a QR-code
Make it easy for your customers to buy drinks by placing your QR code on flyers, business cards, stickers, posters, or any other visible spots in your bar. With just a quick scan on their phone, they can access your services effortlessly, no extra steps needed.
Policy
Set up a clear policy that outlines your terms for bookings, cancellations, refunds, and any additional fees. Defining these guidelines helps manage customer expectations and reduces the risk of disputes.
Page description
Write a catchy slogan or description that highlights what makes your bar special. This helps your customers share and recommend you to others.
Show your colors
Set the tone for your page by choosing colors that represent your bar. These will create a cohesive look across your page, tools, and emails, aligning everything with your unique brand.
Social handles
Add the profiles of your bar from Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, X, and your website to connect with customers and expand your online reach.
Payments
Get paid ahead
Have your customers pay ahead for their order. Only if you want to, you're the bartender, and you are in control.
Deposits
Have your customers put down a deposit to get their order. This has proven to reduce no-shows.
Scan to pay
Let your customers scan your QR for you to get paid. Vev will keep track of who has paid for their drink so your bar administration is always up to date.
Tap to Pay on iPhone
Accept contactless payments with only your iPhone. No extra terminals or hardware needed.
Discounts
It's easy to give your customer a discount on their drink. Choose a percentage or fixed amount. Whatever works best for your bar.
Add amount
Add a percentage or fixed amount to the price of the order, in the simplest way possible for you as a bartender.
No extra payment devices
No need to fill in the amount again. Or sync, connect and pay for that extra device in your bar. Simply use your phone to have customers pay for their drinks on the spot.
Refunds
Choose if customers who've paid ahead will automatically be refunded when their order is cancelled.
Payments work out of the box
Payments are set up very easy. So you can get paid out of the gate.
Policy
Set up a clear policy that outlines your terms for bookings, cancellations, refunds, and any additional fees. Defining these guidelines helps manage customer expectations and reduces the risk of disputes.
Business
Your overview of drinks
See exactly who will get what drink, and at what time the order is due.
Your opening hours
You decide when your bar is open (or closed) for orders.
Choose a time and date
Let your customers pick a time that suits them best, while you stay in control by deciding how strict or flexible your scheduling rules are.
Add your breaks
Plan when you want a fixed break. Looking for more flexibility? Turn on smart breaks.
Add 'Me time'
Got a personal appointment? With just a tap you can block time off. This way customers can't make an order.
Exceptions
Want to stay open on public holidays or take a well-deserved vacation? You’re in full control of your bar’s hours.
Buy deadline
Decide the exact cutoff time for when customers can buy a drink, giving you full control over availability and scheduling.
Daily exports
Access your sales records by day—whether it’s historic data, today’s sales, or future bookings.
Capacity
Set up the number of customers you can have at the same time.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync (one way) your orders to your personal calendar app.
Ahead of time
Set up your booking horizon, this let you define how far in the future customers are able to buy drinks.
Your duration
Some orders don’t require your attention the whole time, so you can help another customer.
Notifications for you
When your customer makes an order, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Time suggestions
With Smart Suggestions, you can streamline your schedule by offering customers a curated selection of the best available times, making it easier for them to buy. Alternatively, you can opt for Show All Slots, which highlights the most optimal time slots first but also allows customers to explore the full list of available options.
Coming soon, you’ll also have the option to restrict bookings to Top of the Hour times, giving you even more control over your schedule and helping you cluster orders efficiently.
Exports
Export data from your bar effortlessly on a monthly or yearly basis. Get detailed insights into all your orders, including tax details, providing you with everything you need to stay informed and in control.
Learn
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' orders, cancelations, most popular drinks and revenue. This way you know exactly how your bar is doing.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your bar makes, what your customers buy most and even learn how they made their order.
Software
Works on every device
Vev works on phones, tablets, computers and more. If you have internet in your bar then you are good!
Works out of the box
Vev comes loaded with everything needed for your bar right out of the box. And based on your usage it learns and gets better.
Free software updates
Vev gets better every day, and every upgrade is automatically added. No need to upgrade or install. Every month you receive an overview of the updates for your bar.
It's your data
It's your data. The customer information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your bar. Of course not!
Works everywhere
Vev is translated in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish, Polish, Hungarian, Romanian and Czech. With more coming. It also supports over 100 currencies.
Auto pilot
Emails
Every order, cancellation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your customers. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to your customers.
Order reminders
On the day of the order, your customer receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their drink.
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' orders, cancelations, most popular drinks and revenue. This way you know exactly how your bar is doing.
Share your link
Add your link to your website and socials. A link in bio could boost the orders of your bar up to 40%.
Bookkeeping
Make your administration of your bar run smooth.
Plus, a lot more
There's a lot more coming in Vev+ that will make doing business even easier. But we keep those under wraps for the moment.
Personalize emails
Create personalized emails for orders to engage clients and strengthen your business.
Item suggestions
Creating the right mix of drinks is essential to attract and retain customers—but it doesn’t have to be complicated. Our suggestions are here to guide you every step of the way. With personalized recommendations based on industry trends and your bar, you can quickly set up a winning selection of offerings. Let us help you create the perfect lineup so you can focus on growing your bar.
Overview
Calendar view
See all your bar orders in a calendar view.
Your overview of drinks
See exactly who will get what drink, and at what time the order is due.
Your day at a glance
See exactly how much your bar makes, what your customers buy most and even learn how they made their order.
Today's customers
Your daily overview of customers. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you buy again.
Delivery overview
See exactly where and at what time you need to deliver drinks. Everything shown on an interactive map to make it crystal clear for you!
Notifications for you
When your customer makes an order, cancelation or change you will receive a notification.
Sync to your calendar
Automatically sync (one way) your orders to your personal calendar app.
Your month wrapped up
Every month we email you analytics of last months' orders, cancelations, most popular drinks and revenue. This way you know exactly how your bar is doing.
No-shows
Order reminders
On the day of the order, your customer receives a reminder from you. It's send automatically and includes all the information of their drink.
Policy
Set up a clear policy that outlines your terms for bookings, cancellations, refunds, and any additional fees. Defining these guidelines helps manage customer expectations and reduces the risk of disputes.
Change the time
Customers can change the time of their upcoming order as long as the cancelation deadline hasn't passed.
Add to Calendar
Customers can add the order to their calendar. This way they receive a notification before their drink. The address, travel time and link to their confirmation page can be found in the event details.
Add to wallet
After customers buy drinks, they get a pass for their digital wallet. When added they get a notification on their phone at the right time. The pass contains all the details like; date, time, location, total cost, payment details and link.
Emails
Every order, cancellation, change and reminder is automatically sent to your customers. Emails are sent in your style so they feel familiar to your customers.
Customer details
For bartenders it's super handy to have all the details of customers at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Cancelation deadline
Set a deadline for when customers can cancel for free, giving you more control over your schedule and protecting your time. When a cancellation is made, customers will automatically receive an email with a link to easily schedule their next drink with your bar, ensuring a smooth and professional experience.
Customer history
See exactly what drink your customer bought before.
Customers
Fields
Add more specific customer information to run your bar even better. For instance add their date of birth, Customer ID, pet name and more.
Get reviews from customers
Effortlessly collect reviews from your customers, which will soon appear directly on your page for everyone to see.
Customer list
See or find your most valuable customers. This lets you build relationships and get more orders.
Edit customers
Edit customer details, merge and remove to keep your customer list up to date.
Customer details
For bartenders it's super handy to have all the details of customers at their finger tips. Allowing you to send a text, call or email whenever you need.
Add notes
Add notes about your customers. These notes show up around the order, so you can pick up the conversation with your customer where you left off last time.
Today's customers
Your daily overview of customers. Showing you exactly who's you will see today, and an easy way to let you buy again.
Buy again
In just a tap your customers become regulars. Get the best date and time for the next order. No upcoming order? You and your customers are reminded to buy a drink again.
It's your data
It's your data. The customer information is yours. Vev doesn't sell, resell, target or advertise with the data from your bar. Of course not!
Customer history
See exactly what drink your customer bought before.