Yelp Guest Manager review

Yelp Guest Manager is the strongest pick for restaurants where the line at the door matters as much as the booking book. Basic lists your reservations and online waitlist on Yelp, Google Search and Apple Maps, adds booking links for Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, and includes two-way texting, daily reports and to-go management, and Yelp lists a complimentary iPad. Yelp also says guests can book and join the waitlist inside ChatGPT, and that its wait-time quotes reach up to 92% accuracy. Pricing is a flat $129 a month billed annually or $159 monthly, with no cover fees. The limits are real, though. Basic stops at 500 booked covers a month, and guest profiles, advanced front-of-house management and unlimited covers sit on Plus at $279 a month billed annually. A self check-in kiosk costs another $99 a month. For a casual restaurant that runs on walk-ins, Basic covers most of what a host stand needs.

Who it is for

Walk-in heavy restaurants that want an online waitlist and reservations with one flat monthly price.

Price

Basic $129 per month billed annually or $159 monthly, up to 500 covers a month; Plus $279 billed annually.

Basic Increase reach and streamline operations $159 / month $129 / month (19% savings when billed annually)
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Online reservations and waitlist on Yelp, Google Search and Apple Maps
• Bookable tables and waitlist inside ChatGPT
• Wait-time quotes, two-way texting and daily analytics
• Custom floor maps, seating policies and to-go management
• Guest profiles and advanced front-of-house management on Plus

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Yelp states $0 cover fees on every reservation
• Strength: Yelp lists a complimentary iPad
• Strength: Waitlist joins from the places diners already search
• Weakness: Basic is capped at 500 booked covers a month
• Weakness: Guest profiles and unlimited covers need Plus
• Weakness: Self check-in kiosk is a $99 a month add-on

Key facts

• Plans: Basic, Plus, Enterprise
• Cover fees: None, per Yelp
• Basic limit: Up to 500 booked covers a month
• Promotion: Up to 60 days at $0 for new customers, per Yelp

Where it ranks

Yelp Guest Manager is No. 2 in our Best Restaurant Reservation Systems verdict.