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Calisto Dine

SWITCH FROM COVERMANAGER

CoverManager to Calisto Dine

Reservations, the floor, walk-ins, the menu, the register, the kitchen and food cost in one app, with Inventory, Sync and Payments beside it.

  • Restaurants
  • Fine Dining
  • Bar & Lounge

Feature by feature

Calisto Dine beside CoverManager

  • 19 In both
  • 3 Only in CoverManager
Calisto Dine beside CoverManager, feature by feature
22 featuresCalisto DineCoverManager
Reservations
Booking page in the restaurant's own brand on its websiteCalisto: the restaurant's booking page, and table booking on its website with Sites.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Other times offered when a service is fullCalisto: the booking page offers only the times still open that day.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Service periods with turn timesCalisto: service periods carry turn times by party size, pacing, booking windows and which tables are bookable.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Virtual Receptionist that answers reservation callsChecked 26. okt. 2026SourceNoYes
Deposits & No-Shows
Card hold with a charge for no-showsCalisto: the reservation policy holds the card, and the no-show charge is taken from it.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Reconfirmation by SMS and email before each serviceCalisto: when the reservation policy asks, the client is asked by text, email or both before they come, and confirms or cancels from a link; the host stand and the book show who has reconfirmed.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Deposits and prepayments at bookingCalisto: the reservation policy on each service period, with Payments.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Floor
Tables assigned automatically by party size, area and rulesCalisto: every reservation is given the best free table by party size, the section or table type asked for and how full each section is, or tables joined for a larger party; a table the host picks stays put.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Live seating plan with check-in and table status on desktop or phoneCalisto: the Floor on any screen, and on the phone a reservation card is swiped to check in.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Channels
Bookings from Google Search and MapsCalisto: Reserve with Google, set up in Channels with Sync.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Bookings taken from InstagramCalisto: the booking page's link can be shared on any profile.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceNoYes
Availability kept in step across many booking platformsCalisto: Reserve with Google is the reservation channel Channels connects.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceNoYes
Walk-Ins & Waitlist
Walk-ins join the line from a QR code at the doorCalisto: Walk-Ins has one public join page, on while People Can Join From Their Phone is on.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Text to the party when its table is readyCalisto: a party is texted a link to its place in line, and texted when it is its turn.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Walk-ins and reservations on one floorCalisto: the host stand holds tonight's reservations and the walk-in line together.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Experiences
Gift cardsCalisto: Experiences, Gift cards, the cards Payments issues, taken at the till and online.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Prepaid experiences: tasting menus, wine pairings, chef's tablesCalisto: Experiences, prepaid when booked, with private dining and its F&B minimums.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Clients
Client profiles with visits, spend, dietary preferences and VIP statusCalisto: each client's page holds visits, spend, notes, allergies, preferences and their standing.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
SMS and email campaigns to segments of clientsCalisto: with Campaigns, email, SMS or WhatsApp to a segment of clients.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Allergies and occasions tagged from booking notes automaticallyCalisto: Dine reads each table booking's requests and notes for the allergies, dietary needs and occasions they mention, and shows them on the booking, the host stand and the briefing as suggestions, each with the words it came from. The team confirms or dismisses each one; only a confirmed allergy goes on the client's page.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Reviews
Post-visit surveys and replies to reviewsCalisto: with Reputation. Surveys after a visit, and reviews answered in one place with a drafted reply.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes
Hotel Outlets
Hotel outlets connected to the hotel's own systemCalisto: a hotel on Stays sees the wait and the free tables and books from its desk, and a room charge posts to the stay's folio through the outlet agreement.Checked 26. okt. 2026SourceYesYes

What moves

Bringing your data from CoverManager

Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.

From an export file

Export your data from CoverManager and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.

Any spreadsheet you export from CoverManager can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.

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Moving from CoverManager

Questions about switching

How do we bring our clients over from CoverManager?

Bring a spreadsheet of your clients into the switch tool's spreadsheet import. They come in as clients, ready for their allergies and preferences. Calisto has no direct CoverManager connector.

Can walk-ins wait away from the door?

Yes. A party joins the line from its own phone on the public join page, or the host adds it. It is texted a link to its place in line and texted again when it is its turn.

Can our hotel's guests book the restaurant?

Yes. With an outlet agreement both owners accept, the hotel's desk on Stays sees the wait and the free tables and books for a staying guest, and a room charge posts once to the stay's folio.

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