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Last published 9 Oct 2026 — the TableSpark team, London
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August 2026

2026-08 12 entries
FIG. 302 Ordering and payments
Ordering and payments 2026-08-06

Restaurant card payment processing fees UK: budget from your card mix, not one headline rate

A restaurant can budget card payments from a single headline percentage, then meet premium, international, conversion and dispute charges that were never in the sum.

FIG. 303 Ordering and payments
Ordering and payments 2026-08-06

Restaurant POS integration cost UK: the full bill behind a £299 bundle

A promotional POS bundle headline covers hardware. The recurring licences, payment contract terms and the work to connect a restaurant website arrive later.

FIG. 304 Rules and compliance
Rules and compliance 2026-08-06

Deposit Return Scheme for UK restaurants: dine-in, takeaway and the October 2027 checklist

The same canned drink can carry a deposit when it leaves in a bag and none when it is drunk at the table, and the customer notice must match the route chosen.

FIG. 305 Rules and compliance
Rules and compliance 2026-08-06

Martyn’s Law for UK restaurants: capacity, procedures and a pre-commencement checklist

A busy Saturday can put more than 200 people inside a restaurant that has never counted, leaving the owner exposed to a future duty or to spending nobody asked for.

FIG. 306 Rules and compliance
Rules and compliance 2026-08-06

Food hygiene rating out of date on your website: the FSA register check and fix

A new inspection changes the official record while your website still quotes the old rating. Any guest can check that mismatch in seconds, on the phone in their hand.

FIG. 307 Rules and compliance
Rules and compliance 2026-08-06

Restaurant cancellation terms on mobile: a CMA prominence check that prevents disputes

Your deposit and cancellation terms may exist and still never reach the guest booking on a phone. That gap turns a routine cancellation into an argument.

FIG. 308 Running the site
Running the site 2026-08-06

Restaurant contact form not working: the send-to-receipt test for lost enquiries

A guest can see a success message after sending a restaurant enquiry while nothing reaches the owner, so private-dining and group business quietly disappears.

FIG. 309 Rules and compliance
Rules and compliance 2026-08-06

Restaurant food recall customer notice UK: pull the dish, publish the notice

A recall alert can name a product already prepped into tonight’s dishes. Stopping sale is only half the job, and the customer notice has its own content and channel rules.

FIG. 310 Cost and comparison
Cost and comparison 2026-08-05

WooCommerce Restaurant Booking Cost UK: Price the Full Stack

A booking extension can look inexpensive until hosting, deposits, updates and restaurant operations turn one licence into a stack of bills and owners.

FIG. 311 Cost and comparison
Cost and comparison 2026-08-05

Shopify Restaurant Online Ordering Cost UK: The Full 2026 Price

A low software headline can hide a longer billing commitment, recurring transaction charges and location costs, leaving a restaurant’s launch budget incomplete.

FIG. 312 Guest data and privacy
Guest data and privacy 2026-08-05

Restaurant Website Cookie Consent UK: The 2026 Pre-Publish Check

A restaurant can add one booking embed or advertising pixel and start non-essential tracking before a guest has chosen, leaving banner and behaviour out of step.

FIG. 313 Running the site
Running the site 2026-08-05

Restaurant website analytics: track calls, directions and booking clicks

Page views can rise while a restaurant’s call, map and reservation routes fail. A weekly action check exposes faults before traffic totals hide them.

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