Seating, service, and turnover pacing

Free Restaurant Table Timer

Use a restaurant table timer for seating windows, order pacing, course timing, table checks, turn times, and reset. Keep service flow visible and create an XTimer room when hosts, servers, and managers need shared table timing.

Built for this job

Restaurant teams can make seating, course pacing, and reset windows visible.

Hosts and servers can coordinate table turns without guessing.

XTimer rooms support shared table timers across host stand, server station, and manager devices.

Current agenda item

Seat and drinks

1/5

15:00

Next

Order and starters

Total time

1:30:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Table turn

90 min

Segments

5

First

15:00

Total

1:30:00

A 90-minute table timer with seating, drinks, courses, check, and reset.

Quick turn

1 hour

Segments

4

First

10:00

Total

1:00:00

A 60-minute table timer for lunch service and tighter turns.

Table reset

5 min

Total

5 min

A 5-minute table reset timer between guests.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Use table timers as operational aids, not as pressure on guests.

Keep reset time separate so the next seating starts cleanly.

Use shorter timers for lunch service and longer timers for multi-course meals.

Use an XTimer room when host, server, and manager displays need shared timing.

Frequently asked questions

What is a restaurant table timer?

A restaurant table timer structures seating windows, order pacing, course timing, table checks, turn times, and reset.

Can this be used for table turnover?

Yes. Use the table turn, quick turn, or table reset preset depending on service style.

Can restaurant staff share the timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when hosts, servers, and managers need the same visible table timer.