Guides • Restaurant operations
Guides for running a restaurant team.
Practical guides for restaurant owners and managers: building the schedule, running the day, answering guests, training the team and keeping it. Each one is free to read, and each one shows how Gid runs that part of the day.
Last updated September 24, 2026
Scheduling and switching
- Restaurant scheduling softwareThe schedule, shift confirmations, team chat and training in one app, at one price per location.
- A 7shifts alternative for restaurant teamsA dated, sourced comparison of Gid and 7shifts.
- A Homebase alternative for restaurant teamsA dated, sourced comparison in USD on both sides.
- A Jolt alternative for restaurant teamsA dated, sourced comparison now that Jolt is a SmartSense solution.
- An all-in-one restaurant employee appThe six categories of a restaurant app stack, and where each one lives in Gid.
Daily operations
- Restaurant task managementDaily, weekly and monthly task lists, and how Gid gives each task an owner, a due time and proof.
- Gid KitchenPrep lists, temperature logs, allergens and the kitchen display in one place.
- Restaurant Google reviewsReply to every guest, then share what they said with the team and fix what keeps coming back.
Team
- Restaurant employee onboarding checklistBefore day one, day one and the first week of a new hire, and how Gid runs it.
- Server training for restaurantsA two-week server training plan, and how Gid runs it on every server's phone.
- Restaurant team communicationWhy a personal group chat fails for shift talk, and what a team channel needs.
- Restaurant employee retentionWhy restaurant staff leave, and the everyday habits that keep them.
The stack you have today
Six apps that do not talk to each other, or one that does
Nothing here is a knock on any specific tool. It is what happens when the schedule, the tasks, the training, the chat, the documents and the guest reviews were never built to know about each other.
6 apps 6 logins 6 bills
- SchedulingThe week is posted, the swaps still happen by text.
- Tasks and checklistsA missed closing task shows up the next morning.
- Onboarding and trainingNew hires learn from whoever is on shift.
- Team chatShift talk buried between personal texts.
- Documents and menusRecipes and SOPs lost in folders and binders.
- Google reviewsReplies go out, the lesson never reaches the team.
Gid
One app on iOS, Android and the web
1 app 1 login 1 price
- Scheduling
- Tasks and checklists
- Onboarding and training
- Team chat
- Documents and menus
- Google reviewsReply drafts, recurring themes, lessons for the team
$29 USD per location per monthWhole team included
First 250 worldwide • rate locked, no contract
Make every shift lighter.
Set up your workspace and try every part of Gid on your own. When you know it earns its place, your team rides in next.
No contract. No commitment. No credit card.